This Leprous Brightness represents the development of his practice from traditionally worked, small-format miniature paintings. It belongs to a series that resulted from witnessing the aftermath of a terrorist explosion in Lahore. Qureshi’s bloody footprint has a visceral power in itself but on closer inspection leaves are growing across the feet, representing life emerging from the devastation while referring to his background and training as a miniature artist.
Gallery Oldham were keen to acquire a recent work that represents the development of Qureshi’s practice from traditionally-worked, small-format miniature paintings. This Leprous Brightness is one of a series that resulted from witnessing the aftermath of a terrorist explosion in Lahore. Qureshi’s bloody footprint has a visceral power in itself but on closer inspection it becomes apparent that the work depicts plant life within the footprints, hinting at the possibility of life emerging out of devastation and making reference to Qureshi’s background and training as a miniature artist.
