Asim Amjad is a Lahore-based Expressionist painter and clinical psychologist whose work serves as a profound inquiry into the human psyche. Holding an MSc in Psychology, Amjad has pioneered the field of art and drama therapy in Pakistan, notably establishing the first permanent art gallery for patients at Fountain House. His dual background allows him to approach the canvas not merely as a painter but as a ‘visual Sufi’, a term coined by critics to describe his ability to bridge the gap between turbulent inner emotions and a sense of meditative calm. His artistic style is defined by an impasto technique—vigorous, broken, and dynamic brushstrokes that capture the ‘melancholic clown’...