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Sabir Nazar is among the few Pakistani artists who absorb the social and political concerns of our time. He has a penetrating vision and an unusual skill to delineate characters, objects and form with simple elements.

In order to express his intentions he employs popular myths and folklore. Many of his paintings have an elaborate narrative, but they are seldom cluttered. Elements are not huddled together but part of an established whole. Pictorially his works individually engage the viewer to narrate their tales that the viewer is expected to unravel.

His still life renderings are self-indulgent but satisfying. They delight in exuding colour and smile at you with cheerful light.

In brief, I find Sabir's works aesthetically exquisite, imaginatively enchanting and, in the social context, intellectually enriching.