SOHAN QADRI: An Artist and Poet of Global Dimensions
Sohan Qadri is an internationally acclaimed Artist/Chiterkaar who has made unparalleled achievements on Global Basis. The theme, colour and form meld into each other to create a unique aesthetic effect in his Abstract Paintings. His paintings provoke thinking and imagination thereby inviting a dialogue with the language of silence, deeply embedded in his outstanding creations.
Sohan Qadri, often, used to say that: "I DO NOT PAINT. THE PAINTING IS ALREADY ON MY CANVAS. I JUST DUST IT WITH MY COLOURS." He is an ABSTRACT ARTIST and a CREATIVE GENIUS. His paintings have a touch of mysticism and modern intellectualism.
Sohan Qadri has also written equally unique poetry in Punjabi and English. His poetry compliments his painting experiences. They are, actually, intertwined with each other and cannot be separated.
Paintings of Sohan Qadri can be found in private collections in India, Africa, U.S.A., Canada and Europe. Some of his paintings are also available in the following Art Galleries and Museums:
1. National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India
2. Lalit Kala Akademiet, New Delhi, India
3. State Museum, Chandigarh, India
4. Slups Museum of Modern Art, Poland
5. Arthus Kunstakakademi, Denmark
Sohan Qadri has published the following books:
1. The Dot and the Dots: Poems in English and Paintings,
published in Sweden, in 1978
2. MITTI MITTI: Punjabi Poems/Sutras - Published by Navyug Publishers, Delhi,
India, in 1987
3. The dot and the dots(English Sutras) - Writers Workshop, Calcutta, India - 1988
4. Boond Samunder: Punjabi Sutras/Poems: Published in Amritsar, India, in 1990
5. Aforismer - Danish translation - Copenhagen, Denmark - 1995
6. Anter Joti: Punjabi Sutra/Poems - Published by the Navyug Publishers, Delhi,
India, in 1995
7. Anter-Jhati: Punjabi Sutra/Poems - Published by Navyug Publishers, Delhi,
India, in 2003
Dr. Mulk Raj Anand wrote the following words about Sohan Qadri's Paintings:
"SPACE FOR SOHAN QADRI IS ENDLESS. THE VIBRATIONS ARE CONTINUOUS. THESE EXPERIMENTS BREAK NEW GROUND AND DIMENSION IN THE SUBTLE AREAS OF SENSIBILITY, WHERE INSIGHTS GROW INTO LIGHT."
F.N. Souza(Painter and Writer - New York, USA) wrote the following words about Qadri's Paintings:
" There is an unmistakable pervasive element of excellence in all of them.....Sohan Qadri emerges as a rare and original painter."
Jenny Bergin(Art Critic) wrote the following words in the "Ottawa Citizen", on July 7, 1972: "Qadri has said much more than I can absorb in a single visit.....Yet on a deeper level the forms are continuously seeking and surrendering to the Formlessness."
Sohan Qadri comes from a small village CHACHOKI, near Phagwara, India. He got a Diploma in Art from the Simla School of Art. He organized a "LOOSE GROUP" of Artists and Writers, in Jalandhar Coffee House, in the 1960s, that included Artist Hardev Singh, Sculptor Shiv Singh and Poets: S.S. Misha, Ravinder Ravi, Ajiab Kamal, Nadeem Parmar and others.
Sohan Qadri taught Art and Craft in Ram Garhia Training College, Phagwara, India, in the 1960s, before immigrating to Kenya, in 1966, and from there to Switzerland and Denmark.
In 1965, Qadri designed the TITLE of my 3rd. Collection of Poetry: "BINDOO" and thereafter came more than a dozen Cover Designs, of my books, from him. He created PAINTING EFFECTS, in his cover designs.
He has won many Honours and Awards, on National and International levesl. The International Association of Punjabi Authors and Artists, Canada(IAPAA) also honoured him, in 1982.
Qadri lived most of his life in Denmark and he passed away in Canada, just a couple of years ago. He was a very close friend and I miss him like my other contemporary writers/artists. Some pictures, tiles of his books and PAINTINGS are attached herewith for the Face Bookers.
Sohan Qadri is an internationally acclaimed Artist/Chiterkaar who has made unparalleled achievements on Global Basis. The theme, colour and form meld into each other to create a unique aesthetic effect in his Abstract Paintings. His paintings provoke thinking and imagination thereby inviting a dialogue with the language of silence, deeply embedded in his outstanding creations.
Sohan Qadri, often, used to say that: "I DO NOT PAINT. THE PAINTING IS ALREADY ON MY CANVAS. I JUST DUST IT WITH MY COLOURS." He is an ABSTRACT ARTIST and a CREATIVE GENIUS. His paintings have a touch of mysticism and modern intellectualism.
Sohan Qadri has also written equally unique poetry in Punjabi and English. His poetry compliments his painting experiences. They are, actually, intertwined with each other and cannot be separated.
Paintings of Sohan Qadri can be found in private collections in India, Africa, U.S.A., Canada and Europe. Some of his paintings are also available in the following Art Galleries and Museums:
1. National Gallery of Modern Art, New Delhi, India
2. Lalit Kala Akademiet, New Delhi, India
3. State Museum, Chandigarh, India
4. Slups Museum of Modern Art, Poland
5. Arthus Kunstakakademi, Denmark
Sohan Qadri has published the following books:
1. The Dot and the Dots: Poems in English and Paintings,
published in Sweden, in 1978
2. MITTI MITTI: Punjabi Poems/Sutras - Published by Navyug Publishers, Delhi,
India, in 1987
3. The dot and the dots(English Sutras) - Writers Workshop, Calcutta, India - 1988
4. Boond Samunder: Punjabi Sutras/Poems: Published in Amritsar, India, in 1990
5. Aforismer - Danish translation - Copenhagen, Denmark - 1995
6. Anter Joti: Punjabi Sutra/Poems - Published by the Navyug Publishers, Delhi,
India, in 1995
7. Anter-Jhati: Punjabi Sutra/Poems - Published by Navyug Publishers, Delhi,
India, in 2003
Dr. Mulk Raj Anand wrote the following words about Sohan Qadri's Paintings:
"SPACE FOR SOHAN QADRI IS ENDLESS. THE VIBRATIONS ARE CONTINUOUS. THESE EXPERIMENTS BREAK NEW GROUND AND DIMENSION IN THE SUBTLE AREAS OF SENSIBILITY, WHERE INSIGHTS GROW INTO LIGHT."
F.N. Souza(Painter and Writer - New York, USA) wrote the following words about Qadri's Paintings:
" There is an unmistakable pervasive element of excellence in all of them.....Sohan Qadri emerges as a rare and original painter."
Jenny Bergin(Art Critic) wrote the following words in the "Ottawa Citizen", on July 7, 1972: "Qadri has said much more than I can absorb in a single visit.....Yet on a deeper level the forms are continuously seeking and surrendering to the Formlessness."
Sohan Qadri comes from a small village CHACHOKI, near Phagwara, India. He got a Diploma in Art from the Simla School of Art. He organized a "LOOSE GROUP" of Artists and Writers, in Jalandhar Coffee House, in the 1960s, that included Artist Hardev Singh, Sculptor Shiv Singh and Poets: S.S. Misha, Ravinder Ravi, Ajiab Kamal, Nadeem Parmar and others.
Sohan Qadri taught Art and Craft in Ram Garhia Training College, Phagwara, India, in the 1960s, before immigrating to Kenya, in 1966, and from there to Switzerland and Denmark.
In 1965, Qadri designed the TITLE of my 3rd. Collection of Poetry: "BINDOO" and thereafter came more than a dozen Cover Designs, of my books, from him. He created PAINTING EFFECTS, in his cover designs.
He has won many Honours and Awards, on National and International levesl. The International Association of Punjabi Authors and Artists, Canada(IAPAA) also honoured him, in 1982.
Qadri lived most of his life in Denmark and he passed away in Canada, just a couple of years ago. He was a very close friend and I miss him like my other contemporary writers/artists. Some pictures, tiles of his books and PAINTINGS are attached herewith for the Face Bookers.
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