Pakistan, Sept. 19 -- Pakistani-born painter Salman Toor has been named among TIME magazine's 100 most influential people in art, joining the inaugural edition of a global list published on Thursday that recognises figures shaping the contemporary art world.

The New York-based, Lahore-born artist was included in the first TIME100 Art list, which recognises influence across the fine arts and includes artists alongside museum directors, curators, gallerists, collectors and other figures who TIME says are shaping the field.

"I straddle two cultures," Toor told TIME, speaking about the influence on his work of growing up in Pakistan before moving to the United States.

Toor's paintings portray people in moments of friendship and love as wel...