Asim Butt (1978-2010)
Asim Butt (LPC UWC ‘93-’95) passed away on 15 January. He was an activist and artist in Pakistan.
Piyawan Isley, his Art teacher, who knew him well, writes the following:
Asim was a larger than life character who exploded into our world with infectious, cackling laughter and demanded to be noticed!
His quick-fire wit and grasp of language (both ‘common & ‘intellectual’) often tired us lesser mortals…
If you would like to find out more about Asim, or add to his memorial pages, please visit:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=260914120078&ref=mf#/group.php?gid=260914120078&ref=ts (LPC UWC Remembers Asim Butt)
and/or
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=260914120078&ref=mf#/group.php?gid=402765265315&ref=mf (In Loving Memory of Asim Butt, 1978-2010)
We are working to document and catalogue Asim’s work and require the help of his friends and all those who communicated with, loved and respected him. Please share whatever you can about him and his work, specifically communication you had with him including letters and emails no matter how trivial, pictures, notes, description of his work which you own, and any other information which would help us in putting together a comprehensive account of his life and work. We realise many might not feel comfortable sharing personal communications if they contain personal references, but any such correspondence is not for publication or dissemination and will only be used, if necessary, to derive an idea of the thinking which went into the making of his art. To ensure Asim is accorded his rightful place in the pantheon of Pakistani artists, and to show just how much we all loved him, please help us in preserving his memory for posterity.
Ali Dayan Hasan
ali.asimicus@gmail.com
Arif Pervaiz
arifpervaiz@gmail.com
This page was last updated on January 29, 2010.
