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Anushka Rustomji

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Where the Body Begins

Afshar Malik
Mohsin Shafi
Sahyr Sayed
Zara Asgher
Anushka Rustomji
Madyha Leghari
Sajid Khan

Preview
4 August, ‘26
5 p.m - 8 p.m

Open till
25 August, ‘26
11 a.m - 7 p.m

Last day to experience the exhibition, visit today. by @anushkarustomji

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2 months ago

Griffin Foliage, 2026
Colour pencil on Hahnmule Bamboo paper
12.5 x 9.5 inches

Griffin March, 2018
Perforations on handmade paper (Parwana paper)
6 x 10.5 inches

A new drawing in pencil revived from an old one in perforations. Happy and grateful to have had both works be a part of the fundraiser for @strayshomeanimalrescue organised by @taabir_ 🤍 by @anushkarustomji

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2 months ago

Where the Body Begins
Afshar Malik
Mohsin Shafi
Sahyr Sayed
Zara Asgher
Anushka Rustomji
Madyha Leghari
Sajid Khan

Preview
4 August, ‘26
5 p.m - 8 p.m

Open till
25 August, ‘26
11 a.m - 7 p.m by @anushkarustomji

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2 months ago

Arboreal Being (II), 2026
Pencil on paper,
11 x 18 inches

On view, as part of the group show Where the Body Begins at @whitewallthegallery

An imaginary meeting of bodily forms- of silent stone with breathing arboreal structures. Carved drapery forming visual parallels with the twists of the boughs, and the trunk doubling as a shared body.
Bark and boughs, as blood and bone.

#drawing #pencil #workonpaper by @anushkarustomji

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2 months ago

Arboreal Being (I), 2026
Pencil on paper,
11 x 27 inches

On view, as part of the group show Where the Body Begins at @whitewallthegallery

Was looking at Boddhisatvas, meticulously carved in schist (the dark 'greyness' of the stone so translatable in pencil), their delicate drapery folds, sumptous jewellery, convincing anatomy, upright posture- and the writhing, dancing nature of tree trunks

#drawing #pencil #workonpaper #boddhisatva by @anushkarustomji

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2 months ago

Join us for the opening of the group exhibition

*Where the Body begins*

Seven cross-generational artists carry forward a conversation started twelve years ago, featuring works across drawing, painting, ceramics and sculpture.

Afshar Malik
Mohsin Shafi
Sahyr Sayed
Zara Asgher
Anushka Rustomji
Madyha Leghari
Sajid Khan

Preview
4 August, 2026
5 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Exhibition continues until
25 August, 2026
11 a.m. – 7 p.m.

#contemporaryart #whitewallgallery #afsharmalik #MayhaLeghari #sajidkhan by @anushkarustomji

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3 months ago

Hariti, 2025, pencil on paper

Was fortunate to visit the beautiful statue of Hariti in the Lahore museum (last slide) many times last year, and felt I had to draw her - reimagined as a growing, grounded maternal figure in a tree form, a trunk here as a makeshift plinth.

#hariti #workonpaper #lahoremuseum by @anushkarustomji

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6 months ago

We are delighted to have artist Anushka Rustomji with us at Darham / Marham this weekend! Anushka will share the influences and processes that lead to her incredible drawings and paintings, and share some of the books that she looks at featuring Company Paintings and Natural History Illustrations.

Drawing with / from Books are sessions that encourage spending time in the company of books. Time is spent looking at and reading select artist made books and art publications from the Kurachee Reading Room Collection which are curated thematically for each session. In this week’s session will look at books featuring Company Paintings and Natural History Illustrations.

This session has limited capacity, please sign up via the link in the bio. Please message or email us with any questions or concerns, we are located in Shahbaz Market Phase 6, location in form and bio.

Image credits: Anushka Rustomji taken in Karachi کراچی by @anushkarustomji

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6 months ago

The series ‘Cross Pollinations’ by Anushka Rustomji is a playful subversion and exaggeration of existing Natural History illustrations and Company paintings.

Natural History paintings were intended to be visually accurate depictions of flora and fauna in their natural state. However, the depiction of these beings was always selective, involving manipulations of scale and size, adjustments to amplify aesthetic designs and compositions, and at times, inaccurate contexts where plants and animals were placed together without any natural connection. In Anushka's practice, these inconsistencies are brought to the forefront, revealing how the artist’s (and often Western patron’s) preconceptions and aesthetic decisions take precedence over reality and inevitably shape natural history art.

Clawed Pheasant
Gouache on Paper
12 x 18 inches
2026

The exhibition continues till April 07, 2026 - 11 am to 8 pm, every day. The gallery remains closed on Fridays and national holidays only.

#numaishgah #phosphenesandotherblurs #contemporaryart #pakistaniart #art #anushkarustomji #bibihajra #rabiasakhtar #threepersonshow by @anushkarustomji

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7 months ago

The series ‘Cross Pollinations’ by Anushka Rustomji is a playful subversion and exaggeration of existing Natural History illustrations and Company paintings.

Natural History paintings were intended to be visually accurate depictions of flora and fauna in their natural state. However, the depiction of these beings was always selective, involving manipulations of scale and size, adjustments to amplify aesthetic designs and compositions, and at times, inaccurate contexts where plants and animals were placed together without any natural connection. In Anushka's practice, these inconsistencies are brought to the forefront, revealing how the artist’s (and often Western patron’s) preconceptions and aesthetic decisions take precedence over reality and inevitably shape natural history art.

Clawed Scarlet-Minivet
Gouache on Paper
12 x 18 inches
2026

The exhibition continues till April 07, 2026 - 11 am to 8 pm, every day. The gallery remains closed on Fridays and national holidays only.

#numaishgah #phosphenesandotherblurs #contemporaryart #pakistaniart #art #anushkarustomji #bibihajra #rabiasakhtar #threepersonshow by @anushkarustomji

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7 months ago

The series ‘Cross Pollinations’ by Anushka Rustomji is a playful subversion and exaggeration of existing Natural History illustrations and Company paintings.

Natural History paintings were intended to be visually accurate depictions of flora and fauna in their natural state. However, the depiction of these beings was always selective, involving manipulations of scale and size, adjustments to amplify aesthetic designs and compositions, and at times, inaccurate contexts where plants and animals were placed together without any natural connection. In Anushka's practice, these inconsistencies are brought to the forefront, revealing how the artist’s (and often Western patron’s) preconceptions and aesthetic decisions take precedence over reality and inevitably shape natural history art.

Crabiscus
Gouache on Paper
24 x 21 inches
2026

The exhibition continues till April 07, 2026 - 11 am to 8 pm, every day. The gallery remains closed on Fridays and national holidays only.

#numaishgah #phosphenesandotherblurs #contemporaryart #pakistaniart #art #anushkarustomji #bibihajra #rabiasakhtar #threepersonshow by @anushkarustomji

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7 months ago

The series ‘Cross Pollinations’ by Anushka Rustomji is a playful subversion and exaggeration of existing Natural History illustrations and Company paintings.

Natural History paintings were intended to be visually accurate depictions of flora and fauna in their natural state. However, the depiction of these beings was always selective, involving manipulations of scale and size, adjustments to amplify aesthetic designs and compositions, and at times, inaccurate contexts where plants and animals were placed together without any natural connection. In Anushka's practice, these inconsistencies are brought to the forefront, revealing how the artist’s (and often Western patron’s) preconceptions and aesthetic decisions take precedence over reality and inevitably shape natural history art.

Bromelia Tang Fish
Gouache on Paper
22 x 14 inches
2026

The exhibition continues till April 07, 2026 - 11 am to 8 pm, every day. The gallery remains closed on Fridays and national holidays only.

#numaishgah #phosphenesandotherblurs #contemporaryart #pakistaniart #art #anushkarustomji #bibihajra #rabiasakhtar #threepersonshow by @anushkarustomji

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7 months ago