1. Abdullah Ahmed Khan professionally known as Sanki or Sanki King is a Pakistani graffiti, calligraffiti and street artist, occasionally painting live as part of his exhibits, and collaborating with fashion designers featuring his artwork.
13 Facts About Sanki King
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Sanki King has works in sneaker art, sticker art, b-boying and parkour in Pakistan.
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Sanki King was interested in BMX, boxing and floor gymnastics.
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In 2008, Sanki King started his career as a professional performing artist after being photographed by Tapu Javeri while freerunning in a park in Karachi, later performing at the launch of Style 360.
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Sanki King did "live graffiti art" for the first time in Pakistan in July 2012 and in the same month launched his Sticker Art Movement through designs which feature Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan.
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Sanki King painted the tallest graffiti in Pakistan in 2014 at the Valika Cricket Ground, University of Karachi.
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Sanki King is the only Pakistani artist to have been invited to graffiti crews Beyond Mankind Krew and Experienced Vandals.
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Sanki King's work is featured in Nicholas Ganz's book, Street Messages, published in April 2015.
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Sanki King participated in Karachi Biennale 2017 with his work Mind Palace.
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An original piece of abstract art by Sanki King was included in a group exhibition at Louvre Abu Dhabi from February to June 2021.
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Sanki King is known for his graffiti art designs for sneakers, using paint, marker pens and stencils.
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In 2014, Sanki King worked for the first time with a local designer brand Zeb-Tan.
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In 2008, Sanki King began a b-boying crew in Karachi who organized as Unknown Crew in 2010.