A staged reception, and a little bit of rain
Print
1988 (made)
1988 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Jamal Shah was born in 1956 in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. The artist established the Fine Arts Department at the University of Balochistan and headed the department for three years. In 1985 he formed the Artists Association of Balochistan and became the first Chairman of Artists Association of Pakistan. He later obtained a Masters in Fine Arts from the Slade School of Art, London.
In the centre of the print a male figure performs a Paktun (Khatak) dance in the rain. Rain did not appear in Jamal Shah’s work before his visit to London in 1988, but he uses it here as a sign of hopefulness rather than depression. A group of children in the foreground and a feeding chicken are recurring images in his prints. They may be seen as a symbol of the street life of Pakistan. The section of design and piece of printed text taken from a Sotheby’s auction catalogue may refer to modern western perceptions of Islamic art.
In the centre of the print a male figure performs a Paktun (Khatak) dance in the rain. Rain did not appear in Jamal Shah’s work before his visit to London in 1988, but he uses it here as a sign of hopefulness rather than depression. A group of children in the foreground and a feeding chicken are recurring images in his prints. They may be seen as a symbol of the street life of Pakistan. The section of design and piece of printed text taken from a Sotheby’s auction catalogue may refer to modern western perceptions of Islamic art.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | A staged reception, and a little bit of rain (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching in ink on paper |
| Brief description | Print, 'A staged reception, and a little bit of rain', by Jamal Shah, print, etching, on paper, London, 1988 |
| Physical description | Etching, ink on paper. In the centre of the print male figures with raised arms perform a Pakhtun (Khatak) dance in the rain watched by a man on the right. Four children stand in the foreground. A chicken feeds in the dark area to the left: text from a catalogue of Islamic pottery is printed upside down; an inverted isosceles triangle at the top contains floral arabesque designs. The title and artist signature are written in pencil along the bottom of the print. |
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| Content description | A Pakhtun (Khatak) dance in the rain watched by a man on the right. Four children stand in the foreground. A chicken feeds in the dark area to the left: text from a catelogue of Islamic pottery is printed upside down; an inverted isosceles triangle at the top contains floral arabesque designs. |
| Production type | Limited edition |
| Gallery label | In the centre of the print a male figure performs a Paktun (Khatak) dance in the rain. Rain did not appear in Shah's work before his visit to London but he uses it here as a sign of hopefulness rather than depression. A group of children in the foreground and a feeding chicken are recurring images in his prints and may be seen as a symbol of the street life of Pakistan. The section of design and piece of printed text taken from a Sotheby's catalogue may be references to a modern western perception of Islamic art. |
| Credit line | Given by the artist |
| Object history | Gift of artist. Rp 88/1624 The artist made this print along with several others in the collection while he was studying at the Slade School of Art |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Jamal Shah was born in 1956 in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. The artist established the Fine Arts Department at the University of Balochistan and headed the department for three years. In 1985 he formed the Artists Association of Balochistan and became the first Chairman of Artists Association of Pakistan. He later obtained a Masters in Fine Arts from the Slade School of Art, London. In the centre of the print a male figure performs a Paktun (Khatak) dance in the rain. Rain did not appear in Jamal Shah’s work before his visit to London in 1988, but he uses it here as a sign of hopefulness rather than depression. A group of children in the foreground and a feeding chicken are recurring images in his prints. They may be seen as a symbol of the street life of Pakistan. The section of design and piece of printed text taken from a Sotheby’s auction catalogue may refer to modern western perceptions of Islamic art. |
| Bibliographic reference | Patel, Divia. India and Pakistan: Contemporary Prints: Exhibition leaflets, 1997. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.57-1988 |
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| Record created | December 20, 2002 |
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