Aiza Ahmed explores the visual inspiration of cinema, interpreting Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali in
abstracted form. The painting's diffuse use of pigment and inclusion of drawing evoke the composite, pastiche form of international cinema. The painting exemplifies Ahmed's signature use of collage, combining her painting and drawing practice to visually reimagine the language of storytelling.

Aiza Ahmed (b. 1997) is an interdisciplinary Pakistani
artist who works with painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, and
installation. Ahmed is currently pursuing her MFA in Painting at the
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD Class of 2024) and received her BFA
from Cornell University in 2020. She is the recipient of the RISD
Fellowship, The Edith Stone and Walter King Memorial Prize and David R.
Bean Prize. Ahmed has exhibited in solo and group shows including at
Christie’s (New York), Aicon Gallery (New York), Franklin Parrasch
Gallery (New York), NYC Culture Club (New York), Herbert F. Johnson
Museum of Art (Ithaca, NY), Hilton Garden Inn Ithaca, Cornell
University, Rhode Island School of Design, VM Art Gallery (Karachi,
Pakistan), Dominion Gallery (Lahore, Pakistan) and Little Lahore
(restaurant in Dubai, UAE). She has also collaborated with Rastah, a
luxury streetwear brand that aims to decontextualize South Asian
heritage. Ahmed’s work is held with private art collectors
internationally.