Full Name | Asim Butt |
Date of Birth | March 26, 1978 |
Place of Birth | Karachi, Pakistan |
Date of Death | January 15, 2010 |
Place of Death | Karachi, Pakistan |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Education | Li Po Chun United World College, Indus Valley Institute of Art and Architecture |
Known For | Painting, sculpture, graffiti, printmaking |
Art Movement | Stuckism |
Notable Works | Murals near the shrine of Sufi saint Abdullah Shah Ghazi, “5 Ways to Kill a Man” |
Career Highlights | Founded The Karachi Stuckists, participated in group shows in Karachi and Lahore, painted significant murals in Karachi |
Early Life | Born in Karachi, attended Li Po Chun United World College, studied Social Sciences at Lahore University of Management Sciences |
Higher Education | Began Ph.D. in History at UC Davis, left to pursue art, obtained B.F.A. in Painting in Karachi |
Significant Contributions | Painted murals addressing social issues, engaged in graffiti art protest against emergency regulations in Pakistan in 2007 |
Interactive Performances | Conducted three interactive performative pieces in 2005, banned from Mohatta Palace Museum as a result |
Graduation | Graduated from Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture in 2006 |
Activism | Started an “art protest” movement in 2007 with spray-stencilling graffiti of the “eject” symbol in Karachi |