{"id":8411,"date":"2015-12-24T12:30:42","date_gmt":"2015-12-24T04:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=8411"},"modified":"2015-12-24T13:42:16","modified_gmt":"2015-12-24T05:42:16","slug":"amin-gulgee-body-soul-press-release","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/amin-gulgee-body-soul-press-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Amin Gulgee &#8211; Body &#038; Soul &#8211; Press Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='artists-title'  class='avia-section av-av_section-142ff43b7600746a6e970fde5cf91c57 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  avia-bg-style-scroll  container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-8411'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"font-family: 'eb garamond'; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: left;\"><a title=\"EXHIBITIONS \u2013 CURRENT\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/exhibition-current\/\">CuRRENT<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"selected\" title=\"EXHIBITIONS \u2013 PAST\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/exhibition-current\/exhibition-past\/\">PAST<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52{\nheight:20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-a6de236e6c183bbbd700292deacd2b52 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3 class=\"p1\" style=\"font-family: 'eb garamond'; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: 2px; text-transform: uppercase; text-align: left;\"><a title=\"Amin Gulgee \u2013 Body &amp; Soul \u2013 Works\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/amin-gulgee-body-soul-works\/\">works<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a class=\"selected\" title=\"Amin Gulgee \u2013 Body &amp; Soul \u2013 Press Release\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/amin-gulgee-body-soul-press-release\/\">press release<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-a07f7596b1fca85f6595a75d593069df\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-a07f7596b1fca85f6595a75d593069df{\nheight:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-a07f7596b1fca85f6595a75d593069df hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_full  el_before_av_one_full  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class='flex_column av-av_one_full-2a9015ff38129c418a3f2eafba3e9512 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div '   ><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '  style='font-size:14px; '  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span style=\"font-family: open sans thin; font-size: 25px; line-height: 24px; letter-spacing: 1px; color: #333333;\">Body &amp; Soul<br \/>\nAmin Gulgee<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 14px; line-height: 24px; color: #666666; text-align: justify;\">\n<p>Internationally renowned metal sculptor Amin Gulgee was born in 1969 and hails from Karachi, Pakistan. He is the son of the legendary Pakistani artist Ismail Gulgee. A graduate from Yale University, USA he has exhibited his works extensively in the USA, Europe and the Middle East. This will be his second exhibition in Malaysia, the first being a hugely successful exhibition entitled \u2018The Search for Light\u2019 in 2004.<\/p>\n<p>Amin Gulgee is an innovator of tradition. His medium is metal, his inspiration the rich and varied spiritual history of his native Pakistan. In the decade that he has been exhibiting and working, his sculptures have ranged from the purely abstract to works that draw inspiration from Hindu mythology, Buddhist civilisations and Islamic calligraphy.<\/p>\n<p>Although diverse, these directions influence and nourish one another for they all attempt to depict the spirituality of man.<\/p>\n<p>Chief art critic of the Washington Times, Joanna Shaw-Eagle wrote in her review of his one-man show at the IMF in 1999:<br \/>\n\u201c Mr.Gulgee is an artist to watch both for the originality of his ideas and the sensuous, handsome quality of his work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Amin, is today a household name in Pakistan. He is also a widely exhibited artist worldwide with works sought after not only by individual collectors but by public and private institutions. He has been commissioned by the Pakistani government to create numerous public sculptures, including a piece entitled \u2018The Message\u2019 for the Islamabad Presidency. Another of Gulgee\u2019s well-known pieces is \u2018Minar\u2019 which now stands in Karachi\u2019s Quaid-e-Azam International Airport. His latest masterpiece, the 40ft high \u2018Forgotten Text\u2019 jointly sponsored by Glaxo Smith Kline, Merck Marker, Pakistan State Oil, Pakistan Tobacco Company and Siemens, now stands proudly at a prominent roundabout in Karachi, Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>In 2005, Amin was honoured with the esteemed Pride of Performance Award, which is only bestowed upon individuals who have attained iconic stature in their field of excellence, by the President of Pakistan.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Body &amp; Soul\u2019 will be an exhibition that will bring together his geometric calligraphy works and his figurative works to represent body and soul. Amin will also be exhibiting his unique, sculptural jewellery pieces.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><em> \u201cBody &amp; Soul\u201d will be featuring at Wei-Ling Gallery, No.8 Jalan Scott, Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur 50470 Malaysia from 7th August-30th August 2006.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-a04e9a999f2af535624a76d569713c2e hr-short  avia-builder-el-8  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  hr-center '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-9a4b51fdc01b8b13bd201ffe5054f031\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-9a4b51fdc01b8b13bd201ffe5054f031{\nheight:35px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-9a4b51fdc01b8b13bd201ffe5054f031 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-9  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock  '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Read catalogue essay\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/read-catalogue-essay\/\"><strong>Read catalogue essay<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"\u201cSpirituality, Body &amp; Soul\u201d by Dennis Chua\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/spirituality-body-soul-by-dennis-chua\/\"><strong>&#8220;Spirituality, Body &amp; Soul&#8221; by Dennis Chua<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"\u201cGiving life to metal\u201d\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/giving-life-to-metal\/\"><strong>&#8220;Giving life to metal&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestar.com.my\/story\/?file=%2F2006%2F10%2F2%2Flifefocus%2F15239460\"><strong>&#8220;Making sense of life&#8221; by Rubin Khoo<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"View images of some of Amin\u2019s jewelry pieces featured at the show\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/view-images-of-some-of-amins-jewelry-pieces-featured-at-the-show\/\"><strong>View images of some of Amin&#8217;s jewelry pieces featured at the show<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Profile: \u201cPakistani Artist Amin Gulgee\u201d by Rajeev Nair, Bahrain\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/profile-pakistani-artist-amin-gulgee-by-rajeev-nair-bahrain\/\"><strong>Profile: &#8220;Pakistani Artist Amin Gulgee&#8221; by Rajeev Nair, Bahrain<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"\u201cMixing the Sacred\u201d by Carla Power\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/mixing-the-sacred-by-carla-power\/\"><strong>&#8220;Mixing the Sacred&#8221; by Carla Power<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"\u201cCharbagh\u201d by Bina Shah\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/charbagh-by-bina-shah\/\"><strong>&#8220;Charbagh&#8221; by Bina Shah<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a title=\"Art Review \u2013 Amin Gulgee\" href=\"https:\/\/weiling-gallery.com\/contemporary\/portfolio-item\/art-review-amin-gulgee\/\"><strong>Art Review &#8211; Amin Gulgee<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CuRRENT\u00a0|\u00a0PAST works\u00a0|\u00a0press release Body &amp; Soul Amin Gulgee Internationally renowned metal sculptor Amin Gulgee was born in 1969 and hails from Karachi, Pakistan. 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