Prof. Shabbir Hassan Quazi
Prof. Shabbir Hassan Quazi, Painter and Academician was born on 15th August 1946 in Ajmer. The impact of this holy spiritual city and its cultural environment remains with him right from his childhood throughout his life.
He has acquired MA Degree in drawing & painting from University of Udaipur in 1969 and He has received Ph.D. Degree in drawing & painting from M.L. Sukhadiya University, Udaipur in 1998.
In 1969 he has joined as lecturer in Banasthali Vidhyapith now it has become the University.
In 1974 he has become assistant professor in drawing and painting in the University of Rajasthan.
In 1984 he has invited to join faculty of fine art, as faculty in the Kenyatta University, Nairobi, Kenya. During his three years period he promoted and shaped –up several number of students as budding artists.
During 33 years of his teaching as professor and Dean of Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Rajasthan. He has enhanced the academic excellence of this University. He was instrumental in laying the foundation of new program at faculty of fine arts. It was here that he embarked upon a phase held as his most important, which involved experiments with his method of teachings and he had also officiated the University Administration as Member of the V.C. Committee, University of Rajasthan.
12 research scholars have been awarded Ph.D. Degree under his supervision.
Two Research works on him and his works at Aligarh Muslim University in 2001 and Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla in 2002.
His 11 Research Papers have been published in various Journals and Newspapers like Rajasthan Lalit Kala Acadehis Journal, Meerath University Journal, KA, Art journal – Delhi, Kala Dirgha Journal- Lucknow, and shodhak Book- Jaipur.
17 Articles have been published on him and his creations by various eminent art critics and art experts in the various leading Magazine and Newspapers.
In 1968 he has visited the first International Triennale art exhibition in New Delhi. After this exhibition he has overwhelmed with emotions and inspirations and as a founder member, he and with some of his artist friends have formed an experimental art group Takhman -28. In this way, a new source of modern art has emerged in Rajasthan from the traditions of traditional and folk arts, which continue to evolve and thrive even today. His group has been recognized and appreciated on National Level with its group shows in various cities across India, such as Hyderabad, Kolkata, New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, Jaipur and Udaipur.
In his art journey he has explored both nature and Sufism for his creation and they constitute the essence of his aesthetics, in the abstract modulating geometrical and calligraphic idioms expressed.
He has also transformed the calligraphy in visual abstract form, where he see powerful, suggestive medium capable of capturing the rhythm of both nature and Sufism. These along with traditional art was his major source of inspiration. Apart from all these he has explore the abstract interaction between nature and human form as they emerge from a sub-consciousness and express life transforming values which guide our thoughts towards forces of compelling influence and charm.
He has explored this above mentioned philosophy of Sufism and this was the primary source of creativity in his creation, which have reflected the total evolution theory and its process, guiding us like luminous light out of darkness.
Also Nature was the source of inspiration for his creativity in his art journey, which produced the new works of art which have thrown a light upon the hisstery of humanity. It is the result or expression of nature, in miniature. For although the work of nature are innumerable and all different, the result or the expression of them all is similar and single.
He believe that man has access to the entire mind of the Creator, is himself the creator in finite. This view, animates me to create his own world through the purification of his soul.