Lot 233: TAZEEN QAYYUM (b. 1973)

TAZEEN QAYYUM (b. 1973)
Use Only as Intended II
signed in Urdu and dated '05' (lower right)
opaque watercolour and photo transfer on wasli paper
9 x 16¼ in. (23.8 x 42.4 cm.)
Executed in 2005

Canvas Gallery, Karachi
Acquired from the above by the present owner, circa 2005

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In this work, Tazeen has used an image of a US visa form on wasli with a stylised painting of a "flit pump" an insecticide dispenser used commonly in the Sub-continent. The artist plays with the notion of the alluring qualities of the United States to aspiring immigrants and conversely the repellence that is fostered through politics and prejudice.