Following the rhythm of life:
Dance of life; ruins of heritage; saint’s saga; quest for light; silent unity-are some of the titles given to a set of ’line work’ by Shafique Farooqi-an artist with well-established repute, both within the country and overseas His ’lines; while relying the calligraphic flow, rhythm and movement create images that translate his intuitive perception of reality-of the visual, as well as beyond the limit of visible. It's spontaneous and impulsive, from within. ’ I feel myself in the grip of ’ line’ as much as a poet may feel himself in the grip of words

There was once a stage in his art career when his talent focussed mainly on the language of colors now it is the bold and free-following "line that rules him, speaking in figurative terms. Shafique believes his line work are an individual expression added to the national art scenario which, in due course, will become his identity, his subjective expression of creative art. The mysterious powerful lines (in black ink) are subtly patterned-though seeming most unpainted at a casual glance. Symbols like labyrinth, birds, fauna, images, vaguely representative of human figures occur recurrently in the array of this series
From “The Nation”
April 29,1999

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SHAFIQUE FAROOQI
1942 Born in Sialkot. Pakistan
1966 Diploma in Graphic Art
1968 Certificate in Drawing and Paintings
1997 Master in Fine Arts

SHORT COURSES / WORK SHOPS:
1985 Worked in the Studio of Harry L. Johnson, Washington DC.
1990 Etching Printmaking Workshop in Memar Senan University, Istanbul.
1991 Worked with Prof. Namik Denizhan, (Sculpture) Istanbul.
1994 Training on the Job as Project Director on Vocational Education
for Disable Persons, by SWOZ in Holland.

JOBS EXPERIENCE:
1965-75 Punjab University Lahore.
1975-80 Pakistan Administrative Staff College, Lahore.
1980-81 Civil Services Academy, Lahore, Pakistan.
1982-90 Fountain House Lahore
1991-99 Project Director, ZODD, Istanbul.

MENTIONABLE ART WORK AND COLLECTERS
Sheikh Zaid Hospital Lahore. 80 Paintings
Civil Hospital, Lahore. 5 Paintings
World Bank IMF Building
Tam International USA
Smithsonian Institute USA
Princes Wijdan of Jordan
Research Center for Islamic Art and Culture, Istanbul
Press Museum, Istanbul
Consulate General of Pakistan in Istanbul. )
Beyoglu Belediye Istanbul
Bursa Metropolitan Corporation, Turkey. (6 Paintings)
Purl-Continental Hotel, Lahore. 10 Paintings
Fattier Memorial Hospital Lahore. 50 Paintings
Ittifaq Hospital Lahore. 20 Paintings
Pakistan Administrative Staff College, Lahore 5 Paintings
Arab Security Center Riyadh Saudi Arabia, (20 Paintings)
Directorate General Civil Defense Islamabad. (4 Paintings)
Institute of Business Administration Karachi)
PN Staff College Karachi.
Lahore Museum. )
Ministry of Foreign affair Islamabad. (20 Paintings)
Fountain House Lahore. (6Paintings)
Lahore Metropolitan Corporation. (10 Paintings)
LOK-Virus Museum, Islamabad,

PERSONAL SOLO EXHIBITION
80 Solo Shows in country and abroad

PARTICIPATION IN GROUP EXHIBITION:
Participated more then 85 group exhibition in USA, England, Saudi
Arabia, Germany Egypt, Sudan, France, Canada, Holland, Turkey, India,
Iran,’ Iraq, and National Exhibitions in Pakistan.

AWARDS
20 awards and 15 honors fron country and abroad



ART PUBLICATIONS
1-Symbiosis Concept in Art ( Journey of Lines}
2-Poetery of Lines
3-Journey of Lines with Symbols
4-Journey of Lines with Calligraphy
5-Journey of Lines with Colors
6.Chenda Zaman ( Turkish Poetry)