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Habib Burkie
(B. April, 1928)
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Migrated to
Lahore from Jullunder in August 1947. Studied at MAO College.
Worked as Cameraman in the Public Relations Departments, Government
of the Punjab, 1952-1960. In Lahore, came in contact with Shakir
Ali, Khalid Iqbal, Moyene Najmi, Collin David and other Lahore
artists who frequented the Coffee House. Under their influence
started painting and Resigned from Government service, 1961.
Got admission to Slade School of Art, London 1961, but could
not join. Made documentary films till his retirement in 1988.
His documentary "Wealth in Pond" won the Vancouver
award for best film. Lives in Islamabad. |
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Shah Almi-I |
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Shah Alami-II |
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Moazzam Shah Alam, son of Bahadur Shah, the successor of the
last great Mughal Aurangzeb. This quarter of the old city however,
continues to be called after him and has, more recently, become
known for commerce and trade.
During the struggle of independence,
Shah Alami was an arena of serve conflict. For several years
the locality lay in ruin and reconstruction was slow. Habib
burkie, in both paintings, focuses on the dilapidated state.
His simplification of architectural elements rendering of
the texture of walls and capturing the general depressed ambience
of the lanes is remarkably well done for an untrained eye.
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