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Evoking rich and vivid poetic imagery through the thick, robust marks of his brush, Prokash Karmakar has elevated the art of line drawings to the peak of perfection. Lines Unbound, the ongoing exhibition of his works, offers a fascinating assortment of lively lines that concentrate on expressing the physical beauty of animals. Dedicated in memory of his wife who passed away earlier this month, the show amply proves Karmakar?s exceptional power in wielding the brush. His images, deliberately deviating from realistic representation, nevertheless give an impression of immense energy and passion. Though distorted and contorted, the figures retain the fundamental characteristic of each animal. A combination of thick, strong, dynamic lines generate a palpable tension and energy, sometimes producing a sensation of life-like vibrating movements. Such brilliant animal imagery, ingrained with emotional feeling, certainly marks a special milestone in the creative journey of this celebrated artist.
Event: An exhibition of Prokash Karmakar?s works
When: Till January 28, 2 pm - 7 pm
Where: Artists Circle, 46 Circus Avenue
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Till January 18 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 12 noon - 7 pm: Portrait of Kolkata by Dilip Chaudhury.
January 18 - 30 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by Prokash Karmakar and other well-known artists on poetess and painter Papia Ghoshal.
Till January 20 at Genesis Art Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Cities Apart ? Calcutta & Chicago, first solo exhibition of Sareena Khemka?s work.
Till January 20 at Standard Chartered, 21A Shakespeare Sarani; 11 am - 7 pm: Small is Beautiful ? paintings on leather and vellum by Anirban Seth.
Till January 22 at Samokal Art Gallery, 23 Gariahat Road, Gol Park; 2 pm - 8 pm: A Tribute to Picasso, a selection of 60 prints of his drawings, paintings and sculptures to mark the 125th birth anniversary of Pablo Picasso.
Till January 25 at 1B Gurusaday Road, Palm Spring, Flat 5A: Gandhara Art Gallery presents a solo exhibition of paintings by Chandrima Bhattacharyya.
Till January 28 at Artists Circle, 46 Circus Avenue: Lines Unbound, a solo exhibition of Prakash Karmakar?s work.
Till January 30 (except Sundays and national holidays) at Gallery Kanishka?s; 11 am - 8 pm: Forms & Figures, an exhibition of the works of Ashoke Mullick, Debabrata Chakrabarti, Dipti Chakrabarti, Kartick Chandra Pyne, K. Muralidharan, Prokash Karmakar, Partha Bhattacharjee, Piu Sarkar, Ramananda Bandyopadhyay, Subroto Gangopadhyay, Samir Aich, Sanatan Dinda, Sekhar Roy, Sekhar Kar, S. Pranam Singh and Subhamita Bhattacharjee Dinda.
Till January 31 at Arts & Ideas Designshop, UZ 213 Swabhumi; 12 noon - 8.30 pm: Arts & Ideas presents Down to Earth, an exhibition of Bengali pottery. Participants: Arun Mukhoty, Gourab Malakar, Manik Das, Manoj Kumar Das, Mousumi Roy, Payel Sarkar, Partha Dasgupta, Soumen Basu and Tanmoy Das.
Till January 31 at Galerie 88 (except Sunday); 3 pm - 7 pm: In the Very Face of the Time, new works by Jayashree Chakravarty.
Till February 4 (except Sunday) at CIMA Gallery; 3 pm - 7 pm (Monday), 2 pm - 7 pm (Tuesday to Saturdays): An Enchanted Space - the private worls of Ganesh Pyne.
Till February 14 at Space Circle, VIP Road: An exhibition of Saniya Sharma?s abstract art featuring oils, water colours, India ink, acrylic and mixed media on canvas and paper.
DRAMA
January 18 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Page 4, Lok-krishti?s latest production. Drama, direction & acting: Bratya Basu.
January 18 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Ajantrik presents Ksharan.
January 19 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Nandikar presents Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay?s Chokh Gyalo and Munshi Premchand?s Barda. Direction: Goutam Halder.
January 19 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Charbak presents Chalo Patol Tuli. Drama, music & direction: Arindam Ganguly.
January 19 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Mukhomukhi presents Aarohan. Drama, direction & acting: Soumitra Chattopadhyay.
January 20 at Bani-Niketan, Howrah; 6.30 pm: Choopkatha will stage Dui-Taranga. Direction: Dolly Basu.
January 20 at Sujata Sadan; 7 pm: Little Thespian presents its new production, Manto Ne Kaha, based on three stories Thanda Gosht, Sahaye and Khol Do by Saadat Hassan Manto. Design & direction: S.M. Azhar Alam.
PERFORMING ARTS
January 21 & 22 at Dalhousie Institute: Congo Square Jazzfest 2006, a two-day festival of world music, featuring Mandu Sarara from Brazil, the Eric Lohrer Quartet from France, Three Raags, a French-German trio and HFT from India.
EXHIBITIon
Till January 21 at Birla Industrial & Technological Museum, 19A Gurusaday Road; 10 am - 5 pm: Inauguration of the 31st Eastern India Science Fair and Engineering Fair 2006.
Till January 23 at 8/2 Loudon Street: Earthy Myths showcases tussores in sarees, yardages and kurtas.
January 19 - 25 at 105 Southern Avenue; 11 am - 6 pm: Exhibition of designer suits, sarees, bags and fashion jewellery by Richa Kanoria.
SEMINAR& MUSIC
January 18 at Mahajati Sadan; 5.30 pm: Bank Employees? Federation, West Bengal hosts a national seminar on Disinvestment of Public Sector Units: Denial of Social Commitments, to be attended by Prakash Karat, general secretary, CPI(M), and Jairam Ramesh, MP, INC. After the seminar, Tagore songs will be rendered by Manoj Murali Nair and Manisha Murali Nair.
TALK
January 18 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 5.30 pm: Swami Narendrananda will speak on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Lilaprasanga.
January 18 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Gol Park; 6.15 pm: Swami Prabhananda will speak in Bengali on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita.
January 18 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19A & B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Buddhatmananda will speak in Bengali on Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita.
WORKSHOP
January 23 at 167-A Sarat Bose Road: Workshop on communication skills and parenting and discipline. Registration by January 20. For details, contact Mitali Sen Gupta, #9831883226.
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