By Sohail Loun
The written word gives meaning when there is an image of it in the readers or listener’s mind because the creator of the Universe has made people’s minds in a pictorial way, not in letters. Therefore, saying the word lion creates an image of a lion in our mind. This is
because we already have the image of a lion in our minds, but saying the word God, Allah,
Ishwar, or Paramhatma does not create any image in our minds because there is no
consistent image. The fight over God is not over and will never be over, while no two people disagree on the idea’s object they have seen. Unfortunately, no one has ever seen God.
The lack of appreciation of the arts in our era or the embarrassment or financial difficulties
faced by the creators associated with any branch of the arts is actually due to ignorance of
this art. Dr. Umera Khan is an artist, scholar, and educator. She holds a PhD in Art and
Design and a Masters in Fine Arts. It is a great pleasure to see that she is also an appreciator of fine arts.She researched the artworks of the native Picasso Sadequain with the picture (painting) and presented his creation in words with the title of The Ceiling of Gallery Sadequain. The
relation between words and images is like pulse and heartbeat. Dr Umera Khan is a pulse
expert in this sense; she gave the pulse to the creation of Sadequain.
The most beautiful difference between research and creation is that research is never
complete, and creation can never be incomplete. If a poet dies after uttering a stanza, no
other poet can complete it similarly. In the same way, if a painter leaves the world while
creating his masterpiece, this incomplete concept will be recognized as a complete creation.
This may be why Sadequain’s last unfinished artwork remained in this condition.
On Friday night in Shakespeare’s country, a prestigious ceremony for Dr. Umera Khan’s book was organized by Faiz Culture Foundation in Central London, in which many fans of Art and Culture participated.
The founder, member of Faiz Culture Foundation, and poet, Mr. Ayub Auliya, talked about the book, and he also mentioned some interesting incidents that happened in the meeting with Sadequain. Apart from this, a poem inspired by the art of Pablo Picasso was also presented.
The editor of The Light News Paper, political cartoonist and designer Mr. Nadeem Mirza,
said the writer was also his classmate. He dedicated her writing success to her deceased
husband. He would have felt proud of this success because he provided a lot of support in
other matters besides taking care of the children during her education.
