For three years, my gaze has been fhed upon the shadow play of human existence. My works are a continuous unraveling of themes: the sharp sting of mockery, the unsettling dance of human puppetry, thefleeting spectacle of the circus and its tricks, and the relentless pull of mortall desires. I draw deep from the wells of tradition, borrowing the intricate elements and ornaments of miniature paintings. Yet, these relics are not merely copied, they are wrenched from their historical context and depicted through surrealistic and symbolic visuals, fresh, and often with an unsettling, new drama. In this space, the fernalle form often becomes a silent, ornamentallobject, a mere prop for male desire, stripped of agency and makied into a spectacular, pleasing illusion. My technical hand has journeyed from a controlled illustrative style towards one that is luxuriantly ornamental. This evolution culminates in my current series, a visuall commentary titled The Regal Deception, where the heightened surface itself speaks to the very luminated illusion it portrays.

Komal Shahid Khan based in Islamabad, Pakistan, graduated from the University of Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan in 2012 majoring in Fine Arts followed by her Master in Fine Arts from Fatima Jinnah Women University Rawalpindi, Pakistan with specialization in Miniature Painting. On completing the degree in 2014, she scored Distinction and was awarded Gold Medal. Since graduation, Khan started her coreer with Group Shows in Islamabad/Rawalpindiand then moving on to Lahare and Karachi as well. She has taught of the National Collegeof Arts Rawalpindi, Pakistan, as a Lecturer and is currently an art educator for Pearson and Cambridge Art and Design. Khan’s work has been showcased in Pakistan and internationally. October, 2016 marks her First Solo Exhibition entitled as “Imagined Immortals” in Karachi, Pakistan. She has been the foll 2016, Visiting Artist at Harvard University-South Asia Institute, Cambridge. MA. Her drawing project entitled “Vision of Buddha’s Paradise” is part of the permanent collection at Seoul Arts Centre, South Korea-2017 followed by her second Solo Exhibition “Above Us Only Sky” in Karachi. Khan also runs her home based Art studio by the name of Studio.