A local magazine (Daily Times) from Pakistan printed an article about the Truck Art inspired products from www.tribaltruckart.com :
LAHORE: An exhibition titled ‘Tribal Truck Art’ commenced at the Alliance Francaise de Lahore on Saturday. The exhibition is unique since it displays truck paintings on various household items. Over 100 objects were on display including wooden boxes, stools, chairs, benches, wall hanging carts, lanterns, lamps, mirrors, buckets and kettles.
Anjum Rana, the inspiration behind the exhibition, told Daily Times that from an early age she had been fascinated by the paintings done on trucks. She said that after a long search she had managed to find Ghulam Sarwar, an exceptional truck painter, in Kemari Karachi. Ms Rana added that most people perceived truck paintings as cheap and ridiculed the art; but it had a beauty that should be appreciated. She said that the exhibition was the first of its kind.
Explaining her interest in truck paintings Ms Rana said that most of her life had been spent on the frontier and she had become accustomed to seeing beautiful paintings on trucks. “I have also saved a number of the quotations written on trucks in my notebook,” she said.
Mr Sarwar said that he had been painting trucks for many years. He said that he had completed the displayed artwork in a span of two years. He said his students Suhail, Asad and Yunus had helped him in the artworks. He said that truck painting was an art and required a great deal of skill but people took it for granted.
A number of art lovers were present during the exhibition including the Director of the French Centre Matthieu Pinel and Principal of the National College of Arts (NCA) Sajida Vandal.
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