a recent exhibition in the city showcased works of master artists international creative art centre icac organized an art exhibition showcasing the art works of veterans as well as contemporary artists from india and pakistan on a single platform it was organized by ravindra mardia the curator and brain behind this unique exhibition on behalf of icac with an optimistic hope to regenerate regions history and culture as a part of the harmonizing and improving indopak relations he has expressed the hope that the two countries would benefit from each others culture experience and expertise through organization of such art exhibition this exhibition provided a rare opportunity to art lovers connoisseurs and patrons to enjoy and get enlightened with subtle nuances of the artwork in different mediums like water colour oil acrylic colour mix medium pastels pen and ink charcoal etc being showcased by fiveindian and 11 pakistani artists from the present contemporary artwork on a common platform indian culture has its own inherent vibrancy depth richness due to plethora of subjects and thematic peculiarities also the pakistani counterparts have their own unique distinct glimpses of cultural vignettes and tradition it is therefore a rare opportunity for an art lovers and viewers as well as connoisseurs to enjoy and get enlightened with the various art work being showcased by the participating artists on a common platform in this visual panorama of artwork this major international event confirms that that india is gradually becoming haven for art patrons and lovers icac believes that indian and pakistani modern and contemporary art is about to regain some of its lost strength stable economy etc on a global level particularly the post colonization artists from indian modern school of painting and visual arts as well as their pakistani counterparts remain unscathed by the financial crises in response to this exciting trend icac has endeavored to present this exhibition showing some of the legends in the field of the visual fine arts in this region participants in this unique art exhibition includeindia lalitha lajami vinod sharma vinay sharma deepak shinde and vipta kapadia pakistan abid hasan abrar ahmed aqeel ahmed solangi dr anjuman faisel irfan gul mudassar manzoor mughees riaz mussarrat nahid imam omar farid sana arjumand and mohammed akram spaul 1 lalitha lajmis work shows high emotive content and glimpses of past experience her work mostly illustrates sentimental mindscapes of the main character adolescent girl or young sensitive woman and the sanctity of human relations and association via symbolic iconic forms 2 deepak shindes work shows ecological awareness and passion it showcases heritage of our wildlife and forests and the rich treasure of nature in a sensitive environment in his own style of expressionism it also explores harmonious relationship between different stratas and arenas of life in his typical style 3 vinod sharma his work on undulating canvasses seascapes sandscapes shown vivid mindscapes showing the innovative thoughts in mind they are not inspired but photographic as an aide de memoire for possible