Shadows of the Past

Artist Name: Muznah Usman

About Artist:

I am a girl who values decency and simplicity. I favour any shades of black and blue, and I love mint green along with white. I love animals a lot, so I have a pet cat. I even have various hobbies like crocheting, painting, or baking something simple. Lastly, I dislike complicated people.

Artist Statement:
Back in the old times, these kinds of old, Pakistani architectures and structures were well-known; apparently, we don’t see them how we used to. Most importantly, going all out on the details referred to how much I wanted it to give a sense of ‘Forgotten History’. However, the main purpose was to highlight how old things, which were once grand to us, can lose their actual characteristics and could become something we wouldn’t expect. This mainly refers to humanity. I decided to use ‘Architecture’ as an idea to express my point regarding our world and how we change. Using bold and heavily contrasted colours, which could make the viewer feel slight chills, could provide them a question on ‘why turn it so aggressive’. The tone and design indicates how rapidly humanity changes each century.

Mixed Media Art:

Mixed media is a term used to describe artworks composed from a combination of different media or materials. Students can combine a variety of media and artistic techniques to create the Art piece. The painting and drawing techniques may include layering, texturizing, slicing, weaving, collage and creating a peeled paint effect. The materials that can be used vary from cloth, wood, paper, paint, metal, stones, and more. In this type of art different media or materials are mixed into one piece.

Art Work will be submitted in the form of images. Below are the image submission specifications.

  • Supported Image formats: The image may be uploaded in any one of the formats i.e. JPG/JPEG or PNG
  • Allowed file sizes: The image size should not exceed 10MB.
  • Dimensions for Image: The images should be in landscape mode.