An Artist Quest for Peace
By Marjoire Husain
Pakistan distinguished Artist Qamar Siddiqui is one whose vibrant figurative complexity surrounds the human condition in an idiom that is timeless yet contemporary. He had been referred to by art authorities as: an archtypal example of the visionary through the ages. Working in oil and acrylic media on large canvases, Siddiqui creates diverse textural effects surrounding stylized forms, expressing with urgency his message of peace to shape the world.
Infused with spiritual symbolism, the grandeur of Qamar Siddiqui’s Artwork imposes a sense of dignity on the theme with figures arranged in relationship to each other. The dramatic content is powerful; gestures, facial expressions and postures appear relating a recital for the interpretation of the audience. Qamar Siddiqui expressive visionary ideas, incorporating often enigmatic emotion in the majestic work. He is a remarkable Artist evolving a language of line and color in a style of rendition that is uniquely his own, though one may discover a message of classic Gothic nuances.
Many of the paintings depict strange, mystic figures, the large scaled impact creating a powerfully distributing ambience. The forms portrayed are symbolic of the artist anguish evoked by his views on the state of mankind in present times. He portrays the mystery of an inner dialogue expressed by the presence of his subjects set against the powerful, atmospheric backdrops. He is an Artist with much to express, spreading energy across the canvases in his urgency to communicate in a language of surreal paradoxical tensions.
Qamar Siddiqui articulates his inner feeling with extra ordinary power, there are no unnecessary lines or marks in his each peace is carefully thought out and coherent. He is a messenger of peace incorporating motifs of other cultures and beliefs in his worldwide quest for understanding tolerance, harmony and peace. What stands out in the work is his linear skill, the precision with which he draws and enunciates his lines.