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Best described as conceptual, the paintings of Swapan Kumar Mallick offer a number of visual-image combinations of two opposite forces of nature, as well as direct symbols mainly suggesting procreation. Cerebral Procreation: conjugating binaries, dissecting time, the ongoing exhibition of his works, finds him reconciling everyday culture with artistic avant garde, as he transposes old and new images as elements of his statement. Besides traditional symbolism associated with snake, fish, flower and fruit, his repertoire also includes modern-day cult objects like jeans, computers and Barbie dolls. Showcasing his artistic eloquence, the exhibition also portrays his daring use of colours, complementing red against green and yellow against violet, to give his paintings a metaphysical or surrealistic identity. In an expression of meticulous technique, his presentation of incongruities, besides matching his themes, allows his works to have a remarkable surprise effect.
Event: An exhibition of paintings by Swapan Kumar Mallick
When: Till March 18, 3 pm - 8 pm
Where: Academy of Fine Arts, North Gallery
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Art
March 14 - 20 at Academy of Fine Arts, West Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: The fourth group exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Biswanath, Sankar, Amitabha and Bhargab.
Till March 14 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Sixth Sense, paintings by a group of young artists.
March 15 - 21 at Academy of Fine Arts, New South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Papia Ghosal.
March 15 - 26 (except March 20) at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings, sculptures and drawings by Calcutta Painters in celebration of its 42nd anniversary and as a tribute to Nikhil Biswas.
Till March 15 (except Sundays and public holidays) at Gallery Kanishka?s; 11 am - 8 pm: Colour on Canvas, an exhibition of paintings by young artists of Calcutta.
March 16 - 23 at Shyamal Sen Gallery, 79 Raja Basanta Roy Road, 1st floor; 3 pm - 8 pm: Transparent watercolours by Shyamal Sen.
Till March 18 at G.C. Laha Centenary Fine Arts Gallery; 1 pm - 7 pm: Paintings and sculptures by the members of Green Artist.
Till March 20 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Forms and Variations, second solo exhibition of paintings and sculptures by Nabendu Sengupta.
Till March 20 (except Sunday and holidays) at Chemould Art Gallery; 2 pm - 7 pm (Saturday, 10 am - 3 pm): Paintings by Samir Dutta, Pintu Biswas, Jiban Biswas, Ashis Mondal, Sakti Karmakar and Pradip Kumar Bhowmick.
Till March 25 (except Mondays and March 14) at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 3 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of aesthetics of the popular print, lithographs and oleographs, from the collection of Sanjeet Chowdhury.
drama
March 14 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Anya Theatre presents Manoj Mitra?s Nakchhabita. Direction: Bibhas Chakraborty.
March 15 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Naksha presents Ghorar Dimer Gappo. Direction: Ashis Das.
March 15 at Rabindra Sadan; 6.30 pm: Barasat Anushilanee presents Ek Rasik Doubarik. Direction: Romaprasad Banik.
March 16 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Samikshan presents Manmoyee Girls? School. Direction: Pankaj Munshi.
March 16 at Girish Mancha & March 17 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Rang-Roop presents Hey More Debata. Direction: Seema Mukherjee.
March 18 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm: Sansriti will stage Winkle Twinkle. Direction: Debesh Chattopadhyay.
March 18 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.30 pm: Theatron presents Shey. Direction: Saswati Biswas.
March 18 at Madhusudan Mancha; 6.30 pm: Naba Mayukh Nattya Sangstha presents Waarish. Direction: Rishi Mukhopadhyay.
PERFORMING ARTS
March 14 at Nehru Children?s Museum complex; 6 pm: Basantotsav, featuring dance, music and recitation. Participants include Aniruddha Sinha, Pragyaparamita Roy, Maitreyee Majumder, Sukanya Nath, Rabi Bandyopadhyay, Romaprasad Chatterjee, Samapti Das, Arkadev Bhattacharya, Mohan Iyer, Sanjukta Banerjee, Madhuboni Chatterjee, Debjani Majumder, Praveena Kutty, P. Mohan Kumar, Nupur Basu, Prabir Brahmachari and others.
March 17 at Kala Mandir; 7 pm: Ananda Shankar Foundation presents Anandadhara, based on the technique of New Dance and Chirantan, based on excerpts of Tagore?s works. Choreography: Tanusree Shankar.
EXHIBITION
Till March 15 at Poompahar, Dakshinapan Complex, Dhakuria: An exhibition of handicrafts and handloom products.
March 15 - 25 at Sasha Shop, 27 Mirza Ghalib Street; 10 am - 7 pm (Saturdays, 10 am - 1 pm): Sasha presents an exhibition of handicraft items, garments, textiles and home & lifestyle products.
March 16 - 20 at C 521 Lake Gardens; 11 am - 7.30 pm: Rumali and Sarbani of Four Seasons present their annual exhibition of designer sarees and accessories.
Till March 17 at Trinity Towers, 83 Topsia Road (S); 11 am - 7 pm: Steelscapes, an exhibition to mark a tribute to steel, showcasing paintings by Naba Kumar Chakraborty, photographs by Gopal Roy, sculptures by Gautam Das Buro and writings of Sujoy Sen.
seminar
March 14 at Ghosh?s House, 47J Sridhar Roy Road, Calcutta 39; 6.30 pm: Vivekananda Institute of Social Science hosts a seminar on Role of Sri Chaitanya in Indian Social Life, Spirituality, Philosophy and National Integration. Discussions by Prof. Debnath Banerjee and Prof. Tapas Basu. Also, devotional songs by Suparna Basu and youth members of the institute.
panel discussion
March 15 at Oxford Bookstore; 6 pm: Oxford Bookstore and Sony Pictures host a discussion on the Academy Award winning film, Memoirs of a Geisha. Panelists: Prof. Sanjay Mukhopadhyay, Nilanjana Ghose and Tanusree Chatterjee.
photographs
March 15 -20 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: Third Eye, photographs on the life of the visually impaired through Sipra Das? lens.
interactive session
March 15 at Padatik Little Theatre; 7 pm: Ranan presents an interactive session with Odissi danseuse Sharmila Biswas on her research on Odissi dance.
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than a week ahead to:
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