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SHAHJAHAN MASJID

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SHAHJAHAN MASJID

  • Thatta, Pakistan
  • 1647 A. D. 

The Shah Jahan Mosque, also known as the Jamia Masjid of Thatta is a 17th-century building that serves as the central mosque for the city of Thatta, in the Pakistani province of Sindh. Persian inscriptions at the mosque indicated that it was built between 1644 and 1647

The mosque is considered to have the most elaborate display of tile work in South Asia and is also notable for its geometric brickwork – a decorative element that is unusual for Mughal-period mosques. It was built during the reign of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan, who bestowed it to the city as a token of gratitude, and is heavily influenced by Central Asian architecture – a reflection of Shah Jahan’s campaigns near Samarkand shortly before the mosque was designed.  Restoration works were carried out by Emperor Aurangzeb in 1692, as well as by Murad Ali Khan Talpur in 1812.

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Ambassador of Pakistan to the USA, His Excellency, Mr. Aizaz Chaudhry inaugurated Irfan Murtaza’s painting.
Consul General of Pakistan (Los Angeles, Mr. Abdul Jabbar Memon was also present on this occasion.

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FASTING BUDDHA

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FASTING BUDDHA

  • 30″ X 40″
  • Acrylic on Canvas
  • Original

2-4 AD
Taxila, Pakistan

The “Fasting Buddha” is another masterpiece from ancient Gandhara that was excavated in Sikri, Pakistan, in the 19th centuryThe sculpture was donated to the Lahore Museum of PakistaN, where it is still displayed.

Strictly speaking, the statue should be called the “Fasting Bodhisattva” or the “Fasting Siddhartha,” since it portrays an event that took place before the Buddha’s enlightenment. On his spiritual quest, Siddhartha Gautama tried many aesthetic practices, including starving himself until he resembled a living skeleton. Eventually, he realized that mental cultivation and insight, not bodily deprivation, would lead to enlightenment. ​

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PAKISTAN MONUMENT

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PAKISTAN MONUMENT

  • 72″ X 48″
  • Acrylic on Canvas
  • Original
  • https://www.artbyirfanmurtaza.com/pictures/ShakarperiyaN, Islamabad, Pakistan
    2007
  • My painting has been placed in the Foreign Ministery of Pakistan’s lobby at the Sahabzadah Yaqoob Khan Building.  The Foreign Secretary of Pakistan, Mr. Sohail Masood, and the Ambassador Mr. Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry received my painting on behalf of the Government of Pakistan.  Please refer to the link below:
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  • PAKISTAN MONUMENT PAINTING IN FOREIGN MINISTERY OF PAKISTAN
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  • PICTURE GALLERY
  • The Pakistan Monument is a National Monument and Heritage Museum located in the Western Shakarparian Hills in Islamabad, Pakistan. The monument was constructed to symbolize the unity of the Pakistani People. Its elevation makes the monument visible from across the Islamabad-Rawalpindi metropolitan area and is a popular tourist destination. Covering a total area of 2.8 hectares, the monument is shaped like a blooming flower petal-shaped structure built of granite, with the inner walls of the petals inscribed with the outlines of Lahore Fort, Badshahi (Emperor’s) Mosque, Khyber Pass, and Minar-e-Pakistan. The Monument opens onto a marble terrace providing a bird’s-eye view of Islamabad City. The four main petals of the monument represent the four provinces of Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Sindh, while the three smaller petals represent the three territories of Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu & Kashmir, and the Tribal Areas. The central platform is made in the shape of a five-pointed star which is surrounded by a water body. A metallic crescent surrounding the star is inscribed with sayings of the Founding Father of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and poetry of National Poet, Allama Muhammad Iqbal. Adjoining the Monument is the Pakistan Monument Museum, which includes a wax museum depicting important events leading to the Pakistan Movement. The complex receives on average received 1500 tourists per day. From the air the monument looks like a star (center) and a crescent moon (formed by walls forming the petals), these represent the star and crescent on Pakistan’s flag. The foundation stone was laid on 25 May 2004, completed in 2006, and inaugurated on 23 March 2007.

Photographer: Zill Niazi
(www.instagram.com/zill.niazi)

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PAKISTAN MONUMENT AND MY PAINTING
I am humbled and honored to have my painting used as an official logo at the International Strategic Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan.

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MUSEUM OF THE FUTURE

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MUSEUM OF THE FUTURE


Dubai
40″ X 32″ Acrylic

The building is an architectural and engineering marvel. It confidently straddles the past and the future, applying advanced technology to traditional artforms. The building ‘speaks Arabic’: its facade is a canvas for the poetry of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum rendered in the calligraphy of Mattar bin Lahej.

The building’s form is futuristic: it opens a new path away from the highrise towers that dominate skylines everywhere. Its form is symbolic: The circular building represents humanity; the green mound it sits atop represents the earth; the void represents the unknown future.

Price: $ 11900.00

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PRIEST KING

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PRIEST KING

  • 30″ X 40″
  • Acrylic on Canvas
  • Original

Pakistan

Mohin-Jo-Daro, Pakistan

2200-1900 B. C.

In 1927, a seated male soapstone figure was found in a building with unusually ornamental brickwork and a wall-niche. Though there is

no evidence that priests or monarchs ruled Mohenjo-Daro, archaeologists dubbed this dignified figure a “Priest-King.” The sculpture is 17.5 centimeters (6.9 in) tall, and shows a

neatly bearded man with pierced earlobes

and a fillet around his head, possibly all that

is left of a once-elaborate hairstyle or head-dress; his hair is combed back. He wears an armband, and a cloak with drilled trefoil,

single circle and double circle motifs, which show traces of red. His eyes might have originally been inlaid

Price: $ 6800.00

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