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Ayesha Durrani
(1976)

Me and Myself



Ayesha Durrani did not embark her path as an artist until after she was married. Her artwork explores issues of female bondage and arranged marriages in Pakistani culture. Prevalent images in Durrani’s work include roses and mannequins. The artist believes the like roses, women are passionate and precious, but often end up crushed. Similarly, like headless mannequins, women are expected to be innocent and dumb, without a personality. In this...



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24 HOUR AUCTION: ART OF PAKISTAN
7-8 NOVEMBER 2012

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Ayesha Durrani
Me and Myself

2009
Gouache on Wasli
20 x 13 in (50.8 x 33 cm)

EXHIBITED:
Pieces, Aicon Gallery, New York, 2010

Category: Painting
Style: Figurative


 









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