Explosive Abstractions of Anjum Saeed at Agora Gallery

NEW YORK, NY, February 29, 2012

Painting in oil with a palette knife, Anjum Saeed tames the bold strokes of her inner turmoil within the expansive territory of the 2-dimnesional painterly plane. Using pigment to expose a relationship between her personal strife and the conflict of her politically tumultuous South Asian homeland, Saeed's brash, explosive abstractions vibrate with the intensity of a history that goes back centuries and with the indomitable spirit of human perseverance. Generously applying paint to canvas, Saeed scratches and manipulates her surface, using the cut of her palette knife to 'keep the pigments fresh and alive,' within a spontaneous and active creative process. Her work is a visual defense against stasis, a testament to the permanence of metaphysical flight, fluidity and transfiguration.
In addition to obtaining her Bachelor of Fine Arts from the National College of Arts in Lahore, Pakistan, and the Central Institute of Arts and Crafts in Karachi, where she completed the qualification, Anjum Saeed has studied at the School of Visual Arts and Parsons School of Design in New York City.

Exhibition Dates: March 6, 2012 - March 27, 2012
Reception: Thursday, March 8, 2012, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Gallery Location: 530 West 25th St, New York City
Gallery Hours: Tues - Sat, 11a.m. - 6 p.m
Event URL: http://www.agora-gallery.com/artistpage/Anjum_Saeed.aspx

About the Exhibition:

The days may still seem short, but the artwork displayed at Agora Gallery this March will bring light, warmth and a sense of freshness to your day. Let yourself experience a new way of viewing the world through the work displayed in East Meets West: an Exhibition of Fine Art from Asia, in which talented Asian artists unite their personal abilities with their sensitivity to universal affairs, to create art which is often informed by their cultural heritage. Unbound Perspectives provides new insight into the world we live in, as the artists tread the delicate line between realism and optimism to show us both what is and what could be. In Reverie of Form takes us on a journey of discovery and delight that nonetheless relates to aspects of shared human experience, hinting gently at the wonder that we often ignore.

Featured Artists:

East Meets West: an Exhibition of Fine Art from Asia
Hiroe Dazai | Susumu Hasegawa | Cauro Hige | Soojin Hong | Tsutomu Hoshitani | Toshio Ishikawa | Yasuyuki Ito | Noriko Kinouchi |
Takako Kodani | Takashi Kogawa | Hung Yi | Rui Zhu

Unbound Perspectives
Alex Barba | Pascal Bejeannin | Briggitte Lazo ("Blazo") | Cheri Mittermaier | Rya Oshpiz | Stephanie Elyse Patent | Alexandre-Éric Piette | Anjum Saeed | SILBEN | Nicholas Vitale

In Reverie of Form
Annik | Marie Anne Baron | Tom Byrne | Gilbert Cantu | Bruce Cull | Carolina Ferrara | Steve Mason | Nataixa Ros | Jaime Sánchez Nava | Tanya | Elena Vasileva | Lilina C. Williams

Interviews with the artists and high resolution images are available upon request.

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