Zubair Qureshi

My name is Zubair Ahmed Qureshi. I was born at Sialkot on 15th March 1970. I opened my eyes in a family whose family profession was art of calligraphy, teaching and practicing hikmat. After being inherited I learnt this art of calligraphy by my father Jamil Qureshi(Late), a renowned calligrapher of Muslim world. He also was inherited this art by his ancestors. Amongst these were Said Ahmed Qureshi and Mehmoodullah Siddique with art name Almaas Raqam (a famous calligrapher). According to my father Jamil Ahmed Qureshi our family played a significant role in subcontinent related to this art. Amongst our ancestors there was a woman who wrote a “Qaseedah” for one of royals at that time and was honorably awarded with “parganas” a name for certain villages, as a property. My grandfather caliigraphed a Quran pak in 30”x40” size. 10 parahs were sent to Delhi, 10 parahs were sent Baghdad and remaining 10 parahs were sent to Mecca sharif.
INPIRATION: I am largely inspired with the personality and skills of my father and especially with his most important innovations in this art. With this innovation he happened to broaden the art of Islamic calligraphy. He had a great wish to write a book on new possibilities in this art. According to him I...

University of the Punjab,national college of arts

COMPUTER WORKS:
A lot of images and Calligraphic paintings created in Photoshop using almost its entire major features and commands.

OTHER ART WORKS:
Manual painting done in his own created technique (wet paint technique) using oil paints, printing inks and enamel paints. Also uses water colors, dry pastels, oil pastels pen and ink, wood and metals (Aluminum & Copper).

INSPIRATION:
* Largely inspired from the innovations done in the art of calligraphy by his father, and professor Ahmad Khan, Askari Mian Irani & Prof. Saeed Akhtar
* Largely inspired by my father who made a major innovation in the art of Arabic
*Calligraphy, Michael Angelo and Leanardo Divinchie

WORK EXPERIENCE:
→ 1 year experience as an Artist at College of Medicine and Dentistry, Lahore
→ University from year 2000 to 2001
→ Assisted his father in making four posters for Paasban (Family Planning Association of Pakistan in 1988.
→ Assisted his father for making three posters for education department in 1993.
→ More than 150 paintings produced as a Team work, both by father & son.

→ Worked at University of Lahore as an Artist.
→ Worked at University of South Asia as a Visiting Lecturer.
→ Worked with his father for many years in differe...