ISLAMABAD, May 23: The solo exhibition of paintings by Faiza Khan, who is fascinated with figurative and has passion to paint, opened at Hunekada here on Saturday.

“I can express better when I paint figures - females mostly - because the subject inspires me the most,” said the bright young artist at the opening day.

Faiza returns to the local art scene after five years with nearly 30 works in vibrant, colourful and figurative patterns.

This freelance artist has her own style and the mood of the exhibition is poignant. “This is my reaction to all the sadness that surrounds us in these difficult times,” Faiza said explaining her works.

Her art is not about making judgments or defining a person but about capturing a moment when they have let go of societal, mental, physical or cultural constraints and are subconsciously released to express.

“What makes figurative art my focus is my love of the differences from person to person, face to face, limb to limb, emotion to emotion. And while emotion is my primary focus, there is a battle between an ultimate expression of a moment in time and the allure of the paint itself. The material and concept take turns leading my hand throughout my process,” she said.

She paints bold figures, busts, bodies halved or full length figures sitting, lying and standing while colours seem like flying around in all her works Triumph in blue, Eve, bars of adornment, persisting lines, mirror, graceless desire besides so many of the rest.

Faiza barely leaves any empty space on canvass and tries to decorate every corner with bold strokes of oranges, reds, bright yellows that in one way or the other symbolise recollected images and happenings around her.

“And if I can connect with one per son in the world for one second in life, I believe I have succeeded,” she said. The exhibition will run till May 29.