ART FACTS: Exploring human forms and feelings

Spontaneous, pulsating, un-interruptive and full of energy - the sculptures say it all. Talat Dabir is experimental in approach she captures diverse themes in a unique manner. Her artistic skills take shape in an innovative style showing her mastery in the medium.

Having contemporary perspective an exhibition of sculptures in terracotta by Talat Dabir at Artscene Galleries, Karachi is a pleasant and unforgettable experience for the art lovers. Her recent body of work entitled "Aag Matti aur Pani" depicts traumatic incidents as well as happy moments.

Her new series is different from the previous work. This time she has molded the paintings in sculpture form. In simple words she has made sculptures as paintings with different colors and symbols in clay and terracotta. She is a senior artist her work is thoughtful, deep, some what mysterious and mature. The recent collection is a series of enigmatic pieces with strong feelings and emotions carved and molded in sculptures. Over all she addresses humanity.

She has a spacious basement studio and kiln where she moulds her creative spark into sculptures. She explores the medium through different structures giving a variety of colors combination; inventing stylistic work depicting a particular theme. The third dimension of the pieces is invoked by various symbolic patterns and elements attached to the sculptures enhancing their meaning and philosophy.

One can feel the laborious work of molding and carving that results in such an impressive work. Her artworks feature an amalgamation of abstract behaviors and real expressions. The exquisite art pieces focus on everyday issues around us which directly or indirectly affect our lives. Exploring various human forms and feelings she combines the rhythm of vibrant colors of sand and creative ethos to express wonderfully the world of her emotions. She touches every aspect of life through her art and makes it feel the same way by the viewers. That's why her art pieces create a link with the viewers by engaging them in a dialogue, which expresses feelings of sadness as well as joy.

The three dimensional compositions laid with birds, animals, arches, trees and flowers elegantly interposed with elongated human figures. Hands are a prominent feature of sculptures the slim slender forms has large hands as compared to the face and body. Many of the sculptures are single forms some show embracing couples or groups depicting brotherhood and peace and harmony. The figures juxtaposed with the architectural elements filling spaces with ornaments and other organic forms. The basic concept of her artworks lies in the mystics of our land. The stories are woven around social infrastructure and human psyche.

She captures her feelings in form of sculptures. All of her works are subject oriented drawing attention of the public towards an issue and help them carving their views about that issue.

Her sculptures draped in traditional values depicting challenges faced by people due to natural calamities. Traces of flowers, trees and fruits are the positive side of life as the victims must not lose hope. The deep concepts related to human lives evolve into these fine structures reflecting various perspectives through lines and figures. The clay in her hand moulds in historical events, architectural feats, nature and human evolution.

Some of the works produce illusions like fairy tales, beautiful and eye catching. Talat's imagination and sensitivity give clay different shapes of life. Each art piece portrays emotions and passion. Her primary objective is to highlight human condition through sculptures.