Series name | Saleem Arif Quadri: 1970s |
Description | Pen and ink on paper, 12in x 10ft |
Date of Creation / Publication | 1971-1972 |
Creator | Saleem Arif Quadri |
Associated Person/ Organisation | Saleem Arif Quadri |
Location | Unknown |
Collection and Reference Number | Saleem Arif Quadri collection (GB 2661 SQ) |
Catalogue Number | SQ/ART/1970/6 |
Copyright | The Creator and/ or associated person or organisation where applicable |
Access to originals | The originals are located with Saleem Arif Quadri |
Series notes | Syed Saleem Arif Quadri was born in Hyderabad, India and arrived in Britain aged seventeen when his family emigrated in the 1960s. He studied at Birmingham School of Art and then the Royal College in London. On graduating in 1975, he returned to India to rediscover the country he had known as a child. In the following years he travelled widely in North Africa, Europe and the Asian sub-continent, his work fusing and assimilating the influences of Eastern and Western cultures, including his own Indian and Islamic background. He completed his first sculpture in 1969 but it was 'Space Lattice' which won him the 'Young Sculptor of the Year Award' in 1971. |
Collection notes | The Saleem Arif Quadri collection contains digital images of his artworks, including paintings, ceramics and manuscript books from the late 1950s to the present day, as well as from several exhibition catalogues. The materials also include items from his curatorial work. |