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Vitalism is an essential point of departure in the works of Niranjan Pradhan. Involved with the creative arts since the Sixties, he is always committed to nature and to life, which are the source of inspiration and storehouse of his creativity. He transforms these vitalistic elements into formal structure. Nature gets liberated into form. This transformation of nature into form is the essence of all art. Modernity stresses on formalistic values. Meditation for the ‘form itself’ is its basic characteristic. Pradhan’s sojourn towards this ‘form itself’ contains not only the evolution of his creativity, but also his world outlook. Most of his works contain a lyrical beauty. He derives forms, but goes beyond physical attributes of life in works like Mother and Child, Pregnant Mother and Gossiping Couple (right), ressurecting the vitalistic elements towards pure beauty. In this formalistic transformation, he is more committed to both life and art. Pradhan uses wood, terracotta, marble and principally bronze in all his works that are born out of deep contemplation and inspire the same in all of us.
Event: An exhibition of sculptures by Niranjan Pradhan When: Till today; 3 pm - 7 pm Where: Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street
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Till November 14 at Aakriti Art Gallery (sculpture wing), 12/3A Hungerford Street, #32998525; 3 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of sculptures by Niranjan Pradhan.
Till November 15 at Gallery 79, 79 Raja Basanta Roy Road: An exhibition of watercolours by Shyamal Sen.
Till November 16 at Acadmy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: A solo exhibition of watercolours by Sanjoy Banerjee.
Till November 17 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm, Saturday (10 am - 3 pm): Feelings 2007, an exhibition of paintings by Asit Ghara.
Till November 17 at G.C. Laha Centenary Fine Arts Gallery, 7 Chittaranjan Avenue, 1st floor; 1 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings and drawings by Satyaki Banerjee.
Till November 18 at Artists Circle, 46 Circus Avenue; 2 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of drawings, paintings and sculptures. Participating artists: Apurba Choudhury, Damayanti Sharma, Dipali Roy, Sukumar Ghosh, Shuvankar Maitra, Sukehndu Paul and Tapan Mitra.
Till November 18 at Taj Bengal, By the Way: The second solo exhibition of paintings by Polly Das.
Till November 18 at Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street, #22893027; 3 pm - 7 pm: Paintings by Sekhar Roy.
Till November 18 at Samokal Art Gallery, Gol Park, #9836276110; 4 pm - 8 pm: Crosscurrents, Crosstalk: The Politics of Location, a group show curated by Nanak Ganguly.
Till November 18 at Gallery Yapanchitra, Flat 12 / 1A, Lift No. 2, 3 rd Floor, Stephen Court, 18 Park Street; 11 am - 7 pm: The Eye Within and Gallery Yapanchitra present an exhibition of paintings, titled Puja.
Till November 25 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B Middleton Street; 2 pm - 7.30 pm: Divine Lovers, a solo exhibition of recent paintings of the Radha-Krishna series by Nitya Kundu.
Till November 26 at Gallery Nakshatra, 2/1 Outram Street, 2nd floor, #22892928; 12 noon - 7.30 pm: A Route to Eternity, a journey of Indian art from 1960s to 2007. Showcasing works by Avijit Dutta, Bratin Khan, Dhiraj Chowdhury, Manoj Dutta, R. Muralidharan, Prakash Karmakar, Prasenjit Sengupta, Partha Bhattacharjee, Ramananda Bandopadhyay, Shyamal Dutta Roy, Suhas Roy, Suman Roy, Sunil Das, Shuvaprasanna, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Sekhar Kar, Shipra Bhattacharjee, Sanatan Dinda, T. Vaikuntham and Wasim Kapoor.
Till November 30 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road, #65508418; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: Celebrations on Canvas, showcasing Indian art and sculpture by Gourango Beshai, Suhas Roy, Prokash Karmakar, Sanatan Dinda, Bratin Khan, Sibsaday, Subrata Pal, Tapas Sardar, Subrata Gangopadhyay, Kartick Pyne, Samir Paul, Sukanta Das, Subrata Das and others.
Till November 30 (except Sundays) at Gallery K2, Supra Court, 35 Lansdowne Terrace, #24651444; 11 am - 7 pm: Recent works by Tapas Ghosal.
Till December 4 (except Sundays) at Gallery Kanishka’s, 2/1 Hindustan Road; 11 am - 8 pm: Nature: Vision Vivified — a solo exhibition of mixed media paintings on paper by Sohini Dhar.
DRAMA
November 14 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Rangapat presents Mohit Chattopadhyay’s Tusher Aagun.
November 15 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Natya Ranga presents Dena Paona, based on Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s novel. Direction: Swapan Sengupta.
November 15 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Nandikar presents two plays, Duliya (Main performer: Sohini Sengupta) and Chokh Gyalo (Main performer: Swatilekha Sengupta).
November 16 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Shohan presents Helmet, a comedy by Rajat Ghosh. Direction: Anish Ghosh.
November 16 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Nehru Children’s Museum presents Ekla Pagol, a full-length children’s drama, written and directed by Ramaprasad Banik.
November 17 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Aayna Harin — Bohurupee’s latest production, directed by Tarapada Mukhopadhyay.
WORKSHOP
November 14 - 23 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, Salt Lake, #23356796; 11 am - 5 pm: A 10-day workshop on Bharata Natyam to be conducted by Prof. Khagendra Nath Barman.
EXHIBITION
Till November 17 at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani, #22902274; 3 pm - 7 pm: Works in handmade paper by Anupam Chakraborty.
November 14 - 20 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #24408937; 12 noon - 7 pm: Apparao Art Auctions, in collaboration with Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, presents The Bengal Art Auction II: Early and Current Art of the Region. Inauguration on today at 6 pm. The exhibition will include screening of films on Indian contemporary art between 4 pm and 7 pm on all days beginning September 15.
FESTIVAL
Till November 16 at Sri Ganesh and Sri Murugan Temples, 58/14/3 & 6 Prince Anwar Shah Road, #24175058: Skanda Shasti Festival. Today at 7 am: Yagasalai Puja, Poornahuti, Deeparadhanai (Kaalam-VIII); at 8.30 am: Shatrusamharahomam, Poornahuti, Deeparadhanai, Moolavar, Mahaabhishekam, Khalasa Abhishekam, Mahadeeparadhanai; at 5.30 pm:Yagasalai Puja, Yagavikshinyam, Poornahuti, Deeparadhanai (Kaalam-IX).
TALK
November 14 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Sarvabhutananda will speak in Bengali on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita.
November 14 at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan, 8 Shakespeare Sarani; 6.15 pm: Pramod Ranjan Sen Endowment Lecture by Prof. Rajat Kanti Roy, vice chancellor, Visva Bharati. Topic: The Role of the Colonial Masters behind the Division of India.
November 14 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Buddhatmananda will speak in Bengali on Bani O Bichar.
CHILDREN’S DAY
November 14 at Pantaloons outlets (Camac Street, Gariahat and Kankurgachi); 3 pm - 7 pm: Littlest Pet Shop - Colouring Contest for children 5 years to 10 years. Organised by Funskool India Limited. Details with Mr Rahul, #9830017233.
November 14 at Aikatan, IA 290 Salt Lake; 6 pm: In collaboration with Friends of Animals, EZCC presents a cultural show for children.
PUPPET SHOW
November 14 at Thakurpukur Cancer Hospital (children’s ward); 10 am: A programme on puppet show and children’s puppet workshop, to be conducted and directed by Dilip Mondal. Hosted by Dhumketu Puppet Theatre and Matri Social and Cultural Organisation.
INTERACTIVE SESSION
November 16 at Max Mueller Bhavan; 6.30 pm: Ranan, in association with Max Mueller Bhavan and Sanved, presents Proximities (Volume 2, Session III). Presenter: Fe Reichelt. Topic: From Ballet to Dance Therapy.
QUIZ
November 18 at Gyan Manch; 10.30 am onwards: Puffin-Starmark Inter-School Quiz 2007 for three-member teams from leading Calcutta schools. Details at #22822617/18.
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than a week ahead to:
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