Iftikhar Dadi And Eli Zabeth Dadi Smagic Carpet

In this interview iftikhar dadi discusses the conception and process of this work and also elaborates on other dynamics that have defined their long collective oeuvre as prolific artists.

Iftikhar dadi and eli zabeth dadi smagic carpet.

Iftikhar dadi and elizabeth dadi magic carpet ii 2005 2016 commissioned and produced by the samdani art foundation for the dhaka art summit 2016. Magic carpet 2005 installation in the new york panorama room at the queens museum of art new york 78 x 42 x 14 inch mixed media aluminum digital print approx. Pop flourished in karachi through the work of elizabeth and iftikhar dadi durriya kazi and david alesworth. Also engaging with the public space husband and wife team iftikhar dadi elizabeth dadi use familiar icons to map and navigate urban and lived space.

Iftikhar dadi elizabeth dadi. Installed with the queens museum. Karachi pop is also referred to as a group investigating the separation of high art with local art items nasar 2016. Here they revisit the work and its evocation of the flying carpet of orientalist fantasy in the form of an oversized fairground light sculpture of a floating prayer rug updating the form to reflect the popular commercial æsthetics of much of contemporary.

Of three iftikhar dadi elizabeth dadi durriya kazi friends in pakistan karachi and the group is called karachi pop. Elements of carpet design. Their efforts bolstered rana s resolve to let found images seep onto his painting and sculpture. This group aims to question the distinctions of high art and folk art.

500 light bulbs and in fatal love there is magic carpet by iftikhar and elizabeth dadi. The photomosaic and the carpet share the property of elaborateness. Elizabeth dadi received her bfa from san francisco art institute. Included in this presentation is a rare painting by anwar jalal shemza from the 60s paintings on wood by mahirwan mamtani from the 80s ambitious work using multi media by mohan samant a new woven tapestry by monika correa alongside recent work by artists rana begum lubna chowdhary manisha parekh matthew krishanu iftikhar dadi elizabeth dadi vasantha yogananthan and yamini nayar.

Their site specific installation roz o shab was on display at the summer palace in lahore fort as part of the lahore biennale. The carpet divided into four and raised from the floor on a plinth is part print and part drawing beautiful yet devoid of pedestrian purpose. The iconic image of a magic carpet is a reminder of childhood and fairytales.