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Untitled (from 'Rustam-e-pardar (Rustam with wings)' series) 2006

Artwork Untitled (from 'Rustam-e-pardar (Rustam with wings)' series) this artwork made of Watercolour and ink on wasli paper, created in 2006-01-01
Accession No.
2006.172.005
Date Created
2006
Gallery location
Not on public display
Department
Contemporary Asian Art
Dimensions A
17.5 x 27.5cm
Media Category
Painting
Secondary Media Category
watercolour
Medium
Watercolour and ink on wasli paper
Place Created
Fukuoka Quetta
Credit Line
Purchased 2006

As part of the persecuted Hazara community, Khadim Ali’s family fled from Afghanistan to Pakistan during Taliban rule (1996–2001). He studied miniature painting in Lahore before migrating to Australia in 2010. Themes of war and otherness have been central to his work. The ‘Rustam-e-pardar (Rustam with wings)’ series refers to the Taliban’s identification with Rustam, the Persian hero from the Shah-nameh (The Book of Kings), used to reinforce their image of omnipresent vigilance. 
 

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