The master and his art Recognised not only as a painter, muralist and printmaker but also as a scholar and teacher of art, K.G. Subramanyan is a multi-faceted artist in the true sense of the term. A prolific writer, scholar, teacher and art historian, he uses his in-depth knowledge of various artistic traditions to create fantastical images of wit and eroticism that are universal in their appeal, yet coupled with iconic symbols drawn from Indian legends and folklore. He has also achieved in his works a successful synthesis of India’s linear folk tradition and modernism. His sense of design, especially the manner in which he plays with pictorial space by filling the entire surface with Indian fauna and flora, makes his paintings vibrant and rooted in Indian spirit. He is among the few artists who have explored the possibilities of modern art from a different perspective, giving new dimensions to the human figure by making them appear more as characters from various myths and traditional narratives, populating a composition quite to the contrary. As an artist he is extraordinarily versatile, cherishing the facility to work in diverse media, sizes and techniques over a stylistic conformity to a single medium, genre, size, technique or manner of visualisation. K.G. Subramanyan: Recent Works, the ongoing shows of his paintings, are being hosted in celebration of his 85th birthday. Showcasing a new collection, they feature works done on canvas, reverse paintings, gouaches on paper and terracotta works. Event: An exhibition of art works by K.G. Subramanyan When: Till July 19 Where: Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street, 1st floor (11 am - 7 pm); Akar Prakar, P 238 Hindustan Park (2 pm - 7 pm); The Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre, 36C S.P. Mukherjee Road (2 pm - 8 pm)

Art

Till August 1 (except Sundays and public holidays) at CIMA Gallery; Mondays: 3 pm - 7 pm, Tuesdays - Saturdays: 2 pm - 7 pm: Summer Show 2009. Featuring works by Rashmi Bagchi Sarkar, Sumitro Basak, Shreyasi Chatterjee, Jogen Chowdhury, Sougata Das, Anita Gopal, Farhad Hussain, Paresh Maity, Ganesh Pyne, Satyajit Roy, Suhas Roy, Lalu Prosad Shaw and many other artists from across India. Till July 19 at Aakriti Art Gallery (12/3A Hungerford Street, #22893027, 11 am - 7 pm, Sundays closed), Akar Prakar (P238 Hindustan Park, #24642617, 2 pm - 7 pm, Sundays closed) and The Seagull Arts and Media Resource Centre (36C S.P. Mukherjee Road, #24556942, 2 pm - 8 pm daily): On the occasion of K.G. Subramanyan’s 85th birthday, Aakriti Art Gallery, Akar Prakar and The Seagull Foundation for the Arts present Recent Works by K.G. Subramanyan — a new collection of canvases, reverse paintings, gouaches on paper and terracotta works. Till July 17 at Gorky Sadan; 4 pm - 7 pm: Emotions in Colour, paintings and drawings by Shuvrokanti Mitra celebrating the year of youth and dedicated to Ilya Repin on the 165th birth anniversary of the great Russian painter. Till July 17 at Academy of Fine Arts, Central Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition on life and nature featuring paintings by Prabal Roy and photographs by Chanchal Chakraborty and Marutpal Mukherjee. Till July 20 at Aloke’s, 1/42 Shahid Nagar, Dhakuria; 4 pm - 8 pm: Symphony of Life — an exhibition of the latest series of paintings by Aloke Paul. Till July 29 (except Sundays) at Experimenter, 2/1 Hindusthan Road, #24630465/ 40012289; 11.30 am - 7.30 pm: Experimenter presents SEZ Who? a unique activism-based collaborative art project, curated by Tushar Joag. This is a project led by a group of artists and Experimenter exploring the impact and rationale of setting up Special Economic Zones in India. Till July 30 at the Palladian Lounge, BCCI, 3rd level, 6 N.S. Road, Dalhousie Central; 10 am - 8 pm: Tejas Gallery, in conjunction with Palladian Lounge, is exhibiting the works of six artistes Dhiren Sasmal, Avijit Mukherjee, Shibani Sengupta, Atish Mukherjee, Rajib Bhattacharya and Shambhu Saha. Till July 31 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road, #65508418; 10.30 am - 7 pm: Sensorial Realities, an exhibition of paintings by Subrata Gangopadhyay, Suhas Roy, Prakash Karmakar, Shyamal Mukherjee, Samir Paul, Bratin Khan, Sanatan Dinda, Gourango Beshai, Sibsaday Chaudhuri, Atin Basak and others. Till July 31 (except Sundays and second & fourth Saturdays) at Emami Chisel Art Gallery, 687 Anandapur EM Bypass, #64577886; 11 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings and sculptures.

DRAMA

Till July 17 at Ramgopal Mancha, Howrah; 6.30 pm: A theatre festival, in aid of cyclone victims, organised by Ramgopal Mancha Natyakendra. Today: Shramon by Kathakriti. July 16 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre, 6/7 AJC Bose Road; 7 pm: Little Thespian presents Bade Bhaisahab (by Munshi Premchand) and File (by Madhu Kankaria) under its story theatre Katha Collage. Direction: Uma Jhumjhunwala. July 16 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Mukhomukhi and Niva Arts jointly present Atmakatha. Adapted into Bengali, directed and performed by Soumitra Chattopadhyay. July 17 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Natasena will stage the comedy, Gorur Garir Headlight. Written and directed by Saroj Roy. July 18 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nandipat presents Badal Sircar’s Ballavpurer Roopkatha. Direction: Prakash Bhattacharya. July 18 at Tapan Theatre & July 19 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Sayak will stage Dournama. Playwright: Indrasis Lahiri. Direction & in lead role: Meghnad Bhattacharya. July 18 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Shohan will stage Mohit Chattopadhyay’s Daaho. Direction: Anish Ghosh. July 19 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Charbak presents Apsara Theater-er Mamla, based on a story by Satyajit Ray. Direction & in lead role: Sabyasachi Chakraborty.

PERFORMING ARTS

July 16 at Gyan Manch; 6 pm: Santoor Ashram and Sanchita Dance Foundation, in collaboration with Nikhil Banga Sangeet Samiti, present Megha...the celebration of rain, a festival of classical music and dance. The concluding evening features Kumud Diwan (vocal), Keshab Banerjee (harmonium solo) and Sanchita Bhattacharya (Odissi). July 17 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6.45 pm: Megeher Porey Megh — an evening celebrating the rainy season with Tagore poems and songs. Participants: Bratati Bandyopadhyay and Shreya Guhathakurta. July 18 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 6.30 pm: Academy Theatre presents Mahakabir Manchagaan, based on the traslation and adaptation of Shakespearean plays and its music on the Bengali stage. Participants: Soumitra Chattopadhyay and Ananda Lal (as narrators), and Riddhi Bandyopadhyay and Devajit Bandyopadhyay as singers). July 18 at Kala Mandir; 6.30 pm: Phoenix - Rising from the Ashes — Sayanee Chavda’s choreographic composition based on Kathak. July 20 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6 pm: On its silver jubilee year, Saptasara presents Megher Porey Megh, an evening of Tagore songs on monsoon and poetry-reading. Participants: Shraboni Sen, Swagatalakshmi Dasgupta, Srikanto Acharya, Lopamudra Mitra, Indrani Sen, Agnibha Bandyopadhyay, Sukumar Ghosh and Subrata Sengupta.

TALK

July 16 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall; 6 pm: Swami Chidrupananda will speak in Bengali on Yuganayak Vivekananda. July 16 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Swami Samshuddhananda will speak in Bengali on Mandukya-Karika. July 16 at Bidhannagar Ramakrishna Vivekananda Kendra, DD-44 Salt Lake; 7 pm: Bijan Lodh will speak on Sri Sri Mayer Katha. July 16 at Ramakrishna Math, Baranagar; 7.15 pm: Swami Vamanananda will speak on Spiritual Retreat and Guided Meditation.

EXHIBITION

July 16 at Taj Bengal; 12 noon - 10 pm: Parampara Boulevard, a festive display of fashion, jewellery, gifts, lifestyle products, line, etc. from all over India. Organised by Rotary Club of Calcutta Chowrenghee in association with The Telegraph. July 16 at Ice Skating Rink; 10 am - 8 pm: 14th Rakhi Mela organised by All India Marwari Mahila Samity. Till July 30 (except Tuesdays) at The Halo Heritage Art Gallery, 26 Ritchie Road; 11.30 am - 9 pm: Halo Heritage presents Bamar, an exhibition of Burmese artefacts. Till July 31 at Cottage Industries emporium, 7 Jawaharlal Nehru Road: An exhibition of a variety of jewellery items procured from all over the country. Till August 16 at Starmark; 10.30 am - 8 pm: The Giant Starmark Book Exhibition of a wide range of Penguin Black Classics and all-time bestsellers.

BOOK LAUNCH

July 16 at Oxford Bookstore, 17 Park Street; 6.30 pm: Oxford Bookstore, Calcutta and Harman Publishing House, New Delhi host thde launch of Little Man From The East: Marching through Tumultuous Decades by M.K. Paul, Maj Gen. (Retd). The book will bve released by General Shankar Roy Chowdhury, former Chief of Army Staff. The launch will be followed by a discussion session with Surendra Munshi, Retd Prof., Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta.

WORKSHOP

July 17 at Oxford Junior, 17 Park Street; 5 pm: A workshop on making Indian toys for the age group 5 yrs to 12 yrs. For registration, call 9831442177.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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