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Italy is a mosaic of lively, vibrant colours that cascade into forms of breathtaking beauty. Verdant green and burnt sienna, mellow ochre and golden chrome, sparkling red and soft amber, merge into drowsy Tuscan forms of buildings and landscapes that fascinate and captivate the imagination by virtue of their raw sensuousness. The Colours of Italy, the ongoing exhibition of watercolours by Sipra Dattagupta, evokes the charm and splendour of that country in a style reminiscent of Paul Klee and the Impressionists. In most of her paintings, colours have flown lyrically into forms, often without a structured pencil drawing underneath the coat of paint. Depicting picturesque scenes of farms strewn with vineyards, cypress trees and fields of ripe poppies, her canvases are a riot of colours that eloquently speak of nature?s bounty. Compositions with angel windows, stone balconies, arched columns and bridges pay tribute to the marvels of Italian architecture. Images of grottos, emerald caves, fishing villages and peasant life add character to her impressions of Italy.
Event: An exhibition of watercolours by Sipra Dattagupta
When: Till February 13, 3 pm - 8 pm
Where: Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery
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Art
Till February 13 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Lines & Rhythm presents an exhibition of oil and acrylic paintings.
Till February 14 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm, Saturday (10 am - 3 pm): Paintings by Asit Ghara.
Till February 12 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: Expression of Twins, an exhibition of paintings by Ashis Kabasi and Debashis Kabasi.
February 8 - 22 (Sundays by appointment only) at Gallery Katayun, 4A Auckland Square; 3 pm - 7.30 pm: B Positive, a solo exhibition of paintings by Sajal Sarkar. Inauguration this evening at 6.
February 8 - 12 at Genesis Art Gallery; 11 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of contemporary aboriginal art from West Arnhem Land as part of AusArts: Celebrating Australian Arts and Culture 2006-2007.
February 8 - 14 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by Alfred Vaagsvold and Ganesh C. Basu.
February 8 - 18 at Artists Circle, 46 Circus Avenue; 2 pm - 7 pm: A group exhibition on the theme of Vanishing Wetlands.
February 8 - March 31 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: Celebrating the Human Form, showcasing Indian art and sculpture.
Till February 11 at J.C. Laha Centenary Fine Arts Gallery, 7 Chittaranjan Avenue; 4.30 pm - 8.30 pm: Paintings by the members of RAD (Reflection of Another Day). Participating artists include Santanu Roy, Sunita Verma, Puspen Roy, Mahuya Pan, Swarup Das, Soumen Ghosh, Sanjit Chakraborty and Shubhra Chand.
Till February 11 at Metropolitan Art Salon, 7 Jawaharlal Nehru Road; 3 pm - 8 pm: Annual exhibition of paintings and sculptures. Preview today at 5.30 pm.
Till February 11 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: The latest canvases of Baniprosonno.
Till February 18 (except Sunday) at Galerie 88; 3 pm - 7 pm: A Space so Rare, an exhibition of Amal Ghosh?s recent works and Beyond Space and Time, an exhibition of recent works of Dipak Banerjee.
Till February 19 (except Saturday) at Galerie La Mere, 3 Regent Park; 4 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings and drawings by Ramananda Bandyopadhyay.
DRAMA
February 8 at Phoenix, Saturday Club; 7 pm: Saturday Club, in association with Theatrecian, present Rib-Ticklers ? an evening of fun-filled, light-hearted comedies by Chekov and Ives.
February 9 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Sundaram presents Operation Bhomragarh. Drama, direction & acting: Manoj Mitra.
February 9 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nandikar presents Tarashankar Bandyopadhyay?s Chokh Gyalo and Munshi Premchand?s Barda. Direction: Goutam Halder.
February 9 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Sohan presents its new production, Utpal Dutt?s Megh. Direction: Anish Ghosh.
February 9 at Bijon Theatre; 6.30 pm: Sayak presents two short plays, Bneche Thaka and Anubikshan. Dir: Meghnad Bhattacharya.
February 10 at Landmark Rooftop; 6.30 pm: The Creative Commune, in association with Landmark Book Store, presents An Evening with Tennessee Williams ? an open air performance of selections from A Streetcar Named Desire and The Glass Menagerie. Direction: Trina Nileena Banerjee.
February 10 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Sundaram presents Sajano Bagan. Drama, direction & acting: Manoj Mitra.
February 11 at Cultivation of Science; 5.30 pm: Nandikar presents Kabye Gane. Direction: Goutam Halder.
February 11 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Gandhar presents Satyaasatya. Direction: Shyamal Chakraborty.
PERFORMING ARTS
February 8 at Calcutta School of Music; 7 pm: Guitar virtuoso Roger Zimmermann will perform Spanish and South American classics.
February 8 at Science City auditorium; 2.30 pm onwards: The inaugural day?s programme of State Bank of India?s bicentennial celebrations features Hindustani classical vocal recital by Sandipan Samajpati and folk dances of Bengal.
SEMINAR
February 8 at Sahitya Akademi auditorium, 23A/44X Diamond Harbour Road; 10.30 am onwards: Seminar on Literature and the Other Arts: Their Mutual Illumination.
Till February 9 at Centre for Social Sciences & Humanities, CU, Alipore campus; 10 am onwards: Seminar on Globalisation and Post-colonial Writing: an Australia-India Exchange.
TALK
February 8 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 5.30 pm: Swami Tattwajnanananda will speak in Hindi on Ishopanishad.
February 8 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Prabhananda will speak in Bengali on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita.
exhibition
Till February 15 at Indian Museum Exhibition Hall; 11 am - 7 pm: An exhibition on Glimpses of Burmese Arts & Crafts: In the Collection of Indian Museum.
workshop
Till February 9 -11 at EZCC, Salt Lake; 11 am - 7 pm: Jain Misrilall Padmawati Foundation hosts a painting and sculpture workshop by eminent painters and sculptors, for the benefit of promising young artists.
All those who wish events to be included in this column should write not less
than a week ahead to:
Time out, The Telegraph, 6, Prafulla Sarkar Street, Calcutta-700 001;
Fax: 2234-8244
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