Magical landscapes Traditionally, landscape art depicts nature in its various geographical elements as perceived by the artist. They include the beautiful, awe-inspiring and terrifying aspects of nature, with its sun and rain, snow and hail, floods and avalanches. Mountains and plains, rivers and valleys, forests and fields, all fall within the purview of landscape painting. Early in the 15th century, landscape painting was established as a genre in Europe, as a setting for human activity, and even expressed in a religious vein. The paintings of Ramakrishna Behera are most certainly landscapes and are inspired by real places: the caves of Ajanta, the mountains and monasteries of Ladakh, the countryside of Orissa and even the interior of the artist’s own home. Yet his works employ distorted perspectives and folds as found in images of outer space, to resemble something more like psychological maps or hallucinatory visions. While the palette of colours that Behera uses is realistic, their spaces definitely are not. The surfaces of his paintings are buttery and their details are seemingly coaxed spontaneously from their making. The ongoing maiden solo show by this self-taught artist features some of his outstanding, most recent paintings. Event: An exhibition of paintings by Ramakrishna Behera When: Till October 16; 11 am - 7 pm Where: Bose Pacia, Stephen Court, 18 Park Street

Art

Till October 15 at Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street, #2289 3027/5041; 12 noon - 7 pm: GenNext IV — an exhibition of works by artists below 40 from different parts of the world. Till October 18 at Jamini Roy Gallery, Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 11 am - 7 pm: A solo exhibition of paintings by Arpita Khaskel. Till October 18 at The Promenade Lounge, Taj Bengal; 10 am - 11 pm: A solo exhibition of recent works by Kushal Mukherjee. Till October 19 at The Halo Heritage Art Gallery, 26 Ritchie Road; 3 pm - 8 pm: Mind’s Eye — an exhibition of paintings by Anita Roychowdhury, Prabir Sen, Krishnendu Chaki and Subhendu Sarkar. Till October 21 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Bhaskar Lahiri and Manas Biswas. Till October 21 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Paintings and drawings by Tamali Das. Till October 22 (except Sunday) at Gallery K2, Supra Court, 35 Lansdowne Terrace, #2465 1444; 11 am - 7 pm pm: An exhibition of small format works by Shaibal Ghosh. Till October 24 (except Sunday) at Akar Prakar, P 238 Hindustan Park; 2 pm - 7 pm: A solo show of paintings by Rabin Roy. Till October 25 at Monastery of Art, 48/44 Swiss Park; 2 pm - 7 pm: The Convergence, an exhibition of works by Radhika Mansata. Till October 31 (except Sundays) at Experimenter, 2/1 Hindusthan Road, #2463 0465; 11 am - 7.30 pm: In Memory of an Ideal — an exhibition of paintings by Ng. Bidyut Singha. Till November 21 (except Sundays & holidays) at Tejas Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road, #9830049825; 1 pm - 7.30 pm: Tejas Gallery is hosting its third annual Devi show by 24 artists. The exhibits, numbering approximately 70, include both gods and goddesses.

DRAMA

October 15 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Nandipat stages its latest production Aapod. Drama: Bimal Kar. Direction: Bimal Chakraborty. October 15 at Girish Mancha; 6.45 pm: Rang Roop presents Byaram Biram. Direction: Seema Mukhopadhyay. October 15 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Niva Arts presents Homa Pakhi, produced by Cinetel. Direction & performance: Soumitra Chatterjee. October 15 at Madhusudan Mancha; 7 pm: Rangakarmee will stage Boorhi Kaki. Story: Premchand. Direction: Goutam Halder. October 16 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Purba Paschim will stage its latest production, Patol Babu Film Star. Direction: Ramaprasad Banik. October 16 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Rang Roop will stage its latest play, Jalchhabi. Direction: Seema Mukhopadhyay. October 16 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: PLT will stage Titumeer. Direction: Utpal Dutt. Re-created by Mrinal Ghosh.

PERFORMING ARTS

October 15 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, IB 201 Salt Lake; 6 pm: EZCC hosts Loknritya Samaroh with colourful folk dances: Siddhi Dhamal (Gujarat), Maurmaria (Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh), Seraikela Chhau (Chhattisgarh) and Sambalpuri (Orissa). October 15 at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #2461 3145; 6 pm: Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, in association with Learning System and Somoy Arts & Entertainment, presents D 4 U, Music Weaving into Life — an evening of songs by Debjit Bera, accompanied by Dr Avijit Ghosh (sarod), Annie (vocal), Indrajit Dey (synthesiser), Subhasish Dey (violin) and Avijit Kundu (keyboard). October 15 at Central Glass and Ceramic Reserach Institute (CGCRI) auditorium; 6.30 pm: As part of CGCRI’s cultural agenda during the 3rd national conference on MEMS, Smart Structure and Materials hosts Shakti Roop Hayro Taar, a dance composition based on Tagore songs conceptualized on ‘power’ and presented by Odissi style by Debamitra Sengupta and artistes of Mayur Lalit. Songs by Subrata Sengupta and Shraboni Sen. Narration: Koushik Sen. Choreography: Debamitra Sengupta. October 16 at Satyajit Ray Auditorium, Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 6.30 pm: Concert by Berta Rojas, classical guitarist from Paraguay.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Till October 15 at Gaganendra Pradarshashala; 2 pm - 8 pm: Wide Angle, Contemporary Foto Artist Forum presents Silver Moments — a group photographic exposition. Participants: Saikat Ganguly, Benu Barman, Subir Banerjee, Shyamal Das, Sk, Jan Mahammad and Writwik Chakraborty. Till October 22 at Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road; 2 pm - 8 pm: The Seagull Foundation for the Arts and Tasveer present Face Up — an exhibition of photographs by Anna Fox and Sunil Gupta.

TALK

October 15 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 6 pm: Swami Ishatmananda will speak in Bengali on Bhagavat-Bhakta-Bhagavan. Swami Sarvalokananda will preside. October 15 at Maulana Azad Conference Centre, 4th floor, Rabindranath Tagore Centre, 9A Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 6.30 pm: Rabindranath Tagore Centre is holding the latest in its Guest Lecture Series. Krishnan Srinivasan and James Mayall will speak on International Politics in the coming decades. Ambassador Himachal Som will be in the Chair. October 15 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Samshuddhanandaji will speak in Bengali on Mundaka Upanishad.

EXHIBITION

Till October 15 at Mandevillae Point, opp. UCO Bank, Gariahat More; 11 am - 8 pm: Rwiti’s Creations presents an exclusive boutique creations of designer Vastra Mela Ratnabali. Till October 16 at Gallery 79, 79 Raja Basanta Roy Road, 1st floor; 4 pm - 8 pm: Nimble Fingers presents some of the finest craftsmen and their exquisite skill in an exhibition, Colors of Bengal. Till October 16 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 3 pm - 8 pm: Somewhat Different, a design exhibition from Germany. Till October 17 at Artisana, 13 Chowringhee Terrace, #2223 9422, 6515 5185; 11 am - 7 pm: Crafts Council of West Bengal welcomes the Happy season with an exhibition of terracotta lamps, planters and straw toys, sarees from Fulia and Kota, and kurtas and kurtis for women. Till October 17 at Art Walk, South City Mall; 12 noon - 8 pm: A wide range of affordable paintings, handicrafts and objects d’ art. Till October 17 at Starmark, 3 Lord Sinha Road; G-202 City Centre, Salt Lake; South City Mall and Mani Square;10.30 am to 8 pm: Starmark presents Lights — an exhibition of traditional and designer diyas, candles, Diwali gifts and cards. Till October 19 at The Halo Heritage Art Gallery (ground floor), 26 Ritchie Road, #2419 0133; 12 noon - 9 pm: Nandanik — an exhibition of designer costumes.

BOOK LAUNCH

October 15 at Bangla Akademi Sabhaghar; 6 pm: Launch of Papiya Ghosal’s Second Sight, a book of poems in English, and the English magazine, The London Miscellany (first published in 1825), both published by Saishab Prakashan.

IN MEMORIAM

October 15 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 6 pm: Society of Contemporary Artists and Birla Academy of Art & Culture host a meeting to condole the passing away of well-known printmaker and painter Swapan Kumar Das while reminiscing his life and contributions.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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