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The Art
Nasreen Mohamedi
Art does not merely bind human beings;
it also liberates them. Familiar forms
and figures in paintings and sculptures
often anchor the viewer to a fixed meaning
and experience, whereas abstract structures
open up a freer realm of imagination and
perception. The art of Nasreen Mohamedi
embodies this very sense of liberation. Her
works seem less concerned with the visible
world and more engaged in exploring a
subtle and mysterious realm that cannot be
fully expressed in words.
Nasreen Mohamedi was born in
Karachi in 1937 into a prosperous family.
Around 1944, her family moved to Mumbai.
Her father owned a photography equipment
business in Bahrain, which nurtured her
early interest in photography. As a teenager,
she studied at Saint Martin’s School of
Art in London and later went to Paris on a
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