Portfolio
Selected Works
Collection
Recent Works
Terracotta Horizon
Veil of Grace: Bismillah
Cobalt Sanctuary (Asma-ul-Husna)
Sacred Monolith: Ism-e-Azam
Echoes of the Divine Light
Crimson Symphony in Bloom
Whispers of the Tide
The Method
Process & Intention
Each painting is a journey from spiritual contemplation to physical expression. Through layers of thick impasto paint and carefully composed calligraphic forms, the artwork emerges as a bridge between the divine and the tangible — a visual manifestation of Noor, the divine light.
01 — Concept
Every painting begins with spiritual contemplation — finding the intersection of tradition and expression.
02 — Composition
Laying out calligraphic forms, geometric structures, and color relationships on the canvas.
03 — Layering
Building up thick impasto layers, each adding depth — sometimes 30 to 40 layers of paint.
04 — Refinement
Final details, color balancing, and spiritual intention — ensuring the painting carries energy.
The Artist
M.A. Bukhari
Contemporary painter & calligrapher from Karachi, blending Islamic calligraphy with modern abstraction and impasto technique.
Full Biography20+
Years Experience
200+
Paintings Created
50+
Exhibitions
12
Collections
Featured Interview
In Conversation with
M.A. Bukhari
Archi Times sat down with M.A. Bukhari to explore the ideas behind his paintings — the tension between tradition and modernity, the spiritual dimension of impasto, and what it means to paint in a city like Karachi.
Published by
Archi Times Online
“I want you to feel the painting before you understand it.”
M.A. Bukhari
On his artistic philosophy
“My work is a bridge — between the spiritual and the material, the ancient and the contemporary, the word and the image.”
On Islamic calligraphy
“Calligraphy is not decoration to me. It is the architecture of the soul, each letter a weight-bearing column of meaning.”
On impasto technique
“The thickness of the paint is not a style choice — it is an insistence. I want you to feel the painting before you understand it.”
Commissions & Inquiries
Let's Create Together
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