Ghulam Rasul: Master Of The Modern Landscape Genre
n these paintings the artist revealed his love of nature and his appreciation of the God-gifted beauties of his country. Ghulam Rasul captured these visual pleasures in paintings and skilfully interpreted them on canvas surfaces with the rich components of oil paints.
Just a few days ago by GR (as Ghulam Rasul was known to his friends), sent Eid greetings with news of his upcoming exhibition in Karachi, and of his involvement with various art activities and of his family. They sounded as dynamic and interested in life as ever and one looked forward to meeting him in the near future and viewing his latest paintings. He was an artist Whose work in the genre of landscape seemed to become more enchanting as time passed.
Ghulam Rasul began his art studies as a student of Khalid Iqbal at the Punjab University, Obtaining a Masters Degree in Fine Art in 1964 and joined the faculty as a lecturer in 1965.
We first met at a printmaking workshop set up in Karachi by Michael Ponce de Leon in 1967 where Ghulam Rasul was extremely focused and serious about his work. The experience made a tremendous impact on him and he was inspired to see the discipline further. In 1969, he took admission at the Northern Illinois University, USA, where he Obtained an MFA in Printmaking in 1971 and an MFA in Painting in '72. Later he was to fulfill a heartfelt ambition when a French Scholarship enabled him to spend a year working with Professor Stanley William Hayter, at the renowned Atelier 17, Paris. Throughout his career it was that involvement with printmaking that added a very unique, signature element Thurs Ghulam Rasul's work. Read More,
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