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Symbolism is a recurring feature of all art. Through its figurative associations, it expresses multiple, hidden layers of meaning even in an apparently ordinary visual image. The ongoing show of paintings and sculptures, featuring works by four artists belonging to two generations, posits four different trends of ‘temporal hues’ through the artists’ distinctive styles of transforming concepts into symbols. The sculptural images of Tapas Sarkar are iconic. Assimilating folk and tribal traditions with western modernist modes, he reveals the inner conflicts and contradictions of his subjects. Chandan Bhandari absorbs the essence of nature, reflecting its silence and vibrancy at the same time. The symbols of Pinaki Acharya (Time; picture above) are generated through the tension he creates between idea and authenticity. Ashok Kumar Dey (Lord Krishna; picture right) specialises in mythical symbols, transforming them into formal structures of contemporary reality.
lEvent: An exhibition of paintings and sculptures lWhen: Till March 31; 3 pm - 8 pm lWhere: Good Time Reading & Art Shop, 27 Shakespeare Sarani
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art
Till March 31 at Chitrakoot Art Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Changing Images, recent works by the members of Rabindra Bharati Univeristy’s faculty of visual arts.
Till March 31 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm (weekdays) & 10 am - 3 pm (Saturday): Amit Banerjee’s second solo exhibition of paintings.
Till March 31 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: Poetry on Canvas, paintings by eminent artists.
Till March 31 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Calcutta Talent Search School hosts an art exhibition.
Till April 1 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: A group exhibition of works by members of Painters 80.
Till April 1 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 3 pm - 8 pm: Painted Delights, an exhibition of works by contemporary artists of India.
Till April 1 at Gallery Rasa, 828/1 Block P, New Alipore; 4 pm - 8 pm: A solo exhibition of paintings by Debasish Manna.
Till April 3 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 4 pm - 8 pm: Faces — Wasim Kapoor, Dwijen Gupta, Romu Law, Debabrata Chakrabarti, Subrata Chowdhury, Nirmalendu Mandal, Dipti Chakrabarti, Sudip Banerjee, Jayanta Ghosh, Anup Ray, Subrata Ghosh and Parvati Mukherjee.
Till April 3 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Animesh Biswas’ first solo exhibition of paintings.
Till April 3 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 4 pm - 8 pm: Paintings by Saroj Sarkar, Tapan Pathak, Barun Roy and Nabakumar Chakraborty.
Till April 7 (except Sunday) at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani; 3 pm - 7 pm: Of Human Bondage — recent works of Arun Bain.
Till April 8 at Angan Art Gallery, 11 Fern Place; 4 pm - 8 pm: Reality as Fantasy: Art of the illustrators. Participating artists include Anup Ray, Debashis Deb, Jayanta Ghosh, Nirmalendu Mandal and Subrata Chowdhury.
Till April 12 (except Sundays & holidays) at CIMA Gallery; Mondays (3 pm - 7 pm), Tuesdays - Saturdays (2 pm - 7 pm): Reality Bytes — recent works of three young artists, Debraj Goswami, Abir Karmakar and Uday Mondal.
Till April 14 (except Sundays) at Akar Prakar, P238 Hindustan Park; 3 pm - 8 pm: Recent works by Ganesh Haloi.
Till April 21 (except Sundays) at Gallery Kanishka’s, 2/1 Hindusthan Road; 11 am - 8 pm: Contextual Vocabulary — an exhibition of paintings by various artists.
drama
March 31 & April 1 at Max Mueller Bhavan auditorium; 6.30 pm: Agunmukho, the Bengali adaptation of Marius von Mayenburg’s contemporary German play Feuergesicht (Fireface) by Bratya Basu will be performed by Tritiyo Sutra and directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay.
March 31 & April 1 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre, 6/7 AJC Bose Road; 6.30 pm: Padatik & BrainChild Theatre present Late Lateef, a play in Hindi written by Sai Paranjpye, Hindi translation by Sudesh Syal and directed by Kunal Padhy.
March 31 at Academy of Fine Arts; 7 pm: Ensemble presents Snirir Nichey. Dir: Sohag Sen.
April 1 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Pratikriti presents Padma Nadir Majhi. Drama & direction: Aalok Deb.
April 1 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Nandipat presents Mrityu Na Hatya. Dir: Bibhas Chakraborty.
April 1 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Rupdarshan presents Jal Jangaler Kabya. Dir: Buddhadeb Bhattacharya.
PERFORMING ARTS
March 31 at Srinath Hall, Bharat Sevashram Sangh, Ballygunge; 5.30 pm: Bharat Sevashram Sangh and Sree Sundaram present a classical vocal recital by Shyam Sundar Goswami, accompanied by Sanjay Mukherjee (tabla), Biswajit Mishra (sarangee) and Hiranmoyee Mittra (harmonium).
March 31 at Geeta Bhavan, 107 Sarat Bose Road; 5.30 pm: Rituraj Basantar Biday — an evening of Tagore songs by Purnima Ghosh, Pramita Mallick, Suchhanda Ghosh, Sudeshna Sanyal, Biswarup Rudra, Urmila Basu and Sudhin Das. Direction: Roma Chakraborty.
talk
March 31 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 5.30 pm: Swami Shantatmananda will discourse on Naradio Bhakti Sutra.
March 31 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 6.45 pm: Swami Atmapriyananda will discourse on Kathoupanisad.
March 31 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Paramatmananda will speak in Bengali on Manovijnan O Atmatattwa.
PHOTOGRAPHS
March 31 - April 8 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road; 2 pm - 8 pm: The Seagull Foundation for the Arts presents Silver Screen - an exhibition of photographs by Fawzan Hussain. It is the fifth exhibition of the Tasveer - Opening Season. Inauguration today at 6.30 pm.
CELEBraTION
Till April 2 at Sri Thyagaraja Hall, P-530 Raja Basanta Roy Road: Ved Bhavan Bhajan Samaj hosts Sri Ramnavami Celebrations. March 31: Puja & Laksharchana (6.30 am), Ashtapadi bhajan by Shengottai Harihara Subramania Bhagavatar & party (8.30 am), Pradosham (3 pm), Variety prog. by students of Shanthala Champak (5.30 pm), and Taal Chakra (percussion ensemble) by Vidwan S. Sekhar (mridangam), Somen Sarkar (tabla), Somnath Roy (ghatam) and Gopa Kumar (chenda) (7 pm). April 1: Surya Namaskaram (6 am), Unchavrithi bhajan (8 am), Sita Kalyanam by Shengottai Harihara Subramania Bhagavatar & party (9.30 am), Maangalya Dharanam & Deeparadhana (12.30 pm), Kummi & Kolattam by Jaya Raman & group (1 pm), Bhagavata Samaradhana (1.30 pm), Procession (6.05 pm) and Dolotsavam (9 pm).
March 31 at Bengal Rowing Club & April 1 & 2 at Hindustan Club; 4 pm - 10 pm: Rajasthan Foundation Calcutta Chapter hosts Rajasthan Day Celebration 2007. Featuring a festival of food, handicrafts, art and culture.
FESTIVAL
April 1 at Sri Ganesh & Sri Murugan Temples, 58/14/3 & 6 Prince Anwar Shah Road: Panguni Uttiram Festival: Homam (7.30 am), Poornahuti (8.30 am), Kaavadi Puja (8.45 am), Moolavar Maha abhisekam (9.30 am), Deeparadanai and Prasada Viniyogam (10.30 am), Shodasopacharam (6.30 pm), Procession (7 pm) and Prasada Viniyogam (8.15 pm).
EXHIBITION
Till April 6 at Karma Kutir, 411/8 Hemanta Mukhopadhyay Sarani, near Gol Park Khadi; 11 am - 8 pm: An exhibition of sarees, kaftans, stoles, bags, table mats, bedcovers, table-cloths, cushion covers and wall hangings.
reading
April 1 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 11am: Professor P. Lal reads Sanjaya’s report to Dhritarastra of Bhima killing Bahlika, the deaths of 10 sons of Dhritarastra and seven sons of Sakuni, Yudhisthira defeating Drona, and Karna and guru Kripa indulging in mutual recrimination, in the 368th weekly session of his sloka-by-sloka English transcreation of Vyasa’s Mahabharata.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
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;
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