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“Chief of Navajo” is a western portrait painting by Texas artist Dr. M.A. Bhatti executed in oil on canvas; measuring 16 x 20 inches.
This painting is a stoic depiction of the Chief of the Navajo tribe with a warm color palette. It is framed in a dark wooden with gold leaf frame measuring 20 x 24 inches.
Dr. Mohammad Ali Bhatti is a world renowned contemporary painter. He has been exhibiting for the last 35 years, having had over 30 national and international solo exhibitions and several group shows to his credit. His artistic accomplishments are equally outstanding in portrait painting, abstract painting, southwestern subjects and watercolor painting. His academic and artistic achievements are exceptional.
He earned his MFA in painting from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, and his PhD in Interdisciplinary Arts from Ohio University. Bhatti describes that painting is like composing a symphony where he emphasizes vivid tonality, the juxtaposition of simple and complex forms, and texture. His compositions are energetic allowing elements to move freely in an anonymous space molded with bold brush strokes. Visual complexity, aesthetic sensibility of design, form, and content are the true essence of his painting.
- Creator:MA Bhatti
- Dimensions:Height: 16 in (40.64 cm)Width: 20 in (50.8 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Austin, TX
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Dr. Mohammad Ali Bhatti is a well-known Contemporary Expressionist painter who concentrates on themes involving mysticism and global socio-political issues. Born and raised in Pakistan, he attended local art institutions in his early years and subsequently travelled to the United States where he earned an MFA from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and a PhD in Interdisciplinary Arts from Ohio University, Athens. For the last 35 years, he has painted and exhibited around the world resulting in 35 solo exhibitions. Mr. Bhatti’s work is expressive, energetic, and bold. He pushes boundaries and explores new techniques, using acrylic paint, acrylic ink, and oil pastels to create vibrant art on canvas. Bhatti firmly believes that art doesn’t necessarily have to be pretty or perfect, but it must evoke emotion. The synthesis of his aesthetic sensibility and technical versatility is the vehicle which allows him to explore the interplay of exotic forms and shapes with freedom. His distinctive style, conceptual subjects, and spontaneity is instantly recognizable; collectors throughout the United States and abroad value and prize his work. In addition to Bhatti’s Abstract Expressionist paintings; he is an accomplished portrait painter. He has painted numerous official and private portrait commissions of prominent personalities in Pakistan, India, Malaysia, United States of America, Singapore, Thailand, and the Middle East. Currently Dr. Bhatti lives in Houston, Texas, and is associated with the Watercolor Art Society of Houston, Austin galleries TX, and artist-owned Archway Gallery in Houston. He is inspired by the lifestyle of the American West. He explains. “I feel driven to capture on canvas the beauty of life on a ranch, livestock, rodeo activities, rocky mountains, and wide open landscapes. He also teaches a variety of art classes, using a combination of demonstration and hands-on instruction, and has a large committed following of students.
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