BIO

Muhammad Abrar (B. Pakistan 1987) is a visual artist and educator based in Lahore. He earned his BFA with Honors from the National College of Arts, Lahore, in 2014. Working across calligraphy, mosaics, and printmaking, Abrar’s practice engages with the idea of logocentrism within the Islamic tradition, exploring and strengthening the coexistence between tradition and modernity. His works have been exhibited widely at national and international platforms, including a solo exhibition at Madina Art Center, Madina. His practice has also reached global audiences through his participation in the Auction Gala in New York, and his artworks form part of prominent private and institutional collections. Alongside his studio practice, Abrar has contributed to shaping contemporary art education through teaching and curriculum design. He has taught at the National College of Arts and Lahore College for Women University, Department of Fine Arts, while also leading projects that bridge modern educational approaches with traditional wisdom.

ARTIST STATMENT

Fragments carry a quiet yet profound power to embody unity through multiplicity. A single square may seem insignificant among hundreds of others, yet its presence is essential to the balance of the composition. Each movement of placing these elements creates a rhythm of its own, a steady pulse that gathers meaning through repetition. The work takes shape through paper mosaic and Kufic calligraphy. Hundreds of small fragments are painted, cut, and pasted to form an inscription within rhythmic compositions of color. The process is slow and deliberate, carrying the intentionality of contemplation. In repetition, patience becomes form, and the fragments begin to surrender their separateness to a greater unity. What emerges is not simply an image but a space of encounter, where rhythm, silence, and harmony invite the possibility of glimpsing divinity in the weaving of parts into a whole.