11/09/2026
Naqsh Raj - Paintings, Until 10 October, 2026
We’re excited to present a collection of recent paintings by the Islamabad, Pakistan-based artist and educator Naqsh Raj.
Repetition, texture and sequences of colour characterise this period of the artist’s paintings. Raj’s process is a hybrid of ‘process led’ painting with a unique technique akin to print making developed by the artist.
These labour intensive works produce a natural patina reminiscent of weathered architectural surfaces, where flakes of paint fall from mortar or reveal the colours of previous generations. The grid surface also has a natural undulation and variation reminiscent of hand-printed textiles.
These paintings are subtly multilayered, painted forms lie below the surface of the grid, edges reveals layers of the process as they show washes of colour that form the skeleton the works. With slow looking these impactful paintings increasingly reveal geometric patterns within the overall composition—a rhythm and geometry that could only have been rendered by human hand.
Thursday to Saturday, 9-5pm or by appointment.
