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Zarina Hashmi
early life and career zarina hashmi, an indian american artist and printmaker, was born on july 16, 1937. her life's work would be marked by themes of home, displacement, borders, journey, and memory, reflecting her own experiences as a displaced person. artistic style and themes associated with the minimalist movement, zarina hashmi's work utilized abstract and geometric forms to evoke a spiritual reaction from the viewer. her art poig
nantly chronicles her life, featuring recurring themes of home, place, borders, and memory. minimalism: zarina's work tends towards minimalism, tempered by its texture and materiality. displacement and memory: her art reflects her own experiences as a displaced person, exploring ideas of home, place, borders, and memory. urdu inscriptions: zarina's use of urdu inscriptions in her work invokes her mother tongue, denoting a lifelong 'tr…