LAHORE - The artist aimed to introduce the most vibrant work using the techniques of oil and light colour in their art pieces on different sized canvases, which depicted the natural beauty of various landscape of the country. One of the paintings depicted the spring season as a symbol of 'light leading towards the righteous path. Coopera Art Gallery on Monday opened its doors to an exquisite exhibition of miniature paintings by the renowned artists here at the 70 Shara-e-Quaid-e-Azam. Honorary Consul General of Turkey Mian Tajammal Hussain inaugurated the exhibition saying that the art in Pakistan was still considered of low level profession but with the passage of time it would restored its original place as is highly appreciated in Europe and other foreign countries. He said that the artists throughout the world have God gifted quality of portraying nature in their different perspectives and understandings. He said that the artists were the real assets of any nation, but unfortunately in Pakistan they are not being privileged in the proper manner. More than 26 artists displayed their pieces of art at exhibition. The treasure of creative and imaginative paintings depicted nature and issues confronting the world in various angles. The senior artists who displayed their paintings included Dr Usman Malik, Khalid Latif, Iqbal Khokhar, Saeed Ahmad, Sarfraz Muzaffar, Saba Rasheed, Shahid Iqbal, Muhammad Sharif, Muhammad Javeed, Saira Daar, Naila Aamir, Nazir Ahmad, Shehla Farooq, Dr Shahida Manzoor, Director Punjab Arts Council Ghulam Mustafa, Ghulam Rasool, Dr Ijaz Anwar, Mahboob Ali, Rahat Naveed Masood, Dr Khalid Mahmood, Ayesha Sidiqui, Aqib Sharif, Amin-ur-Rehman. A senior artist Dr Ijaz Anwar talking to The Nation said that the artist had worked with images, colours, lines, texture and forms simply manipulating space to let their inner whispers to be heard. He further said that this challenging exhibition was a blend of unique art-objects depicting the talent and creativity of senior artists, adding the portraits of historical places like Fort Lahore, Badshahi mosque reminded the glorious period of Mughals emperors. Another senior artist Saeed Ahmad said that all the artists worked in different mediums to express themselves, narrating various aspects of life. A youth artist Ayesha Sidiqui said that she tried to translate her ideas into art pieces, adding this huge display was a sharing of something meant for the viewers hearts only. She said that the artist tried to take visitors to some new and unfound territories, or it could be termed as an awakening effort. The curator of this exhibition and owner of Coopera Art Gallery, Muhammad Javeed said that the basic purpose of this exhibition was to smooth depressed atmosphere in the country. Some artists portrayed the actual village life while a few energetic young artist like Naila Aamir invited the youth to adopt the modern trends. The exhibition also comprised the thesis work of some PhD students as a part of their degree requirement and it included oil miniatures paintings. The art display will continue till September 5 except holidays.