Surreal expressions T he wings of surrealism not only reveal the ideas and passions of a creative mind, they also mould universal concepts according to the colours of the artist’s personal experiences. Personal Feelings, the ongoing solo exhibition of paintings by Rajesh Roy, displays such a creative passion. The artist conceives the rectangular area of canvas as the tabula rasa of mind and memory. Rhythmic dabs of crimson red, black and yellow ochre, along with their symbolic associations, produce an abstract interpolation of human emotions. Created with minimalist, simplistic technique, Roy’s works are dense and surrealistic without attempting to appear intimidating to the casual viewer. A particularly striking example of his art is that of a black semi-circular space blending into a fluid mass that drips down onto a red opaque sphere underneath, with a frozen white gulf connecting (or separating?) the two. Often deliberately ambiguous in meaning and expression, his abstract works are bewildering, even baffling at times. Yet, his sheer artistic power and courage to be different allow his works to leave an impression on the mind. Event: An exhibition of art works by Rajesh Roy When: Till December 27; 11.30 am - 7.30 pm Where: Gallery Nakshatra, 2/1 Outram Street, 2nd floor

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Till January 24 (except Sundays & holidays) at CIMA Gallery; 3 pm - 7 pm (Mondays) 2 pm - 7 pm (Tuesdays to Saturdays): Review, an exhibition of artworks that aspires to redefine our perception and understanding of art of the 20th century. Participating artists: Abir Karmakar, Alok Bal, Debraj Goswami, Farhad Hussain, Jogen Chowdhury, Kingshuk Sarkar, Mayank Kumar Shyam, Mithu Sen, Paresh Maity, Partha Pratim Deb, Rashmi Bagchi Sarkar, Samit Das, Santosh More, Sumitro Basak and Swarna Chitrakar. December 24 - January 7 (except Sundays) at Artline, 125 Rashbehari Avenue, 1st floor; 12 noon - 7 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Suhas Roy, Subimalendu Bikas Sinha, Samir Roy, Sumon Roy, Tapos Sardar and Sabyasachi Guha. Till December 27 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: The 15th solo exhibition of paintings by Dilip Das. Till December 27 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: The fifth solo exhibition of paintings by Jayanta Ghosal. Till December 27 at G.C. Laha Centenary Fine Art Gallery, 7 Chittaranjan Avenue, 1st floor; 3 pm - 8 pm: Colorit — an exhibition of paintings by Joy Bhaduri. Till December 27 at Gallery Nakshatra, 2/1 Outram Street, 2nd floor, #2289 2982; 11.30 am - 7.30 pm: Personal Feelings — showcasing the works of Rajesh Roy. Till December 28 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: Society of Contemporary Artists presents an exhibition of paintings, graphics and sculptures by renowned artists. Till December 31 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road, #6550 8418; 11 am - 7 pm: The Pageant of Life, featuring works by 15 well-known artists. Till December 31 (except Monday) at Bodhi Tree Monastery of Art, 48/44 Swiss Park, #24246534; 2 pm - 7 pm: Bodhi Tree Monastery of Art’s inaugural exhibition of art and sculptures. Till January 3 (except December 25 & Mondays) at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 3 pm - 8 pm: Rendezvous Hyderabad, an exhibition of the works by 21 artists from Hyderabad. Till January 6 (except Sundays & holidays) at Tejas Gallery; 1 pm - 7.30 pm: An exhibition of artworks by various artists from Calcutta, Santiniketan and Vietnam. The collection includes acrylics, charcoals, woodcuts and small sculptures. Till January 7 (except Sundays) at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #2460 4245; 10 am - 7 pm: Trace of Time: The Art of Papermaking by Jenny Pinto. Till January 10 (except Mondays) at Anant Art Gallery, 18-A Alipore Road, 11am to 7pm: Beyond Convention: A Glimpse of Contemporary Trends in Bengal Art – an exhibition of paintings and sculptures curated by Mrinal Ghosh. Till January 15 at Aakriti Art Gallery, 12/3A Hungerford Street, #32998525, 22893027: Bengal 2009, an exhibition of art works by the city’s eminent artists. Till January 15 (except Sundays) at Ganges Art Gallery, 33A Jatin Das Road, #2465 3212; 11 am - 7 pm: sEe, an abstract solo show of Deepak Tandon in three versions: painting, photographs and video. Till January 17 (except Mondays) at Bose Pacia, Stephen’s Court, 18 Park Street, #40010148; 11 am - 7 pm: Recent works of Bari Kumar: Foreign Bodies. Till January 31 (weekdays only) at Masters Collection Art Gallery, G-7 Malalay Apartments, 3 Woodburn Park Road; 11 am - 7 pm: Small is Beautiful 3, an exhibition of miniature artworks by some of the greatest living legends along with some of the exciting new talents.

DRAMA FESTIVAL

Till December 25 at Academy of Fine Arts: Nandikar’s 25th National Theatre Festival. Today at 6 pm: Kahani Sumitra Ki (Hindi; author/playwright: Vijay Tendulkar; direction: Chetan Datar) by Awishkar, Mumbai. December 24 - 26 at Madhusudan Mancha: Sudrak’s drama festival features its productions: Rangamati (Dec. 24 at 6.30 pm), two short plays Protimar Kaal and Pakhiwala (Dec. 25 at 4 pm), Sahaj Swajan (Dec. 25 at 6.45 pm) and Purbo Nirdharito (Dec. 26 at 6.30 pm).

CONFERENCE

December 24 at Science City; 9 am: Conference on Empirical Issues in International Trade and Finance. Organised by Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Calcutta Campus.

PERFORMING ARTS

December 24 at Kala Mandir; 6 pm: Rituparna’s Bhavna Aaj O Kaal presents An Evening in Search of Salvation. Featuring reading from Pratham Partha by Bejoylakshmi Barman and Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee; Odissi dance by Dona Ganguly; and a special feature: sarod by Sanjay Chakrabarty and tabla by Tanmoy Bose. By invitation only. December 24 at Sisir Mancha; 5.45 pm: Prayas presents Hey Priyo, Hey Birohi, an evening of Tagore songs by Mahua Chattopadhyay, Jhumur Dasgupta and Chandana Mitra and readings by Susmita Guha Roy. December 24 at Kala Kunj; 6 pm: An evening of dance to be performed by Santali Sarkar and her students. December 28 at Satyajit Ray Auditorium, Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, 9A Harrington Street; 6 pm: My Rabindranath — Sasha A.K. Ghoshal, disciple of Pramita Mallick, shares the story of his initiation into the world of Tagore through songs and stories. To be followed by Invitation to this World’s Festival, a composite programme of music and dance by Pramita Mallick and her pupils. Narration: Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Till January 15 at Earthcare Books and Resource Centre, 10 Middleton Street; 11 am - 7 pm: Calcutta! — an exhibition of black-and-white photographs taken by Thomas Patrick Kiernan.

TALK

December 24 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Dr Bhupendra Nath Sil will speak in Bengali on Life and Sayings of Jesus Christ.

CHRISTMAS EVE

December 24 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Vivekananda Hall; 5.30 pm: Christmas carols by the members of Vivekananda Study Circle (Junior). Reading from the Bible by Swami Prasannatmananda. Carols by Swami Vedaswarupananda. Message of Christmas by Father G. Ponodath, SJ. Swami Sarvabhutananda will preside.

KIDS’ CORNER

December 24 at Jyotirmai Club; 3 pm - 8 pm: Kriya presents Christmas Carnival for the age group 4 yrs to 13 yrs. Details at 9830379166 Till December 25 at South City Mall, Atrium: 11 am - 9 pm: South City Mall presents Christmas Carnival. Attractions include fun & games, Christmas wreaths, mistletoes, Christmas bells, twinkling stars, a large Christmas Tree and lots of chocolates, cookies, ice creams, cakes, pastries, books and gift items for kids.

EXHIBITION

Till December 24 at Cocoon, 42 Bankim Mukherjee Sarani, New Alipore, Block D; 11 am - 8 pm: The Creative Commune, a collaboration of art, design and lifestyle. Photography: Varun Gupta (Chennai). Sculpture: Sculpture Gallery. Art: Galerie 52D. Music: Varun Desai / Yidam. Graphic design: Hemal Kapadia, Olive Design. Jewelry art: Eina Ahluwalia, Breathing Space. Precious jewelry: Sandeep Kapoor, Raas (Delhi). Bags & shows: Vaitika Advani, Shaaya (Mumbai). Weaves: Sujata Sarawgi. Furniture: Cocoon. Till December 31 at Central Cottage Industries Corporation of India Ltd, 7 Jawaharlal Nehru Road: Cottage showcases various handmade art object items made of brass, marble, bronze, silver, copper, wood, cloth, wall hangings, paintings from Jaipur and Orissa, wooden figurines from Tamil Nadu, Mysore and Kerala, and ethnic dokra items from West Bengal. Till January 1 at Artisana, 13 Chowringhee Terrace, #22239422; 11 am - 7 pm: Crafts Council of West Bengal presents its Christmas collection. Till January 7 (except Sundays) at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #2460 4245; 10 am - 7 pm: An exhibition of ceramic works by Indian and Japanese artists. Till January 12 (except Tuesdays) at Halo Heritage Art Shop, 26 Ritchie Road, #24190133; 11.30 am - 9 pm: In collaboration with Soumya’s Creation, Halo Heritage presents an exhibition of textiles, jewellery and home accessories. Till January 20 at Genesis Art Gallery, 8B Middleton Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: An exhibition of Chinese ceramic works and paintings by Asit Patnaik, Bhagat Singh, Gautam Mukherjee, Shyamal Mukherjee, Seema Kohli, Harish Kumar, Phalguni Dasgupta, Dhananjay Mukherjee, Gosto Kumar and others.

QUIZ

December 27 at Sarat Sadan; 3 pm: Quiz Lovers of Howrah, in association with Dishari, organises an open-to-all quiz as part of the 6th Howrah Gaan Mela. For details, contact Snigdha (9830707874), or quizloversofhowrah@rediffmail.com or snigdho.bhaduri@rediffmail.comAll 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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