Tayyab Tariq has received numerous prestigious awards and widespread admiration from esteemed art institutions worldwide. In 2021, the University of Carolina, Michigan, honored his painting “Moore” (a peacock inspired by the Pakistani Truck Art series) by featuring it in their annual Sanskrit Literary-Arts Magazine. In 2019, the University of Porto recognized him as the top-ranked artist among 22 global contenders in their higher education program. In 2018, Bauhaus University in Germany showcased his artwork titled “Intimacy on Social Media Profiles” in their “Black & White Challenge.” Additionally, in 2016, Sarah Lawrence College in New York published his work in their annual journal.
Tariq’s art has been showcased internationally, including at MANIFESTA 10 – the 2015 European Biennale of Contemporary Art in Saint Petersburg. He was also listed among the Top 50 artists of 2015 by the Blooom Award in Germany. He participated in the Hybrid Identities International Art Expo in Venice, Italy, and the Festival International D’Art in Casablanca the same year. In 2014, he held a solo exhibition titled “Contrapposto” in Moscow. His exhibitions span New York, Venice, Morocco, London, and Lahore.
In 2012, Tariq was selected for the British Council-INSPIRE program through Beaconhouse National University (BNU), participating in a higher education exchange between the UK and Pakistan. He holds an MFA in Visual Art from the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, Poland. Currently, he is an artist/3d visualizer at UferStudios in Berlin, Germany.
Sanskrit Literary-Arts Magazine 2021
Issued by University of Carolina, Michigan, USA
Sanskrit Literary-Arts Magazine has been published annually since 2008. This magazine showcases creative works related to Sanskrit literature, arts, and culture. The faculty of the magazine was inspired by my painting titled ‘Moore’ (depicting a peacock), which draws inspiration from the truck art series. As an honor, they published my work in the yearly journal in 2021.
Multicultural Splots 2020
Polish Calender, Wroclaw, Poland
“MULTICULTURAL SPLOTS” from Poland featured and iconic work “The Conversation” for the year 2020
Highest Rank Artist of 2019
Issued by the University of Porto, Portugal
Tayyab ranked first out of 22. The University of Porto is the second-largest Public Portuguese university which was established in 1836. It is among the top 100 most influential universities in Europe.
Black & White Challenge 2018
Issued by Bauhaus University Weimar, Germany
Bauhaus University’s “Black & White Challenge” published his work “Intimacy” at the time of 100th years of Bauhaus celebration, 7 artists participated in the 7-day challenge, 6 were Bauhaus Alumni and Tayyab was the only artist among them whose works speaks Bauhaus philosophy without being part of Bauhaus University Alumni.
Honorary Publication 2017
Issued by Sarah Lawrence College New York, USA
A very prestigious liberal art school publish my work in their yearly journal. Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college located in Yonkers, New York, just north of New York City, Established in 1926.
MANIFESTA 10, 2015
The European Biennale of Contemporary Art Saint-Petersburg, Russia
MANIFESTA 10 was the European Biennial of Contemporary Art held in St. Petersburg, Russia. The biennial took place at the Hermitage Museum on the Neva River in central St. Petersburg.
Prize Showcase Winner 2015
Issued by Artslant Prize, Paris, France
Artslant was an influential online platform that supported emerging artists, arts writers, and critics for over a decade.
Ranked Top 3, 2015
Issued by Blooom Awards by Warsteiner, Germany
Tayyab Tariq’s Video Art “Human Exelixi” ranked in the top 3 out of 3500 applicants from around the world in 2015. Blooom Award by Warsteiner is looking for artists from around the world, who are working at the interface of different art forms. Visual arts, Design, Urban art or Video.
Artwork Showcase Winner, 2013
Issued by Saatchi Gallery Los Angeles
Saatchi Art is an online art gallery and artist network. Saatchi Art is based in Los Angeles, California. It is the largest gallery and platform for artists in the world. Tayyab won the position to rank in highlights and attract art collectors and galleries during the showcase.
Blooom Award 2013
Issued by Warsteiner, Germany
The Blooom Award by Warsteiner is Germany’s largest open international young artist award, open to any discipline of artistic expression. I was among the top 50 out-of-4000 from around the world.
BNU Yearly Prospective Published 2014
Issued by Beaconhouse National University, Pakistan
The work named “Constallation” was honored by being featured on the cover and captured in a photograph, also received admiration from the liberal arts university.
INSPIRE 2012
Issued by British Council in Associated with (BNU) Beaconhouse National University
Tayyab was selected for the Artist Residency in ‘INSPIRE,’ an initiative by the British Council. The program aims to enhance academic and research collaborations between UK and Pakistan Higher Education Institutions. During the residency, Tayyab was based in London and Liverpool, and also served as a guest artist at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston, engaging in cultural dialogues and exchange.
“I follow the only function an object holds already. My role is to elaborate a dispute in its form and function,” says artist Tayyab Tariq. He repurposes domestic objects, urging a redesign to critique the repetitive nature of human life, likening humans to machines. “It has become not just a culture of everyday life but also our wish to function like machines,” he states, often referencing Renaissance humanism in his debates.
Tayyab emphasizes the duty of humanity to share knowledge and ideas, lamenting that discussions on practical ethics are often dismissed as utopian fantasies. He argues that humans design their lives like objects, repeating a single function daily. In his solo show “Contrapposto,” he remarked, “My part in this scenario is to upset the traditional functionalities of objects.” He views objects as symbols of relaxed symmetry, yet charged with non-symmetrical, non-fictional functions. “I work in between, recording the ephemeral transition that separates an object from its permanent functionality,” he explains.
In the fast-paced modern age, where technology changes life rapidly, Tayyab critiques this progress in his work “Human Exelixi.” He argues, “Our technological progress has focused solely on providing comfort and convenience to humans while destroying and disturbing the lives and habitats of all other creatures. Moreover, it has been scientifically proven to destroy our very climate.”
2021 MFA From Academy of Fine Art, Wroclaw, Poland
2013 BFA, from Beaconhouse National University Lahore, Pakistan
Tayyab Tariq, born in Lahore, Pakistan, is an artist currently based in Berlin. Renowned as a sculptor, painter, and mixed media art maker. He begin his international art career from his first solo exhibition “Contrapposto” from Moscow in 2014. He has received numerous prestigious awards and widespread admiration from esteemed art institutions worldwide. In 2021, the University of Carolina, Michigan, honored his painting “Moore” (a peacock inspired by the Pakistani Truck Art series) by featuring it in their annual Sanskrit Literary-Arts Magazine. In 2019, the University of Porto recognized him as the top-ranked artist among 22 global contenders in their higher education program. In 2018, Bauhaus University in Germany honourary published his artwork “Intimacy” as it portrays Bauhaus philosophy ‘form follow function‘ in “Black & White Art Challenge.” Additionally, in 2016, Sarah Lawrence College in New York published his work in their annual journal.
Tariq’s art has been showcased internationally, including at MANIFESTA 10 – the 2015 European Biennale of Contemporary Art in Saint Petersburg. He was also listed among the Top 50 artists of 2015 by the Blooom Award in Germany. He participated in the Hybrid Identities International Art Expo in Venice, Italy, and the Festival International D’Art in Casablanca the same year. In 2014, he held a solo exhibition titled “Contrapposto” in Moscow. His exhibitions span New York, Venice, Morocco, London, and Lahore.
In 2012, Tariq was selected for the British Council-INSPIRE program through Beaconhouse National University (BNU), participating in a higher education exchange between the UK and Pakistan. He holds an MFA in Visual Art from the Academy of Fine Arts in Wroclaw, Poland. Currently, he is an artist & 3d visualizer at UferStudios in Berlin, Germany.
Awards
Sanskrit Literary-Arts Magazine 2021
Issued by University of Carolina, Michigan, USA
Sanskrit Literary-Arts Magazine has been published annually since 2008. This magazine showcases creative works related to Sanskrit literature, arts, and culture. The faculty of the magazine was inspired by my painting titled ‘Moore’ (depicting a peacock), which draws inspiration from the truck art series. As an honor, they published my work in the yearly journal in 2021.
Multicultural Splots 2020
Polish Calender, Wroclaw, Poland
“MULTICULTURAL SPLOTS” from Poland featured and iconic work “The Conversation” for the year 2020
Highest Rank Artist of 2019
Issued by the University of Porto, Portugal
Tayyab ranked first out of 22. The University of Porto is the second-largest Public Portuguese university which was established in 1836. It is among the top 100 most influential universities in Europe.
Black & White Challenge 2018
Issued by Bauhaus University Weimar, Germany
Bauhaus University’s “Black & White Challenge” published his work “Intimacy” at the time of 100th years of Bauhaus celebration, 7 artists participated in the 7-day challenge, 6 were Bauhaus Alumni and Tayyab was the only artist among them whose works speaks Bauhaus philosophy without being part of Bauhaus University Alumni.
Honorary Publication 2017
Issued by Sarah Lawrence College New York, USA
A very prestigious liberal art school publish my work in their yearly journal. Sarah Lawrence College is a private liberal arts college located in Yonkers, New York, just north of New York City, Established in 1926.
MANIFESTA 10, 2015
The European Biennale of Contemporary Art Saint-Petersburg, Russia
MANIFESTA 10 was the European Biennial of Contemporary Art held in St. Petersburg, Russia. The biennial took place at the Hermitage Museum on the Neva River in central St. Petersburg.
Prize Showcase Winner 2015
Issued by Artslant Prize, Paris, France
Artslant was an influential online platform that supported emerging artists, arts writers, and critics for over a decade.
Ranked Top 3, 2015
Issued by Blooom Awards by Warsteiner, Germany
Tayyab Tariq’s Video Art “Human Exelixi” ranked in the top 3 out of 3500 applicants from around the world in 2015. Blooom Award by Warsteiner is looking for artists from around the world, who are working at the interface of different art forms. Visual arts, Design, Urban art or Video.
Artwork Showcase Winner, 2013
Issued by Saatchi Gallery Los Angeles
Saatchi Art is an online art gallery and artist network. Saatchi Art is based in Los Angeles, California. It is the largest gallery and platform for artists in the world. Tayyab won the position to rank in highlights and attract art collectors and galleries during the showcase.
Blooom Award 2013
Issued by Warsteiner, Germany
The Blooom Award by Warsteiner is Germany’s largest open international young artist award, open to any discipline of artistic expression. I was among the top 50 out-of-4000 from around the world.
BNU Yearly Prospective Published 2014
Issued by Beaconhouse National University, Pakistan
The work named “Constallation” was honored by being featured on the cover and captured in a photograph, also received admiration from the liberal arts university.
INSPIRE 2012
Issued by British Council in Associated with (BNU) Beaconhouse National University
Tayyab was selected for the Artist Residency in ‘INSPIRE,’ an initiative by the British Council. The program aims to enhance academic and research collaborations between UK and Pakistan Higher Education Institutions. During the residency, Tayyab was based in London and Liverpool, and also served as a guest artist at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston, engaging in cultural exchange dialogue.
Artist Statement
“I follow the only function an object holds already, my only role is to elaborate a dispute in its form and function,” says artist. He repurposes domestic objects, urging a redesign to critique the repetitive nature of human life, likening humans to machines. “It has become not just a culture of everyday life but also our wish to function like machines,” he states, often referencing Renaissance humanism in his debates.
Tayyab emphasizes the duty of humanity to share knowledge and ideas, lamenting that discussions on practical ethics are often dismissed as utopian fantasies. He argues that humans design their lives like objects, repeating a single function daily. In his solo show “Contrapposto,” he remarked, “My part in this scenario is to upset the traditional functionalities of objects.” He views objects as symbols of relaxed symmetry, yet charged with non-symmetrical, non-fictional functions. “I work in between, recording the ephemeral transition that separates an object from its permanent functionality,” he explains.
In the fast-paced modern age, where technology changes life rapidly, Tayyab critiques this progress in his work “Human Exelixi.” He argues, “Our technological progress has focused solely on providing comfort and convenience to humans while destroying and disturbing the lives and habitats of all other creatures. Moreover, it has been scientifically proven to destroy our very climate.”
Education
2021 MFA in Sculpture Academy of Fine Art, Wroclaw, Poland
2013 BFA in Visual Art Beaconhouse National University, Lahore, Pakistan