Moazzam Ali - Solo Exhibition 2017 - 2017 | Page 4

ARTIST’S STATEMENT
It was thought till now that there is no flexibility in watercolor medium, no change could
be made, and it’s a very hard and difficult media. An artist is trapped in its boundaries.
I have disproved this philosophy, my work demonstrates that watercolor is a very flexible
medium: I can mould my paintings a I wish to, such as changing cold colors to hot or hot
to cold and back again at once using other elements such as textures, lines, shapes,
light, at the same time maintaining the transparency of the medium. In my determination
to free this medium, I furthermore brought developments by painting watercolor on
canvas which is rarely seen. I researched and found ways to bring same textures and
bright bold strokes in my canvas and preserve the color on it as well.
Looking at my artwork, it can clearly be seen that I go to the soul of my figure, i.e. a
contemporary Thari woman. People of Thar have traditional features, attractive dresses
and thousands of years’ old unique heritage of Indus Valley Civilization, which makes
them different from others.
I start painting and continue painting for many days when I feel the inspiration move
me. I think and put a lot of effort in creating the first couple of paintings. Then as the
rhythm starts to build up, a great amount of flow and force is created and it is then that
paintings are created effortlessly as if by themselves. Every line, brush stroke and the
various splashes have their own significant value and come out perfectly balanced
automatically. The paintings that are then created are what I consider my true paintings.
The first few then seem to me like ‘Raag se pehle Alaap’ (Alaap is the preliminary
melody that sells the tone for the real song that follows). Therefore, I have devoted
myself to only paint continuously for the rest of my life.
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