Tapestries
Nasir Khan creates grand tapestries which flow from all corners of the canvas in a blissful dance. The dance between humankind and nature is intricately woven into threads of colour streaking out at the observer in a burst. The shapes form and dissolve as the painting develops and takes you on a serpentine journey.
“They are aerial views”, the artist points out. “They are a broad perspective of things we see and also of what we don't see therefore they are a big picture.” On first glance, what jumps out is the colour and the detail. As you step into the painting and find a way in, you move into its hidden corners and discover the world around the edges.
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Abstracts
In the unexplained crevices and cracks lies the truth unseen. Maybe cause it doesn't exist. Every pair of eyes sees everything differently.
Is there a fixed idea about anything ?
Nature plays a central role in the abstracts of Nasir Khan. They highlight the illusion that we are separate from it. Technology’s push to break us free of this connection is fruitless and will eventually falter. Instead technology will be forced to be a partner.
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Symbolic
Dealing with the most important issue of these days, which concerns this earth we live on, Nasir explains through his symbols that the only way forward is to unify.
The language of seperation that we have become so used too has to change to a language of inclusion. From there we can collectively come to a consensus of how we are going to survive.
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Bliss
When Nasir discovered the canvas, The colour and intensity Poured into it. The bliss which he felt in having discovered this divine form of expression compelled him to create.
Out of this emerged ecstatic symbols which reflected the energy around him in a bright light. And this brought an enormous sense of gratitude.
The collection, Bliss, defines this presentation of gratitude between human and nature.
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Impressionist
Nasir Khan learnt to paint on his own. He achieved what he wanted on his canvas by any means possible. Sometimes using implements such as sticks, spoons and knives. He refused to look at other art since it may impact his technique. This process naturally led him to be impressionist with some of his paintings drawing comparisons with many famous impressionists. The additional fact that the human figures quickly blended with the light and produced the desired impact on the surrounding nature made the work stand out and the feeling transparent.
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Nature
When Nasir started to travel and paint, he observed that nature didn't seem complete without people and vice versa. His paintings started to show this dependency. The landscape was not complete without a figure blending into it. This eternal dance was the insight to a great secret. Maybe we actually need each other. Yes nature can surely exist without us but it is this special relationship with us which makes it shine.
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B&W
The explosion of colour which submerged into Nasir’s paintings was evident, but every now and then there was a retreat into a color less space, an exploration of purity. A discovery of what cannot be colored. Nasir found the two colors together soothing and a very strong representation of how we see nature. Blended when seen in unity and so different when seen in isolation.
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Tiled
The never ending struggle between humans and nature produces points at which the struggle disappears. These are the times of clarity when we clearly see that we are all the same thing. The encapsulation of this concept lies in the series, Tiled.