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Having explored and mastered various styles of painting in a long career of over 30 years, veteran artist Dhiren Sasmal is perhaps only limited by his own imagination. He works with acrylic, dry pastel and pen & ink in his unique style, giving each creation, be it an animal, bird or a human form, an ‘otherworldly’ quality. His special talent lies in his delicate layering and texturing of print and intricate pen & ink works. The basic themes that occupy his vast body of work are horses, young girls at play and Goddess Durga. Though his subject matter may range from Rajput warriors and Hindu goddesses to animals and birds, horses and owls are his special forte. Discovering his fascination for horses during an animal study course in his college days, they symbolise for him youth, tireless energy, power and dynamism. Horses, the ongoing solo show of his works, includes some small works (12 in. x 12 in.) as well as larger canvases (3 ft x 3 ft) — all of which are a collector’s delight. Done in mixed media on canvas in characteristic cross-hatch pattern, the vibrant and eye-catching paintings portray the animals as epitomes of masculinity, majesty and mystery.
Event: An exhibition of paintings by Dhiren Sasmal When: Till August 16; 1 pm - 7.30 pm Where: Tejas Art Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road
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Till August 14 at Emami Chisel Art Pvt. Ltd, Emami Towers, 687 Anandapur EM Bypass, #40113182; 11 am - 7 pm: Maanush, paintings, collages and mix media works by Haku Shah.
Till August 16 at at Aakriti Art Gallery, 1st floor, Orbit Enclave, 12/3A Hungerford Street, #2289 3027; 12 noon - 7 pm: (1) Pulasting Decorativeness, an exhibition of paintings by Asit Mandal. (2) Constructing Innocence in Bronze, an exhibition of sculptures by Subrata Biswas.
Till August 16 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: Megascape, a solo exhibition of paintings by Ambarish Brahmachari.
Till August 16 at Tejas Art Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road, #4007 6042; 1 pm - 7.30 pm: Horses, a solo show of horses in mixed media on canvas by artist Dhiren Sasmal.
Till August 16 at Mon Art Gallerie, 6 Hungerford Street, Regency, 3rd floor: Ideas, Images & Experiences, an exhibition of paintings and sculptures curated by Anirudh Chari. Participants: Arunima Sanyal, Bhasher Chowdhury, Mahmud Husain, Ramu Das, Saihat Surai and Soumya Samanta.
Till August 16 at Anant Art Gallery,18-A, Alipore Road; 11 am - 7 pm: Hybrid, recent works (paintings and sculptures) by Rajesh Ram.
Till August 17 at Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Spectrum Artists’ Circle presents its 32nd group show of paintings.
Till August 17 at Gallery Katayun, 4A Auckland Square; 3 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Nilima Dutta.
Till August 17 (except August 15) at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 4th floor; 3 pm - 8 pm: Shades of Grey, the seventh solo exhibition of Kanchanmala Ghosh’s paintings.
Till August 17 (except August 15) at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 3 pm - 8 pm: Svikriti ’08, an exhibition of the works by six awardees in the Academy’s Annual Exhibition 2008. Participants: Bhabotosh Sutar, Bhaskar Lahiri, Gargi Das, Partha Dasgupta, Susanta Pal and Timir Brahma.
Till August 18 at Academy of Fine rts; 3 pm - 8 pm: The sixth group exhibition by Bengal Trayee, a group of young artistes.
Till August 20 (except Sundays) at Akar Prakar, P 238 Hindustan Park, #2464 2617; 2 pm - 7 pm: Abol Tabol: An installation in clay by Nidhi Jalan.
Till August 21 (except Sundays & public holidays) at Gallery K2, Supra Court, 35 Lansdowne Terrace, #2465 1444; 11 am - 7 pm: Eternal Varanasi, an exhibition of recent works by Ganesh Haloi, S. Pranam Singh, Subuddha Ghosh, Tapas Kanti Mitra, Giovanna Caruso and Tapas Ghosal.
Till August 23 at Kanvas Art Gallery, 2nd floor (Shivam Chamber), 53 Syed Amir Ali Avenue): Beyond Infinity, an exhibition of paintings by Subrata Das.
Till August 31 at Galerie Karma, P-505 Keyatola Road, #24636731/32; 11 am - 7 pm: Boundless, an exhibition of recent works of Partha Pratim Deb and Manas Roy (Roymans).
DRAMA
August 13 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Anya Theatre presents Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s Akhono Kshudha. Direction: Ranajit Chakraborty.
August 13 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.45 pm: Natya-Ranga presents Dadu Chaye Nati Chaye. Drama: Surajit Bandyopadhyay. Direction: Swapan Sengupta.
August 14 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Nandikar will stage Tomar Naam (Performance: Sohini Sengupta; Direction: Swatilekha Sengupta) and Leela Mazumdar’s Dulia (Performance: Sohini Sengupta; Directorial advisor: Rudraprasad Sengupta; Direction: Swatilekha Sengupta and Goutam Halder).
August 15 (3 pm & 6.30 pm), August 16 (6.30 pm) & August 17 (3 pm & 6.30 pm) at Academy of Fine Arts: Sundaram presents a festival of its productions. Aug. 15, 3 pm: Alakanandar Putra-Kanya; at 6.30 pm: Galpo Hekim Saheb. Aug. 16, 6.30 pm: Sajano Bagan. Aug. 17, 3 pm: Munni O Saat Chowkidar; at 6.30 pm: Alakanandar Putra-Kanya. Drama, direction & acting: Manoj Mitra.
PERFORMING ARTS
August 13 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB 201 Salt Lake; 5 pm: Loknritya Samaroh with colourful folk dances: Gotipua (Orissa), Chhau (Purulia) and Rathowa (Gujarat). At 6 pm: Odissi dance recital by Dona Ganguly.
August 13 at Rabindra Sadan; 5.30 pm: Milan Mela presents an evening of Bengali songs by Nirmala Mishra, Banasree Sengupta, Parimal Bhattacharya, Sudhin Sarkar, Saikat Mitra, Srikanto Acharya, Sreeradha Bandyopadhyay, Manomoy Bhattacharya, Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta, Arjun Chakraborty, Kazi Kamal Naser, Laboni Lahiri, Rupa Chattopadhyay, Praloy Sengupta and Sanjukta Bhaduri. Dance by Aditi Ghosh. Also, felicitation to Sabitri Chattopadhyay and Madhuri Chattopadhyay.
August 14 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6 pm: An evening of khayal and Bengali classical songs by Sugata Marjit, with Ujjal Roy (tabla) and Hiranmoy Mitra (harmonium).
August 16 at Rabindra Sadan; 6 pm: The closing ceremony of Surangama’s (Rabindrasangeet institution) golden jubilee celebrations features felicitation to singers Prasad Sen, Maya Sen and Chandidas Mal, to be followed by a dance-music presentation, Shesh Barshan, by the artistes of the institution.
August 17 (5.30 pm) & 18 (6.30 pm) at Rabindra Sadan: A two-day festival of dance, organised by Dancers’ Guild in celebration of 25 years of Navanritya.
PHOTOGRAPHS
Till August 13 at 46 Satish Mukherjee Road (near Kalighat tram depot), #2455 6942/43; 2 pm - 8 pm: Running Amok: An exhibition of photographs by Jasmeen Patheja.
Till August 17 at By the Way, Taj Bengal; 10.30 am onwards: A Whole New World, an exhibition of photographs by Rashi Goenka.
TALK
August 13 at Ramakrishna Mission Saradapitha, Belur Math; 6 pm: Swami Sarvapremananda will speak on Sri Ramakrishner Bhaktabrinda.
August 13 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6.15 pm: Swami Sarvabhutananda will speak in Bengali on Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita.
August 13 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Buddhatmananda will speak in Bengali on Bani O Bichar.
FILM SHOW
Till August 14 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #2440 8937; 6 pm: Price of Freedom, a film festival celebrating India’s Independence and remembering Partition. Today: Gandhi by Richard Attenborough.
EXHIBITION
Till August 13 at Merlin Homeland, 18 Asutosh Mookerjee Road; 12 noon - 8.30 pm: Green Drive: The Nature and Environment Awareness Programme showcasing rare and common saplings, foliage creepers, bonsai and rare blooms, seeds manure, palm trees, cycads and various gardening tools.
Till August 14 at Senbati, 3A Mandeville Gardens, #98300 54718; 11 am - 8.30 pm: Joyita’s Selection and Sparsh present Pooja Aarambha, a collection of designer sarees in cotton, tussar, silk, matka, chiffan, georgette, dress material, leather bags, bedcover and bedsheets, jewellery and gift items.
Till August 14 at Artisana, 13 Chowringhee Terrace, #2223 9422; 11 am - 7 pm: Display of kantha embroidery sarees and dupattas.
Till August 15 at Dakshinapan, Dhakuria, #2423 7028: Poompuhar - The Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Corporation Limited hosts an exhibition of sandalwood and jewellery.
Till August 15 at 85 Lansdowne, 85B Sarat Bose Road, #24862136; 11 am - 7.30 pm: Festal Prelude, an exhibition of contemporary Indian wear by Namrata Joshipura, traditional Jodhpuri saris by Sheffali Poddar and a new festive line by resident designers.
Till August 15 at Starmark (3 Lord Sinha Road, G-202 City Centre, and South City); 10.30 am - 8 pm: An exhibition of Penguin Classics Collection covering Greek and Roman works, and Victorian literature and modern classics.
Till August 20 at 108 Raja Basanta Roy Road, #2466 4315; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: Paramita Viswanathan’s Design showcases silk, tassar print, chiffon, crepe print, mull, kota, tangail print and south Indian sarees.
Till August 30 at F-17 Dakshinapan, Dhakuria, #2423 7625: LePakshi (Andhra Pradesh Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd) hosts Mangalagiri Festival, a display of Andhra Pradesh handloom products.
Till August 30 at Green House, Tollygunge Metro Station, #2471 6595: Festival of hand-embroidered sarees, kurtis and salwar suits.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:
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