Inspired by nature For centuries, artists have been fascinated by the natural landscape which has served as a favourite subject in their works. The pleasures and beauty of nature also act as a counterbalance to the tensions of modern city life. Tanima Bhattacharya feels that personal contact with nature is a way to refresh the spirit and regain contact with a greater scheme of things. To her, nature is a storehouse of moral and spiritual truths and provides a cradle for nurturing human activity. The Essence of Life, the ongoing second solo exhibition of her paintings, features 16 recent works that portray the intrinsic beauty and harmony of nature. The amazing and colourful variety of animals and birds to be found in the lap of nature dominates her canvases. Mainly done in watercolours, wash and tempera, they express a fundamental unity with nature which city-bred mortals have lost. Another important theme handled by the artist is the constancy and continuity of nature with respect to time. Unlike human beings, who have modified and adapted their way of life as demanded by the changing times, nature continues to flow in its own rhythm, irrespective of the changes in the human world. The artist finds comfort in the inherent stability of nature, which finds expression in her paintings like the one in which men are taking an evening dip at a city bathing ghat or an idol finds place at the foot of an old tree trunk. Event: An exhibition of paintings by Tanima Bhattacharya When: Till today; 3 pm - 8 pm Where: Photographer’s Gallery, 59A Southend Park, Gol Park

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February 26 - 28 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Paramita Sircar. February 26 - March 4 at Academy of Fine Arts; West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: The first solo exhibition of paintings by Madhab Das. February 26 - March 4 at Academy of Fine Arts; New South ‘B’ Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: A group exhibition of paintings by Ujjwal Debnath, Sujit Kumar Ghosh, Ashis Dutta, Kushal Mukherjee, Basudeb Sarkar and Indranil Ghosh. Inauguration today at 6 pm by Sunil Das. February 26 - March 4 at Academy of Fine Arts; New South ‘A’ Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Sculptures by Bappa Maji. Till February 27 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: Monami in Flower, recent paintings by Monami Chowdhury. Till February 28 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road, #65508418; 10.30 am - 7.30 pm: The Masters of Imagination — an exhibition of the works by Kartick Pyne, Atin Basak, Tapas Sardar, Prokash Karmakar, Suhas Roy, Sanatan Dinda, Sukanta Das, Bratin Khan, Aditya Basak, Sibsaday, Subroto Das and others. Till February 28 at CIMA Gallery; 2 pm - 7 pm: Shall Return Again... — Recent works by Paramjit Singh. Till February 28 at Studio 21, 17L Dover Terrace, #2486 6735; 11 am - 7 pm: Mindscape — Works by Harish Ojha, Rahul B. Wagh and Hemant Rao. Till February 28 at Art Walk, South City Mall; 12 noon - 8 pm: Artistic Impression presents an art exhibition, organised by Emami Chisel Art Pvt. Ltd and South City Mall. Till February 28 at Mon Art Gallerie, 6 Hungerford Street, Regency, 3rd floor, #2289 5438; 11 am - 6.30 pm: Gods, Icons, Masses — an exhibition of paintings and sculptures curated by Anirudh Chari. Participating artists: Satyajit Das, Jotirmoy De, Snehasis Maity, Lalt Kishor Pradhan and Debanjan Roy. Till February 28 at Ganges Art, 33A Jatin Das Road, #2465 3212; 11 am - 7 pm: Young Blood, a group show featuring works by Mrinal Dey, Ramu Das, Sabir Ali, Sanjoy Sengupta, Soumya Samanta, Deepak Rajvhar, Manisha Dey and Bhaskar Goswami. Till February 28 at Galerie Karma, P-505 Keyatola Road, #24636731/2; 11 am - 7 pm: Sublimity of the Grotesque, the first solo exhibition of drawings and paintings by Mallika Das Sutar. Till February 28 at Angan Art Gallery, 11 Fern Place; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Sagar Banerjee. Till February 28 at G.C. Laha Centenary Fine Arts Gallery, 7 Chittaranjan Avenue, 1st floor, #65216931; 2 pm - 7 pm: The Creative Vision presents Time, an exhibition of paintings by its member artists Uttam Bhowmik, Sibananda Samanta, Subir Maity and Ashok Maity. Till March 4 at Gallery K2, Supra Court, 35 Lansdowne Terrace, #24651444; 11 am - 7 pm: An Inner Journey — The works of Katayun Saklat. Till March 4 (except Sunday) at Emami Chisel Art Pvt. Ltd, Emami Tower, 687 Anandapur, EM Bypass, #40113182/3: An exhibition of paintings by Ganesh Chandra Basu. Till March 5 (except Saturday) at Galerie La Mere, 3 Regent Park; 4 pm - 8 pm: Sri Aurobindo Institute of Culture presents Parama, an exhibition of paintings and drawings by leading women artists. Till March 5 at Samokal Art Gallery, 23 Gariahat Road, 1st floor, Gol Park, #9836276110/ 9836057232; 4 pm - 8 pm: Mind of Matter / Matter of Mind — an international art exhibition of paintings, sculpture and installation. Till March 12 (except Sunday) at Anant Art Gallery, 18 Alipore Road, #32584832; 11 am - 7 pm: Moments, an exhibition of the works of Sandip Daptari.

DRAMA

February 26 at Girish Mancha; 6 pm: As part of the centenary celebrations of Boys Own Library, Mukhomukhi and Niva Arts present Atmakatha, with Soumitra Chatterjee and Lily Chakraborty in the lead. Dir: Soumitra Chatterjee. February 26 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Pratyay presents Nagmandal. Drama: Girish Karnad. Direction: Tapas Singha. February 26 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Sayak presents its latest production, Dournama. Drama: Indrasis Lahiri. Direction: Meghnad Bhattacharya. February 26 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Shohan presents Helmet, a satire directed by Anish Ghosh. February 27 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Nandipat presents its latest production, Aapad, based on a story by Bimal Kar and dramatised by Rajat Ghosh. Dir: Bimal Chakraborty. February 26 at Sisir Mancha; 6.30 pm: Paramanu (Kolkata) presents Ghar Bandhar Galpo. Direction: Sekhar Sarkar. March 1 at Minerva Theatre; 6.30 pm: Ajnatobass — Nandikar’s latest production, directed by Sumanta Gangopadhyay. Story: Sukanta Gangopadhyay. Directorial adviser: Rudraprasad Sengupta.

PERFORMING ARTS

February 26 at Ganesh Mahato Mancha, Rabindra Sadan complex; 5 pm: The concluding day of Utal Hawa’s anniversary programme and Ranibnadh Lok Sanskriti Utsav 2009 features presentation of Utal Hawa Sammanana to folk artiste Janani Shabar, to be followed by Jhumur gaan, Tusu gaan, Bhadu gaan, Chhou dance, Shabar Chyang dance and folk songs by artistes from Bankura and Jhargram.

PHOTOGRAPHS

Till March 5 (except Sunday) at Weavers Studio Centre for the Arts, 94 Ballygunge Place, #2460 4245; 10 am - 7 pm: Divinity Dance and Sensuality — an ensemble of photography and dance with images by Aharon Rothschild inspired by Chetna Jalan’s upcoming work, E-Mo-Ko (Who AM I).

FILM SHOW

February 26 at Kala Mandir; 10 am onwards: The Animation Society of Kolkata (TASK) presents an animation film competition, Kol.Katha ’09. At 10 am: Inaugural address and felicitation to cartoonist Chandi Lahiri. At 10.30 am: ‘VFX in Ads’ (Speaker: Aijaz Rashid). At 12 noon: ‘Teen - Phodon’ (Speakers: Sekhar Mukherjee, Viabhav Kumaresh and Prosenjit Ganguly). At 1.30 pm: Pixilation; Screening and voting of nominated films. At 3.30 pm: Tabulation of results; Dumb Charades; Award distribution; Screening of a film produced by a live sand animation/clay animation workshop.

EXHIBITION

February 25 - 27 at Soumya’s Creation, 57/9 Ballygunge Circular Road; 10.30 am - 7 pm: Summer Time II, a three-day exhibition of children’s summer wear. February 26 - 28 at Senbati, Mandevilla Gardens, Gariahat; 12 noon - 8 pm: Mrigashira hosts post-winter lifestyle fair showcasing designer saris, dress material, home decor, orhanments, leather bags, gift items, foods and more. Till February 28 at Dakshinapan, Dhakuria; 10.30 am - 7 pm: Poompuhar, the Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation Ltd, presents an exhibition of wood-carvings, brass lamps, Tanjore paintings, sandalwood logs, jewellery and more. Till February 28 at 23 Raja Santosh Road, Ambika Gardens, Flat-8C, #24792697: Namrata Kanoi displays her range of footwear and designer bags.

AWARD CEREMONY

February 26 at Rabindranath Tagore Centre, ICCR, Ho Chi Minh Sarani; 7 pm: Rotary International District 3291 will confer the Ambassador of Peace Award on Martin Luther King III.

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February 26 at Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture, Shivananda Hall, Gol Park; 6 pm: Ramaranjan Mukherji will speak in Sanskrit on Bhavabhutir Uttararamacharit.

SEMINAR

February 26 at Vidyasagar Hall of The Asiatic Society; 10.30 am: Inauguration of a three-day national seminar on Nature of Anumãna (Inference): An Overview of Indian Theories.

BIRTH ANNIVERSARY

February 27 and March 1 at Ramakrishna Math, Belur Math: The 174th birthday celebration of Bhagavan Sri Sri Ramakrishna Paramhamsa Deva. Tithi Puja on February 27. Public celebration to mark the birth anniversary on March 1. Special launch service on both the days between 7.15 am and 8 pm.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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