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Ayesha Jatoi

Ayesha Jatoi is a young and upcoming Miniature painter and Visual Artist. She graduated with honors from the National College of Arts in Lahore, which is home to the world's most celebrated Department of Miniature painting. She is at the end of the year to present her thesis for a Master's degree in Visual Arts.

Ayesha has taken part in numerous group shows, workshops and in the beginning of this year was invited to participate in an International Art Camp in Hyderabad Deccan, India where her work was met with much acclaim. Her work is already in notable private collections throughout the world.

This series of work entitled "Empty Spaces" bears abstract minimalist overtones while being made in a manner that is an embodiment of centuries of indigenous knowledge. This embodies the dual influences she absorbed during her International Baccalaureate years in the U.K. and her rigorous traditional training in the sub-continent.

The works are made on a hand prepared paper surface, with is made by joining together four sheets of paper using a home made adhesive, whose main ingredient is flour. It is called wasli, or "an immaculate union". The surfaces prepared by the artist are then burnished using a smooth, rounded seashell. The brushes used are also hand-made and have a single hair point. Therefore, the works are virtually composed of countless dots, the making of which is in itself is a great meditative act. In the sub-continent where most art forms, dance, drama, painting etc. are thought to be yogic in nature, miniature painting is no exception.