Affection (Maya Angelou) Print

Zakir Husain [Tanha] (1977, India) I take my job as an artist very seriously. I like to deal with complex contemporary issues. My recent series "Bint-e-Hawwa deals with one of the contemporary issue about importance of female in a society. In Arabic, Bint means Daughter and Hawwa means first woman to step on the Earth. All human beings are the children of same mother (Hawwa) and father (Adam) as per Quran who are referred as Adam and Eve in the Bible. The Almighty has put in every woman , the qualities of mercy, affection in the form of mother, sister, wife and daughter which helps to maintain a healthy relationship. This is what makes it beautiful and powerful. Without the woman, the whole world would have looked colourless. Apple ,a symbol of knowledge, beauty, freshness and colour is often seen instead of woman's face. It is my belief that every woman in the world is beautiful. I like to document my day to day experiences. Enviroment, social issues and nature, science are some of the topics that interest me. My works being sensitive in nature, they mainly travel between many art movements like surrealism, realism, abstraction etc. **Awards & Achievements ** 2018. 1st place in Cartist 2018 Jaipur. 2018. Picasso Award from konoseema, Andhra Pradesh. 2017. ARTCOZY Delhi Merit Award 4th International Online Art Competition. 2017. Unique Style Award By NIRMAAN ART FOUNDATION Mumbai. 2017. 1st prize Best painting Award Uchaan Art Gallery , Gurgaon. 2017. Best Painting Award from “EFAC BALASORE, ODISHA. 2016. International "Art Maestro " Title Award at Lalit Kala Darbar Art gallery , Kerala. 2016. Prafulla Dahanukar Art Foundation Award Kalanand Art Contest. 2015. M.F.Husain National Award from Indian Royal Academy of Art and Culture, Karnataka. 2015. Best Painting Award from the Art Society of India. 2013. An Achievement of Special Award named "Bint-e-Hawa” given by Anjuman-I-Islam, Mumbai for depicting exploitation of a woman through an exhibition. 2011. An Achievment of Special Award For "Model Presentation On Human History " honoured by Anjuman-I-Islam, Mumbai 2010. A Special Award "Model Presentation On "AntiTobacco Campaign” by Anjuman-I-Islam, Mumbai. 2008. 1st Prize from Salam Bombay Foundation for Best Painting. 2004. International 1st Prize from T.P.W.W. Company, Tehran, Iran on Water Conservation Topic. 2000. 1st & 2nd Prizes (Four Prizes) from Govt. Dental College, Mumbai.