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Sanki King

b. 1990

Pakistani artist

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Born 1990. Sanki King is a Pakistani painter.

Abdullah Ahmed Khan (, born 1990), professionally known as Sanki King, is a Pakistani graffiti, calligraffiti and street artist based in Karachi. He also works in sticker art, b-boying and parkour.

Early life Sanki King was born in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, where his father worked at the Islamic Development Bank, and was raised in Karachi, Pakistan.

Career While playing Counter-Strike as a teenager, another player described him as sanki — an Urdu word meaning eccentric or slightly mad — and he adopted it as his moniker. In 2008, he was photographed by Tapu Javeri while freerunning in a park in Karachi, and subsequently performed at the launch of Style 360. From 2011, he began selling artwork and painting commissioned murals. His works include Love Karachi, painted on a bus, and Flying Kiss, painted outside the Arts Council of Pakistan in 2013. In 2014, he painted a large-scale mural at the Valika Cricket Ground, University of Karachi.

King is the only Pakistani artist to have been invited to join the graffiti crews Beyond Mankind Krew (BMK, founded 1991, Queens, New York City) and Experienced Vandals (Ex-Vandals, founded 1979, Brooklyn).

In 2017, he collaborated with Mumbai-based artist Zeenat Kulavoor on Pehle Aap, an Urdu calligraphic conversation project. He also participated in Karachi Biennale 2017 with the work Mind Palace.

Gallery art An original abstract work by King was included in a group exhibition at the Louvre Abu Dhabi from February to June 2021.

Fashion collaborations In 2014, King collaborated with designer brand Zeb-Tan. He subsequently worked with The House of Arsalan Iqbal on the collection Desirably Distressed, released in March 2015. A further collection, Devolution Chic, incorporating his designs in footwear and jewellery, was presented at the 8th PFDC Sunsilk Fashion Week in April 2015.

B-boying and parkour In 2008, King founded a b-boying crew in Karachi, which organised as Unknown Crew (UC) in 2010. The crew has performed for Jaag TV, HP Inc, Caltex, Play TV and the Lux Style Awards, among others.

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Who is Sanki King?

Pakistani artist

When was Sanki King born?

Sanki King was born on 7 June 1990 in Jeddah.

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Sanki King is a painter.

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Sanki King is Pakistani.

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· Wikipedia: Sanki King

· Wikidata: Q7418721

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