Rashid Rana Red Carpet Painting

Some of his works like the red carpet or veil series do take up stereotypes about violence and gender.

Rashid rana red carpet painting. See available photographs prints and multiples and works on paper for sale and learn about the artist. View rashid rana s 121 artworks on artnet. He trained as a painter at the national college of arts in lahore pakistan and at the massachusetts college of fine arts in boston usa. Rana s desire to experiment while at the same time maintaining a rational understanding of his socio cultural context makes him a most politically astute artist.

Find an in depth biography exhibitions original artworks for sale the latest news and sold auction prices. Rashid rana is a contemporary pakistani artist whose works incorporate painting installation photography and collage. Rashid rana lisson gallery london. The collapse of the private equity firm abraaj group and court supervised liquidation of its assets has had far reaching effects in the gulf art market.

Rashid rana was born in lahore pakistan in 1968 where he lives and works. Rashid rana a pakistani artist from lahore produces software generated composite photomontages that either hang on the wall or digitally drape three dimensional objects rana has been caught up in the recent south asian art boom and has returned his focus to teaching acting as the head of the fine art department at the beaconhouse national university in lahore and one of the founding. Artist rashid rana s work red carpet series fetched the highest price of rs 34 4 million 200 000 pounds among all art works by pakistanis at an auction of modern and contemporary. He is the founding faculty member and head of the fine art department at beaconhouse national university in lahore pakistan.

One edition of his work red carpet 1 was auctioned at sotheby s new york on 16 may 2008 for a record price of 623 000 us highest price ever paid for a work of art produced by a pakistani. Red carpet series 1 rashid rana. Art dubai chemould prescott road chatterjee lal dubai. Mar 27 2015 explore aroosa rana s board rashid rana on pinterest.

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