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Ash, Mallika make a splash on Pak painter's collages

Islamabad (PTI): A demure Aishwarya Rai dreaming of a bright new world, 'Mohtarma' Mallika Sherawat dining at an Oxford restaurant and a "shining India land-escape" with Moser Baer CDs strewn in the background is how lawyer-painter Iqbal Geoffery sees the world "moving ahead".

The UK-based British-Pakistani Harvard educated lawyer, who sued London's Hayward Gallery for 65 million pounds for losing and damaging his exhibits, has displayed some of his best collages at the National Gallery of Art here.

Bollywood star Aishwarya Rai in an "Umrao Jaan-esque" pose dreaming of a modern world in 2007, upstart Mallika Sherawat flaunting her infamous Cannes outfit at an Oxford restaurant and 'Mohtarma' Marilyn Monroe sending Eid greetings to Muslims is how Geoffery showcases the "Moving Ahead" theme along with some other artists.

Geoffrey, who defended Mir Aimal Kasi, the Pakistani who was executed for shooting two CIA employees in New York, also has "Al-Bush", the US President in Osama bin Laden attire praying against the backdrop of a mosque.

Known for pricing his works after ascertaining the worth of potential buyers, Geoffery in his characteristic fashion yet again addresses the issues of tradition and modernity in an uncanny way.

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