Imran Qureshi

Miniature painting

15–31 August 2019

Media
Miniature painting and other media

Location
Hohensalzburg Fortress

Teaching language
English (teacher also speaks Urdu)

What to bring
The necessary tools and materials will be specified along with your confirmation of acceptance, and can be purchased at the Academy shop. Participants will receive an exact list of material when accepted for the course.

Requirements
Basic understanding of drawing. Participants should be able to work sitting on cushions on the floor.

Maximum number of participants
15

Co-teacher
Hadia Zahra

Participation fee
€ 800.– (€ 608.–)

This introductory course will focus on the centuries-old traditional technique of miniature painting from the Indian subcontinent. The course will evolve around preparation of materials, including brush-making, wasli-papermaking, and processing the paints/pigments in a traditional way. Demonstrations will also be an important part throughout the course, which will include different techniques of making a miniature painting (pencil, Siyyah Qalam, Gad’rang, gilding and border-making). During the course, Imran Qureshi will also talk about the revival of contemporary miniature painting in Pakistan.

The basic objective of this course is to encourage conceptual work in the participants after they have been introduced to certain skills and gained an understanding of the ancient art form of miniature painting.

At the end of the course, participants will translate their previous assignment-based practice into their own personal visual vocabulary.

Participants who already have experience in miniature painting and know the basic techniques will have more time than “beginners” to integrate the miniature painting in their own artistic production at the end of the course.