LAHORE (July 17): Punjab University College of Arts and Design (PUCAD)’s Bachelor in Fine Arts (textile designing) students displayed their theses work here at Alhamra Art Gallery on Thursday.  Punjab University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mujahid Kamran inaugurated the exhibition of the work of 14 students of the first batch.  Incharge   PUCAD Textile Desinging Aiza Sohial, Principal Zafar Ullah, Israr Chishti, Jamshaid Chishti and a large number of teachers and students were also present on the occasion.

VC visited all the stall established by 2 male and 12 female students where Aiza Sohail and concerned students gave detailed briefing about their work.  Students exhibit their work in form of wall hangings, textile items, interior designing items, dresses, bed sheets, curtains, etc.

Speaking on the occasion the VC appreciated the creative sense of the PU textile designing students and said that their work is up to the markets standards and modern requirements of the industry. He said that the exhibition by the first batch of BFA is a remarkable step and he ensured the college administration of all out support for the promotion and development activities. 

Incharge Aiza said that all students work is for industry and marketable and she told to the VC that out of 14, five students have already received job offers from weaving industries and boutiques on handsome salary packages.
These BFA students had selected special topics for their work for instance Hassan Babar worked on ‘dieing images’ by using the pictures of historical buildings in his work, Nosheen Zaidi topic was ‘Save Gaia’, Fiza Javed worked on ‘Universal harmony’, Zohaib Aslam topic was ‘My car my world’ so he used different sketches and parts of cars in his designing. 

Mehwish Naveed used ‘Mughal Glory Beckons’ in his designing, Quratulain Ali Choudhary topic was ‘Purity is white’ and she prepared a wonderful bed linen pillows by using unique technique. Bismah Iqbal works theme was ‘Back to the Future’, Madiha Mansoor topic was ‘Primitive spirit, Reema Siddiqi was ‘Seven deadly habit’ so she used envoy, anger and other such sentiments in his work.

Princiapl PUCAD Zafar Ullah said that to difine textile art in all its inexhaustible aspects has been a challenge to aspirants of all ages in a rapidly changing world of today. He wished that the newly established specialization, BFA textile designing, a rousing success in future.