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Muhammad Javed: A Legendary Artist
Muhammad Javed is a renowned Painter from Pakistan. He graduated in Fine Art from National College of Arts, Lahore (1962) and belonged to its first batch, which got an opportunity to learn from the galaxy of foreign teachers along with high profiled local teachers. As a result, most of the students of this batch made the history and so was the case of Muhammad Javed, who studied art under the direct supervision of Prof. Shakir Ali. He also went to MIT-USA to study Urban and Regional Planning, where he exhibited his artworks and was awarded First Annual Distinguished Artist Award in 1989 by MIT.

He is a well-travelled artist and has visited Art Galleries and Museums of different countries, which helped him to further nurture his artistic faculties. A book entitled “A Man of the Arts-Muhammad Javed” annotated and edited by Dr. Shaukat Mahmood has also been published on his work and life covering more than 50 years of his professional career. Besides, in 2016 he has been selected and covered by a German Book “Fine Art Masters of 21st Century” published in Austria along with other 38 Western Artists, which is a pride not only for the artist but also for Pakistan.

He has his own style of expression, which is unusual and symbolic of the socio-cultural and economic activities. One can see wonderful use of simplification of the forms, hues of the colors, interesting patterns, space division and intriguing textural values in his paintings. He likes to paint sensitive issues in his style of Pakistan Literati Paintings a new term as introduced by him. Art educationists have considered his work as a mile stone for the students of Fine Art and a valuable contribution to the art scene of the country.

Muhammad Javed has nine Solo Shows at his credit held in the country and abroad in addition to his regular participation in various Group Exhibitions since 1962. National College of Arts, Lahore also organized and presented Solo Show of his Paintings in October 2016, which was followed by Book Launch published on his work and life.

He along with his own artwork has worked a lot to promote appreciation of Art and Literature and has introduced a number of new talents since 1997. He also writes on Art and Artists, and his articles are being published in different Magazines.

Brief reviews of Art Critics and Writers about Muhammad Javed's work:
Quddus Mirza

Muhammad Javed belongs to the first generation of graduates in Fine Arts from the National College of Arts, but from his earlier works to latest canvases, Javed has been working as a translator. He converts the life in his surroundings into patches of paint that are arranged in compositions, which have a strong effect on the viewer due to their colour palette. Shades of blue, range of greens, introduction of pale hues, and areas of subtle and vivid tones mark his work different from his peers.

Muhammad Javed’s canvases reflect his love for his city, surroundings, people and places, as he transforms them into visions that present pleasure, poise and preciousness for life. About activities around us, which take place around us, but we are not aware of them. It is the task of a sensitive painter like him, to make us see what we look at every day, without noticing, observing and enjoying it.

 

Marjorie Hussain

 

When Javed was at Karachi he became one of the vanguards of young artists discovering new methods and ideas. He experimented with cubism, creating paintings of gradient subdued hues or in alternate moods, painted brilliant images of bright colours.

Mian Ijaz ul Hassan  

Muhammad Javed is a painter and a writer, who has also played a valuable role in promoting art and literature, and in identifying young painters of talent.

The present paintings reveals his multiple moods and concerns and are well studied and built; crowded with mundane, everyday movement and multiple activities. There are a number of paintings where Javed shuns crisp definitions; objects are defused by palette knife strokes, seemingly as though scratched on the surface. In these works shapes, forms and colours coalesce, creating an interesting textural hue on the surface plane.

I find his works intriguing and stimulating.

 

Dr. Khalid Mahmud

Javed has painted a number of paintings and each one represents different subject matter and themes of different varieties, whereas the approach retains his own individuality which makes him stand distinct as an artist among this community.

 

Dr. Shaukat Mahmood (Maxim)

 

His oil painting provide us yet another technique. I, both as a student and as a teacher, has had observed dry-brush technique in brush and ink sketches. A master painter in this technique was one of my teacher Miss Naseem Hafiz Qazi. Javed sahib has gone a step further in this technique. He spreads the paint with the help of palette knife and creates interesting texture. The result is alluring at once because of effective space division, strong composition and simplification of forms.

Dr. Ajaz Anwar

Javed has an eye for dividing his picture areas into varying rectangles so as to emphasize and subdue certain elements and make the composition, the subject and his expressions strong enough.

Iftikhar Ahmad Adani

Javed’s work is different. He does not invest his ingenuity in producing design, nor in evolving patterns…. He is primarily engaged in portraying visions and projecting ideas, ideas which haunt him.

S. Amjid Ali

He uses purely abstract forms created with fine sense of design incorporating the alphabets of the name. The transformation of the letters has been brought about in an artistic and pleasing manner. What is important is the painterly quality of handling of colours.

Solo Show of Paintings held at NCA in October 2016:
Mujahid Kamran, VC, Punjab University        it’s unusual, extremely impressive and beautiful work for me.

Maxim (Prof. Dr. Shaukat Mahmood)        Great work. Great performance. Great show.

Lt. Gen. (R) Khalid Latif Mughal                    It was a pleasure to participate in this spectacular event of exhibition of the Illuminating works of Mr. Muhammad Javed.

Prof. Tanwer Hassain                                   Special work.

R.M.Naeem                                                 "Congratulations; I am very happy to see this exhibition."

Khubaib Irfan                                               "I love the way you look and painted your surroundings, "

Jamil Hussain                                              "Wonderful historical work of a very kind and wonderful Artist."

M. Arslan Habib                                           "Very fascinating and impressive. Really nice work done. "

Tashfeen Majeed                                         "Muhammad Javed Sir, a Versatile Artist."

Samina Tanveer                                          "Excellent work."

Khurshid Ahmad                                          "Beautiful Paintings, lively. It undoubtedly is a great show of art. Amazingly beautiful paintings and intriguing approach. Masterly use of mediums, colours and hues."

Mudassar Butt                                             "Creative work."

F. Asad                                                        "A Man of the Arts–M. Javed my Teacher. I am proud of him."

M. Muzmal Usman                                      "Nice work done. It’s all about reality of life. Very enjoyable."

Mahmood Butt                                             Nice and perfect work. Best wishes.

Asim                                                            What an interesting choice of colours. All shades of grey. What a   life has become.

Ali Hassnain                                                Your work is extraordinary and legendary. I am greatly inspired.Your work has a sound depth which attract all the deep rooted man. Allah bless you, sir.

Munawar Mohiud Din                                  Captivating and semi realistic. Wish you all the best.

Mariam Arshad                                           Beautiful paintings. Sir, Great show. Congratulations.

Syed Ejaz                                                   You are a master of art, God bless you always.

Nusrat Ali                                                    Great show of Mr. Javed’s work. Congratulations.

Dr. Khalid Mahmud                                     Great.

Mahboob Ali                                               Great show by Great Artist.

Mariam Sherazi                                          Fantastic work and wonderful event.

Ghulam Abbas Kamangar                          Great show. I hope your exhibition will be a good example for  artists and students.