Pakistan Today Paperazzi issue s 111 October 18th 2015

To belt or not to belt?

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This season's sultriest shoe style: lace-ups

Flatter your figures this wedding season

pepe lo ves bloggers

faiza butt We speak to artist Faiza Butt about all things art

The fashion bloggers of Islamabad go on a roadtrip wearing Pepe's latest collection

fashion evolution Featuring - Hamza Tarrar on pg 28

wahab daniel About a boy

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Malaika Hassan

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LIFE ON PAPERAZZI #SOPHIYAANJAM LOVE TO LOVE YOU #SANA&AROOJFAROOQ

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14 Art in a time of chaos Sana Dar & Ali Nizami's art exhibition 16 Festive Fiesta Pakistani designers take Dubai by storm!

18 Brush with Fashion Inglot opens doors in Lahore 22 Seal the deal Awais Shaikh & Zainab Akbar's engagement 24 Who's Hot? See who's on our style chart this week!

32 About Me Faiza Butt 34 Happily Ever After LSA 2015's rocking afterparty 26 Cover Shoot

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art in a time of chaos

Zaineb & Yousaf

Moosa & Sara

Sana Dar and Ali Nizami's art exhibition, curated

by Saira Dar, was a huge success!

We have our eyes on many of their fabulous pieces.

Mr & Mrs Babar Nizami

Huma, Sana & Mehreen

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Inaya & Chandni

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Festive Fiesta

Aisha Imran

Aamir Mazhar, Faiza & Angie

Designers Shazia Hashwani, Hema Kaul, Boho, Aisha Imran, M Couture, Sehrish Ansari & Mashaal Moazzam exhibited their pret wear at Ensemble on Al Wasl Road, Dubai.

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Sarah & Sania

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Eram Nazir

Mashaal & Amani Moazzam

MO & Aleena Shah

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Naz Mansha, Zainab Malik & Iqra Mansha

Juggan Kazim

brush with fashion

Naz Mansha brought renowned makeup brand INGLOT to Pakistan and opened its first store in Lahore earlier this week. We're obsessed with these products!

Hina Salman

Ammara & Sofia Khan

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Asma Cheem

Annum Hammad & JZA Malik

Marium, Mehak & Anna

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Amna and Aisha Imran

Mehak Raza

Gulrukh

Masooma, Nosheen & Amber Liaqat

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Amina Faisal

Uzma Pervez

Usman & Mehak

Hasan

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Nosheen Asad

seal the deal

Ali Bin Aamir & Fatima

Aftab, Asil Sheikh & Saira Aftab

Awais Sheikh & Zainab Akbar got engaged in a beautiful, intimate ceremony. We wish this young couple all the best!

Awais Sheikh & Zainab Akbar

Azhar Arshad

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Amin Saleem & Asif Nazir

Asad Amin

Ali Asad Sheikh, Mehak Elahi & Alina Asad Sheikh

Muneeb & Mehreen Monnoo

Sarwat Zulfikar

Hamid Zaka & Ali Shuja

Beenish Taimur

Mian Ahmed Shuja, Amhed Zaka & Shahzad Akbar

Mahvish Umer Elahi

Neha Nasim & Hira Sadiq

Hasan

Noor Mahmood & Fahad Rafiq

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Mehek Raza Rizvi Kills it in all black!

Amber Liaqat

We have our eyes on this Misha Lakhani wrap.

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Gulrukh Shafiq

Looks summer fresh in striped pants & a plain tee.

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Zara Shahjahan

Denim on denim is always a winner!

Areeba Asif

Keeps it casual in denim.

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France Lesage was our inspiration on our journey of discovery with surface treatments and embellishments. The silhouettes and cuts have been inspired by the classic elegance of a bygone era, twisted to meet the modernity of the ever evolving Pakistani woman. The collection focuses on pushing past the traditional boundaries and norms of bridal wear resulting in an innovative and cutting edge aesthetic.

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ABOUT ME:

faiza butt CV

Favourite holiday spot:

Hometown: Lahore, Pakistan Lives in: London, UK

I love travelling to the Middle East and Far East.

Pet peeves: Judgemental people - judging them at a personal level and from a distance really pisses me off. Everyone should live and let live.

If you weren't an artist, you would be: In a mental asylum. There's no middle ground. I was created and born to be n artist and I can't see myself doing anything else

Tell us a little about your childhood in Lahore.

I was born in the 70's in Lahore to a big family - I am one of six siblings.

Though I had extremely progressive parents and my father was a professor of Literature, my parents, mostly my mother, was obsessed with the idea of having a son. My parents raised us like “sons”, saw us through the best education and encouraged us to be original, independent thinkers. This not only sharpened my sensibility of women rights, but filtered the way I looked at the world today.

You grew up in the time of General Zia, a time when everything came under strict censorship.

Does this time period influence your work? Has it shaped your sense of identity?

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a few of the changes. I myself was studying at a Catholic School, which also was forced to undergo many changes, including changes in our uniform. For the first time I felt aware of my gender. The circumstances lead me to absorb information and to come up with many revolutionary ideas of my own. Had I not been born in the 70’s, I would not have been who I am today. Though I live at a distance from Pakistan, I find these influences coming into my work till date.

What first drew you to art?

This may sound cliched, but I was born an artist. I was never sporty, good at academics and was always more inclined towards the arts. I truly believe it is something one inherits (my mother was a frustrated artist!) and then further developed. As a person, I am always looking at the world in a certain way, looking for alternative angles and observing society as a whole.

What is your background in the arts?

I was lucky to be admitted to NCA, where I was fortunate to be under the guidance of Quddus Mirza, Salima Hashmi and Zahoor Akhlaq. They have had a profound effect on how I view the world and my understanding of art. I received a gold medal in my Bachelors and received the outstanding student of the year award. My internship in South Africa, contributed to my learning in art, as I was exposed to a new culture, and country which was also undergoing many social changes. After returning from South Africa, I taught at NCA for a while alongside Rashid Rana and RM Naeem. I was then encouraged to do my masters at Slate in the late 90’s and have been teaching art and practicing in the UK since then.

Your first survey has been on display since April of this year. What has the response been like?

I’ve been extremely fortunate in my career and have always received an extremely positive and warm response. This mid career retrospective was necessary, and also highlights my time spent in the West. London has a heavily saturated society and environment. And to be a migrant in this society, and have to make a name for yourself, one has to work 100 times harder than they would in their own country. I went through this struggle and have worked extremely hard to create a small niche for myself. I am represented by two galleries Rossi and Rossi, am always being protected in different art fairs, have been given public shows and good coverage.

Where do you get your inspiration from?

We live in an image saturated world. I’m always inspired by something I see in the newspaper, internet, TV or print. Between social media, and all the other screens we’re glued to, I’m often struck by an image or text. Pictures truly have the power to move opinions and my work often draws from that.

Can you walk us through the process of developing your work?

After selecting an image, I choose the scale I want to work with. Using the technique of mirror imagery, repetition, printing and different materials, I draw directly from the photograph. Many times I intentionally also stain my work.

What drew you to pointillism?

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My love for pointillism developed when I was studying at Slate. It’s always been in me to challenge establish notions. I had rejected oil on canvas and western traditional art, and then with my fascination with pixels of a photograph and miniature paintings, I was drawn towards pointillism. Even though it’s extremely labour intensive, I’ve been obsessed with it ever since.

Is there a theme or message you try to give with your work?

Paracosm reflects the turning point in my practice as an artist. The notion of using text in art or as an image continues to fascinate me. Language remains a big barrier for everyone, and when migrants come from the East to the West, they are judged by their use and ease with language. They are judged, though they make speak their own language beautifully. So when I use poetry, I am showing how languages all have a mother source, and how we are similar under the guise of how different we are. In this collection, I have celebrated the language and poetry from our region.

Another concept I use a lot is one of migrant children. I believe the face itself holds the politics of history. Our experiences get etched in our faces. My work has a lot to do with gender and the idea of human sexuality and how we are driven by hormones for most of our lives. I discuss this notion with cross-cultural references.

Why the name “Paracosm”?

By the dictionary, a paracosm is a detailed imaginary world created inside one's mind. This really describes what goes inside my head. I’m quite the daydreamer, always knitting images in my head and making ideas to be way more simplistic and beautiful than they may appear to be.

Your central installation is a scaled down version of your installation in “Paracosm” in London. Tell us more about this.

Due to technical and logistical issues, I had to scale down some of the work I had presented in London at the Rohtas Gallery. The original central installation was 2 meter by 3 meters, a scaled down version of the

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Kaabah. In London, people were able to walk in and out of this. Hajj has always been a huge economic affair. My work takes you through tradition, from the gold souks to the tradition of buying Ab e Zam Zam and shows you what Hajj has now become. The five star ambience, lights, aircodnditioning, and all the man-made glamour are reflected in my work. I chose to cover the walls of my installation with secular poetry by our dear poets Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Agha Shahid.

Agha Shahid himself was a migrant and his poetry is reflective of his time in Kashmir. All in all, I’m trying to convert an icon of sacred into something secular and in keeping human value above everything else.

Have you ever dealt with criticism with your art not being Pakistani enough?

In the words of my peer Rashid Rana, "I'm an artist from Pakistani, and not a Pakistani artist". Art is a universal language, and for me successful work is work that speaks to anyone anywhere in the world. One may work with idioms and codes that are specific to ones culture or country, but aren't restricted to that culture, and have a broader meaning. The biggest compliment I've ever recieved is that someone believed my work to be a man's work, surpassing the gender barrier with no reference to my nationality.

Who is your mentor?

Salima Hashmi is my ultimate feminist role model. She has an unmatched role in the development of me as an artist. Her british work ethics, positive and approachable personality have nurtured me.

Are they any female artists who inspire you today? What about their work inspires you?

The feminist movement in the US inspires me greatly. I'm a huge fan of Barbara Kruger, Jenny Holzer and Kasey Amen. Marlin Dumache, a South African artist, is also a great inspiration. Ayesha Abid Hussain, Salman Toor (obviously not female!) and Mehreen Murtaza are some young artists I wish the very best too and would love to see them grow.

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believe it waters down your intellectual mindset, but don't give up working. Between my marriage, family and career, I've had to juggle many different hats but just the way Mrs. Hashmi had faith in me and instilled hardwork in me, I have to pass on the same advice. Be visible and don't get lost.

People closest to you may hurt you the most, but put your passion first, believe in yourself and truly achieve what you're meant to achieve.

Are there any upcoming projects that we should get excited for?

I'm having a solo show in Tel Aviv, Israel in January. It's extremely progressive of them to invite a Muslim Pakistani artist. I am feeling very responsible and am doing thorough research on what concepts to take there. No Pakistani artist has ever shown in Israel, and I'm trying to figure out how to use this opportunity to address some of the many issues the two countries face.

Tell us about your favourite piece.

This question is like asking a mother which child she like better. It just so happens that usually my favourite pieces are either unknown pieces which have never even gone on display, or the ones which weren't so well-receieved.

Some works just turn out to be more successful than others. In this show, my poetry illustration of Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Agha Shahid Ali has to be one of my favourites. I love the result of technology and crafstamsnhip in the digital realm.

I'm also extremely proud of my piece which is part of the British Musuem Collection - tales of walked fantasies.

What is one question nobody ever asks you but you wish they did?

I wish someone had just asked me the question you've asked me before. Infact, I have a question for you. You being the future generation of Pakistan, and someone who has studied abroad, do you see things changing in Pakistan? Being an expat and living away, it's always a question that is on my mind.

What advice would you give to a younger you?

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