Instagram is such an incredible place. All sorts of fun and creative people get together, sharing their works and gaining exposure for themselves. It really is a one of a kind online society.
The lovely people at Instagram chose an account to highlight and post about the artist and their work on their official page every few days. Today’s shout out was to a Pakistani light artist and, WOW is he talented!
JZ Aamir (Jahenzeb Aamir) is a Pakistani light painter and calligrapher, and is currently based in Dubai.
He uses his skills and talents to merge the old world with the modern age, and the results are mind blowing. Even his captions are ON POINT.
He doesn’t caption like your desi basic bunda, he puts thought into it. JZ details why he chose a certain word for a certain monument.
This clearly isn’t just about painting for him, this is about celebrating the history of his country.
Everything is meticulous and that’s what sets him apart from the rest.
Jahanzeb has always been interested in Arabic Calligraphy. The curves and the structure of the art form intrigued him the most.
Then he was introduced to photography, and he says, “like everyone else I started with portrait and landscape shots, but when I discovered light calligraphy, I finally found a way to combine both my passions”. The result of this combination are beautiful.
Some of his captions detail how he finds his inspiration.
He makes it sound really easy, but I highly doubt that is the case.
He isn’t only restricted to buildings, he ‘paints’ on people too.
‘Make friends with this guy and make him take such photos of me’ added to my to-do list.
Jahanzeb and his account just go to show that Pakistan is FULL of talent and that our creative genius knows no bounds.
Good going, Jahanzeb! Keep making awesome posts for us to go gaga over.
Cover Photo Courtesy: JZ Aamir/ Instagram