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<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>The pencils used were both German based Staedtler,and USA based Venus, and ranged from 2H to 9H. Usually about 4 H.His works were not of the type that HB pencils could be used. No sharpeners used but actual pocket knives. He would take out a long length of lead by knifing the wooden part and used the pencil in a calligraphic swing. A long line of unbroken drawing. Only hard lead could survive the drawing. If he picks up the pencil before the stretch is complete, it becomes a broken line; under magnification one can see that the line never gets broken. He used the pencil, sharp and long, like a sword in a duel contest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes, Chughtai Sahib experimented with drawing papers, but his choice mainly remained J. WHATMAN, a firm which came to England, in guise of TURKEY OLD MILL, in the 18th century. Even the Queen of England used Turkey Old Mill for all her paper needs, even stationery. Many papers carry the watermark and one can see the same in many of Chughtai’s works. The paper used for printmaking was different, like WhitChurch (Laverstoke Mill near Hampshire<\/em>) mark, paper used for currency notes of the Bank of England (from 1719 to 1963). A research project of its own. The printmaking process is even a more complicated one and will be dealt separate from these writings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nowadays a lot of people pose as specialists of Lahore and yet they know hardly little. Same applies to Art. People writing about art do not even know the ABC of its background. A saying goes in our culture, Andoon mein kana raja. It means in group of blind people, one eyed reigns supreme. All they can think are ways to demolish the rivalry of Chughtai Art, long after the death of the artist. In Pakistan few survive the harsh realities of endless competition. Here is an artist who does not go away. No one has been able to undo Kamaluddin Behzad, no one can undo M.A. Rahman Chughtai. All those puerile objections have gone down the drain, along with their writers. Learn about Art. Learn about Chughtai Art. Learn about Abdur Rahman Chughtai. Do not fall into the blind alley of knowing nothing. Rise to a level in which you can view Chughtai Art without remorse of your own failings. Pakistan Forever! Chughtai Art Forever!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THE MATERIALS USED IN CHUGHTAI ART WORKS;ENDLESS EXPERIMENT WITH THE BEST OF BEST. Surely this is a vast and rarely written topic. We held a full exhibition on same. In this age of hurried things, experimentation with brushes, drawing paper and pigment colours is a rare thing. Even in museums there are no matching data … Continue reading THE MATERIALS USED IN CHUGHTAI ART WORKS; ENDLESS EXPERIMENT WITH THE BEST OF BEST.<\/span>