Raqib shaw biography of rory

Raqib Shaw (born ) is a Kashmir-born, London-based artist.^[1] He is known for his opulent and intricately detailed paintings of imagined paradises, inlaid with vibrantly coloured jewels and enamel.^[2][3] His paintings and sculptures evoke the work of Old Masters such as Holbein and Bosch, whilst drawing on multifarious sources, from mythology and religion to poetry, literature, art history, textiles and decorative arts from both eastern and western traditions, all infused with the artist's imagination.^{[1][4]:&#;9&#;}

Early life

Raqib Shaw was born in Calcutta on , but spent his formative years in Kashmir where his family worked as merchants.^[5][6]

In political unrest began to grow in Kashmir, eventually driving the Shaw family to relocate to New Delhi in ^[7]:&#;&#; From – Shaw worked for his maternal uncle in the family business, an activity that ranged from interior des