Lal
Mohammad Pathan Paintings
Lal Mohammad Pathan was the director of Art Gallery and Tharparkar Museum,
Mirpurkhas. He initiated Fine Arts activities in Mirpurkhas in 1956 and
established an art gallery with the help of the District Administration of
Mirpurkhas in 1973. He has participated in various group shows in Hyderabad,
Karachi and Lahore. Canvas Gallery in Clifton, Karachi has twice exhibited his
works of art. He was a versatile artist, equally creative with all themes and
mediums; but his preference was oil and pallet-knife.
For his portrayal of the desert life of Sindh and his meritorious service to
the furtherance of art in the Province, the Government of Pakistan bestowed
“Tamgha-e-Imtiaz” on Lai Mohammad Pathan at a special ceremony in March 2006.
(late) LAL MOHAMMAD PATHAN on Thari Women
LAL MOHAMMAD PATHAN - T.I. (C)
Those who know the desert are in awe of it in much the same way as sailors are
in awe of the sea. In the total wilderness, sun sears and wind scours, the land
is waterless and endless, yet many people, particularly artists, find it a
fascinating place. Artist Lai Mohammad Pathan also gives the desert its due. He
is in love with the Tharparker Desert, Mirpurkhas, situated in the Sindh
Province of Pakistan. He has a special feeling for the people of the desert and
it is with affection that he paints them reflecting their life and culture.
He knows what songs the desert people sing after a laboriously long day,
working tirelessly under the scorching heat of the sun.
He realizes the anguish and worries hidden behind their smiling faces. He
observes the harsh reality of their life minutely and weaves them as chequered
pattern on his canvas. He has a unique style of painting with dexterous strokes
of his pallet knife.
He manages to explore the pattern of suffering and strife intrinsically woven
into the everyday life of his subjects.
Lai Mohammad Pathan completed his Art Masters Examination from the Education
Department of Sindh, Pakistan. He started his practical work in Karachi but
eventually shifted to Mirpurkhas, in November 1956 and fell in love with
Tharparker-the desert that forms the body of his entire work. His mission is to
showcase the life and hardship of this region to the world.
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our Hyderabad tour to see the paintings of Lal Mohammad Pathan
Musicians oil painting on hardboard by Lal Muhammad Pathan from
Mirpurkhas
Thari Women painting by Lal Mohammad Pathan
Tharri Women By Lal Mohammad Pathan, Sindhology Museum
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