The Contrapposto Print

Email: Tayyab Tariq, born in Lahore, Pakistan, is an artist currently based in Berlin. Renowned as a sculptor, painter, and mixed media art maker. He begin his international art career from his first solo exhibition “Contrapposto” from Moscow in 2014. He has received numerous prestigious awards and widespread admiration from esteemed art institutions worldwide. In 2021, the University of Carolina, Michigan, honored his painting “Moore” (a peacock inspired by the Pakistani Truck Art series) by featuring it in their annual Sanskrit Literary-Arts Magazine. In 2019, the University of Porto recognized him as the top-ranked artist among 22 global contenders in their higher education program. In 2018, Bauhaus University in Germany honourary published his artwork “Intimacy” as it portrays Bauhaus philosophy ‘form follow function‘ in “Black & White Art Challenge.” Additionally, in 2016, Sarah Lawrence College in New York published his work in their annual journal. Tariq’s art has been showcased internationally, including at MANIFESTA 10 – the 2015 European Biennale of Contemporary Art in Saint Petersburg. He was also listed among the Top 50 artists of 2015 by the Blooom Award in Germany. He participated in the Hybrid Identities International Art Expo in Venice, Italy, and the Festival International D’Art in Casablanca the same year. In 2014, he held a solo exhibition titled “Contrapposto” in Moscow. His exhibitions span New York, Venice, Morocco, London, and Lahore. In 2012, Tariq was selected for the British Council-INSPIRE program through Beaconhouse National University (BNU), participating in a higher education exchange between the UK and Pakistan. He holds an MFA in Visual Art from the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, Poland. Currently, he is an artist & 3d visualizer at UferStudios in Berlin, Germany.