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By Zehra Nabi|Art|Arts & Culture| Published 13 years ago
Muhammad Zeeshan began his career as a signboard painter in Mirpurkhas, where one of his regular assignments was painting Lollywood billboards.
The images of blood and gore typically found on such billboards made a lasting impression on Zeeshan and, according to his artist statement, the Lollywood hero’s courage is symbolised “by the profusion of blood that covers his body.” Zeeshan went on to study miniature painting at NCA, Lahore but his work continues to borrow imagery and themes from graphic Lollywood billboards, which is evident in his most recent solo show at Canvas Gallery.
In his Special Siri series, Zeeshan incorporates the gore from the billboards while addressing the cultural significance of beheadings.
The theme is certainly morbid, but in Zeeshan’s hands it becomes much more than that. From a cow head floating against an empty background to a Mughal figure holding a decapitated head in
