Mariam Abraaz and Nashmia Haroon

Every woman is divine. Her every act, sacred.
We know her with different names, devi, goddess, mother, friend.
My paintings represent her with symbols of divinity from sacred text and
mythology. Whether this divinity is shown through the striking color of her skin,
riding her spirit animal or drinking chai in shalwar kameez, she is the
extraordinary living through the ordinary.
She is all of us. We are all divine.
My use of glitter represents the same concept, an ordinary material having
such heavenly brilliance, just like the protagonists in my paintings. The imagery
is inspired from a wide pool of visuals ranging from bold religious posters in
temples and shrines to intricate Persian miniature paintings, once again
merging the common with the uncommon.