Art, design expo begins at Khwaja Fareed varsity.

RAHIM YAR KHAN -- A two-day art and design exhibition began at the Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology (KFUEIT) on Thursday to showcase the students' work produced at the culmination of their semester.

The students of fine arts and textile design displayed more than 120 creative projects that showcased their work in various mediums depicting landscape painting, sketching historical buildings of Pakistan and digital art. The textile projects displayed the contemporary and modern stylisation consisting of various techniques of fabric manipulation, mosaic making, handloom weaving, design development, various fabric printing techniques like tie-and-dye and screen printing, embroidery, hand embellishments etc.

The projects also included 3D sculptures made of stylised metal art using household items such as spoons. The history of art projects stylised various motifs from ancient times and developed contemporary products like apparels and home textiles.

The products designed by the students also exhibited a melange of modern and traditional textiles for lamps, wire art and wall hangings.

Humanities and Arts Director Samina Sarwat and Registrar Dr Muhammad Sagheer Ahmed inaugurated the expo and said such events prepared students for...