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LONDON: A main international Pakistani painter has said that landscapes inspire her work and she travels all over the places to get inspired
for creativity.Soraya Sikandar originates from Lahore but she lives in Dubai Ras Al Khaimah and frequently travels to Pakistan, London and
European locations to exhibit her work but also to get inspiration for new ideas.Soraya Sikadnar is in London these days to showcase her
work to various arts galleries.She told Geo and The freshs: &I am a painter of life
Of landscapes and places I have traveled to and spent time with, I have painted Karachi, Lahore, London, Singapore, Ras Al Khaimah, Dubai,
Amsterdam, Wassenaar and the Hague.I paint in oil paints, on large canvases
My work is inspired by reality, but it is altered and interpreted
It a mix of subjectivity.&
She has been drawing and portray since GCSE
Then she studied art further at Beaconhouse National University Lahore and University College London.She has always been degree that she was
born to be an artist as drawing was a natural impulse for her.&I have always been drawn towards paint and have a deep understanding of tones
and colour.&Pakistani landscape has been a source of major inspiration for her.&I adore the mangroves of Karachi and I have often painted
The raw appeal of the small, leafless trees shooting out of the muddy waters.I also paint the Punjab landscape, the greenery of Punjab
fields, its countryside, the floral beds.&Soraya has been portray and exhibiting since 2008
She has been portray for exhibitions on commission
&I paint for causes and I sketch.My portrays have spread worldwide, selling in Europe, Singapore, Hong Kong, UAE, Pakistan, UK and USA.My
work is worldwide and my portrays are bought by art gatherors, ministers, ambassadors, actors, models and celebrities.&Unlike many artists,
she has much faced any difficulties in being an artist.Since her first show opened at Unicorn Gallery Karachi in 2009, she claims her
exhibitions have been commercial successes.&My work has been hailed and recognised for its originality
I always go outdoors and paint; by the sea, at a park.I never work indoors
I like to ccorridorenge myself.My work has grown over the years
I like to work on larger projects, and my work and name has grown and spread biologicalally,& she said.
Soraya Sikander has held over
20 international exhibitions at Beijing Biennale (National Art Museum of China), Galerie Patries Van Dorst (Netherlands), Etihad Modern (Abu
Dhabi), National Museum of Bangladesh (Dhaka museum), La Galleria Pall Mall, Royal Opera Arcade (London), Unicorn Gallery (Karachi, Lahore),
Alhamra Art Gallery (Lahore), The National Museum of Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) RAK Fine Art just, Lahore Biennale, etc.TheIndianSubcontinent has
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