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Tapu Javeri
Tapu Javeri
Born
Mustapha Farabi Javeri

(1965-05-05) 5 May 1965 (age 59)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Other namesTapu
Occupation(s)Photographer, Radio Host, Model and Jewellery Designer
Years active1974–present
Height6 ft (1.83 m)

Tapu Javeri (Urdu: ٹپو جویری; born Mustapha Farabi Javeri on 5 May 1965) is an award winning[1] Pakistani fashion and art photographer, radio host and jewellery designer. He works as a freelance Photographer[2] and was the photo editor of the Xtra magazine. He designs handbags, T-shirts and scarves for his own label "Tapulicious". He has also designed T shirts for the Pakistani fashion designer Maheen Khan's label "Gulabo".[3][4]

He hosts two radio shows The Dark Room and Magic Carpet on CityFm89 (a country wide radio channel in Pakistan). In 2010, 2011 and 2012 he was one of the jurors for Lux Style Awards.[5]

Early life

Javeri is the son of jeweller Hassan Ali Mohammad Javeri and Ayesha Javeri. He has four siblings. He went to Karachi Grammar School for his early education and then he went to Bard College, New York, USA to study Anthropology. After that he went to Athens, Greece for his Masters in Archeology but had to come back to Pakistan after the internship.[6]

Career

At the age of 9,[7] Javeri's first photograph was published in Dawn, a leading Pakistani newspaper. He then worked for magazines like "Teenager", "Libas", "Fashion Collection", "Newsline", "Gallerie (India)" Visage and "Herald".[8] He became Photo-editor for the Pakistani fashion magazine Xtra in 1994[9][10]

Javeri has been described as a "pioneer"[11] of photography and painting in Pakistan. He uses photo montage, combining paints and photographs. Predominant colours are blues and browns. He has participated in group shows of paintings and photographs. His first solo show of artworks was held at Indus Gallery in 1997. Art Gallery in Islamabad held a solo show of his paintings. Javeri has exhibited at 50 group shows and 10 solo exhibitions.[12] These include Where three dreams cross[13] at Whitechapel Gallery, London[14] and KaraChakra[15][16] and KolachiScope in Karachi.

He has developed a tee shirt range known as "Tapu's Tees",[17] and also produced a photo-video montage depicting Karachi with Karachakra and Kolachiscope techniques.

Javeri is the brand ambassador of Ponds[18] and Sony Ericsson phones.[19]

Javeri was the judge for the British Council Pakistan's 2012 "Dickens and the City" competition.[20]

Tapu Javeri is also one of the judges for Veet Miss Super Model Contest Season 3.[21]

"Tapulicious" The Brand

"Tapulicious" line is an evolution of photo-manipulations, taking inspiration from the streets, but creating wearable art. Javeri uses his photographs of Pakistan to create both prints and bags from the images[22]. The "Tapulicious" bags were showcased in Fashion Pakistan Week 3 in April 2012 in Karachi. The handbags collection contains faces of different famous fashion personalities against the muted backdrop of Karachi’s landmarks and truck art.[23]

In June 2012 Intel announced the latest range of the laptops a.k.a Ultrabook and stated that Tapu Javeri has launched colourful Ultrabook sleeves which portray the vibrant Pakistani culture.[24]

In March 2013 Tapu Javeri designed Peace T Shirts for the event "To Karachi With Love"[25] to raise money for the victims of the Abbas Town blast[26]

In September 2013, Tapu Javeri was amongst Pakistan's top fashion designers to showcase his collection of Digital Prints and Handbags in 8th Annual Expo Pakistan 2013 organized by Trade Development Authority of Pakistan (TDAP)[27].

Magnum Ice Cream

On 11 June 2012 Tapu Javeri officially became the brand council member of Magnum ice cream along with Ayaan, Deepak Perwani, Kiran Aman, Nabila and Madiha Sultan. Magnum carefully handpicked the brand council members to associate the brand with qualities they embody such as sophistication, perfection and elegance.[28]

World Wide Fund for Nature - Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan) Earth Hour 2013 Ambassador[29]

World Wide Fund for Nature - Pakistan (WWF-Pakistan) officially inaugurated Earth Hour 2013 during a ceremony on 11 March 2013 which includes Pakistan in 125 countries to observe the Earth Hour 2013 on 23 March 2013. On this day World Wide Fund for Nature - Pakistan (WWF-P) will celebrate Earth Hour from 8:30pm to 9:30pm.

Earth Hour 2013 Ambassadors include Pakistan's premiere fashion photographer Tapu Javeri,legendary actress Samina Pirzada, leading drama icon Adnan Siddiqui, pop music sensation Faakhir Mehmood, Pakistan's fashion icon Frieha Altaf, leading model and actor Mekhaal Zulfiqar, young and famous model Ayesha Omar and drama actor Agha Shiraz.

At the inauguration ceremony Tapu Javeri said that it seemed as if nature is slowly vanishing from cities and moving further away from urban centers. He said that in the part he used to take scenic photographs of the beach which has now become somewhat of an eyesore given all the polythene bags and other garbage strewn all over the sand.

Reception

Dawn reported for Javeri's exhibition at the Summer Show 2011 Karachi: "A very impressive contribution to the show was that of Tapu Javeri whose five-by-five feet, beautifully put together montage of photo images, collage and colour deserved a wall space of its own.[30]" Similarly, Dawn newspaper asserted in 2006 that "All his work has been a runaway success".[31]

Pakistan Art Review stated about Karachakra exhibition:

"Karachakra looks like a Karachi Namaa to the viewer; it is like Nazeer Akbarabadi writing a poem on Karachi of the recent times."[32]

Javeri also works as a jewellery designer, which is his family business. Play Tv described that sometimes his photography seems to be influenced by his jewellery designing techniques which can be seen in his work in Kolachiscope and Karachakra.[33]

Books

"I, Voyeur"[34]

"Tapulicious"[35]

"Tapulicious 2"[36]

"Shades of Green"[37]

"Dou Rukh",[38]

Photo Contribution

"K' Architecture"

"Golden Pakistan"

"Where three dreams cross"[39]

Teaching

Javeri teaches photography at Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture.[40]

Awards and Nominations

Indus Style Awards

Winner: 2006 Best Photographer

Lux Style Awards

Nominated: 2002 Best Photographer

Exhibitions

Year Name Venue
Feb 2013 "Portraiture" Group Show with Arif Mehmood[41] Karachi Literature Festival, Karachi, Pakistan
Nov 2012 "The Soul of Sindh" Photography Group Show[42] Sharjah International Book Fair, Sharjah, U.A.E.
June 2012 "Imprints" Group Show Photospace Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
Feb 2011 "Imaging Cities" Group Show[43] Amin Gulgee Gallery, Pakistan
July 2011 "Summer Fest" Group Show[44] Canvas Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
Oct 2010 'PORT: Harbour, Haven, Sanctuary'[45] Art Lane at Port Grand, Pakistan
Aug 2010 "Tapulicious" Book launch[46] Café Flo, Pakistan
June 2010 Where Three Dreams Cross – 150 Years of Photography from India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh[47] Fotomuseum Winterthur, Switzerland
May 2010 "The Soul Of Sindh" Photography Group Show[48] Frere Hall, Pakistan
April 2010 "Pakistan Rising" Solo Show[49] Photospace Gallery, Karachi Pakistan
April 2010 "K'architecture" Photography Group Show and Book Launch. Indus Valley School Gallery, Pakistan
Jan 2010 "Where Three Dreams Cross" Photography Group Show Whitechapel Gallery, UK
Dec 2009 Tashkent Biennale show Tashkent National Gallery, Tashkent
Dec 2009 "Fashion As Art" Photography Group Show[50] Photospace Gallery, Pakistan
Dec 2009 "Images Then and Now" Photography Group Show[51] Mohatta Palace Museum, Pakistan
Nov 2009 "Chiaroscuro" Photography Group Show[52] Photospace Gallery, Pakistan
Oct 2009 "Machar Art" Photography Group Show[53] Indus Valley School Gallery, Pakistan
Aug 2009 "Tapu Tee's" Tee-shirt Photography Gulabo
May 2009 "UnBleached… redefining Spaces" Group Show Karachi Expo Center, Pakistan
May 2009 "K’arcHItecture" IAPEX Photography Group Show Karachi Expo Center, Pakistan
May 2009 "Kolachiscope" Photography Solo Show Photospace Gallery, Pakistan
April 2009 "Image Stalkers" Lecture on Street Photography Photospace Gallery, Pakistan
Mar 2009 "I am Pakistani" Photography Group[54] Photospace Gallery, Pakistan
Feb 2009 "Armaan, The East Unleashed" Group Show[55] Cambridge Guildhall, Cambridge, UK
Dec 2008 "60 Years of Karachi" Capsule Photography Solo Show Karachi Expo Center, Pakistan
Aug 2008 "Machar Art" Photography Group Show[56] Elephant Warehouse, Pakistan
Aug 2008 "8888" Fashion Photography Group Show Commune Gallery, Pakistan
Aug 2007 "Shanaakth" Photography Group Show Arts Council, Karachi, Pakistan
May 2007 "15 X 4" Photography Group Show NCA Lahore, Pakistan
April 2007 "ClickArt" Photography Group Show[57] Arts Council Karachi, Pakistan
April 2007 "Shades Of Green" Solo Photography Show[58] Pakistan High Commission, UK
April 2007 "15 X 4" Photography Group Show[59] Indus Valley School, Pakistan
Dec 2006 "Nokia Fonetography" Group Show Royal Palms, Lahore, Pakistan
Dec 2006 "Tursanat Canvas" Solo Show[60] Canvas Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
April 2006 "Artists Voices: Body" Group Amin Gulgee Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
Mar 2006 "Artists Voices: Calligraphy" Group Show Amin Gulgee Gallery, Karachi Pakistan
Sep 2004 "I Voyeur " Book Launch At "Jewel in the Crown" exhibition Mohatta Palace Museum Karachi, Pakistan
Mar 2004 "Guerrilla Film Festival Photography" Group Show Carnegie Institution, Washington D.C. USA
Mar 2004 "The Arts Of Pakistan" Group Show Pakistan Embassy Washington D.C. USA
Dec 2003 "24 Frames Per Second" Group Show Kara Film Festival, Karachi, Pakistan
Jun 2002 "Portraits" Group Show curated by Tapu Javeri Arts Council, Karachi, Pakistan
Dec 2002 "Dish Dhamaka" Group Show[61] Amin Gulgee Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
Oct 2002 "A Tribute To Ali Imam" Group Show[62] Indus Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
Apr 2002 "KaraArt 2002" Group Show[63] Alliance Francaise, Karachi, Pakistan
Mar 2002 "Uraan" Group Show[64] Amin Gulgee Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
Dec 2001 "Painting exhibition" Solo Show[65] Chawkandi Art, Karachi, Pakistan
Sep 2001 "Karavan Karachi Photography" Group Show Gallerie Sadequain, Karachi, Pakistan
Jul 2001 "Capturing Moments, Freezing Truths" Photo Seminar British Council, Karachi, Pakistan
Jun 2001 "Photography As Art" Group Show Curated by Tapu Javeri Arts Council, Karachi, Pakistan
Jun 2001 "Portraits" Group Show curated by Tapu Javeri Arts Council, Karachi, Pakistan
Mar 2001 "Tradition Without Apology" Art Seminar Arts Council, Karachi, Pakistan
Mar 2001 "Takhti Exhibition" Group Show in memory of Zahoor-ul-Akhlaq Gallerie Sadequain, Karachi, Pakistan
Mar 2001 "KaraArt 2001" Group Show Alliance Francaise, Karachi, Pakistan
Nov 2000 "The Experimental Space" Group Show Arts Council, Karachi, Pakistan
Sep 2000 "Alchemy" With Amin Gulgee Artfest, Karachi, Pakistan
Sep 2000 "40th Anniversary" Group Show PACC, Karachi, Pakistan
May 2000 Solo Show Crow Eater's Gallery, Lahore, Pakistan
Feb 2000 "KaraArt 2000" Group Show Alliance Francaise, Karachi, Pakistan
Feb 2000 Solo Show Art Gallery, Islamabad, Pakistan
Dec 1999 "The Millennium Show" Group Show Of Pakistani Artists Arts Council, Karachi, Pakistan
Nov 1999 Group Show Canvas Art Gallery, Karachi, Pakistan
Sep 1999 "Urban Voices III" Artfest, Karachi, Pakistan
Oct 1998 "Anatomy of a Photograph" (Workshop) Artfest, Karachi, Pakistan
Oct 1998 "Urban Voices II" Artfest, Karachi, Pakistan
Dec 1997 Solo Show Indus Valley School, Karachi, Pakistan
Nov 1997 "Urban Voices" Contemporary Karachi Artists Artfest, Karachi, Pakistan
Sep 1987 Joint Show with Sculptor Amna Javeri Zaidi PACC, Karachi, Pakistan
Mar 1985 "Visually Speaking" Photography Group Show with IPC Arts Council, Karachi, Pakistan
1985 Photography Group Show PACC, Karachi, Pakistan
1984 Photography Group Show (under Nosher Ali) PACC, Karachi, Pakistan

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