MOHAMMAD KIBRIA (1929-2011)

"Kibria's inquiry into the abstract qualities of line, colour and texture became more persistent [...] The shift from the image to the basic grammar of painting put him in a convenient position to capture the intangible forces, which were now his focal interest. These forces could emanate from his response to a meaningless texture of earth, an incidental scratching on a wall, shades of atmosphere, or effects of light. Quite often, more than one of these elements find their way into a single picture [...] Kibria's work of the late sixties is noticeable for its artistic restraint." (I. ul Hassan, Painting in Pakistan, Lahore, 1991, p. 113)