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Tohidul Islam’s paintings are expressions of his love. The ongoing exhibition of his works bears witness to the fact that he is haunted and enamoured by all things natural. A landscape painter has two objectives: to guide the spectator’s mind to a faithful conception of the actual natural object and, to impress on the spectator’s mind the feelings that these very objects inspired in him. Islam does both with admirable ease. Force, dynamism and lyricism are the salient features of his treatment of nature. Mysteries are captured in his paintings done in acrylic on canvas, as individual objects lose their identities within the larger whole. Besides taking exquisite care with his use of colours, Islam uses lighting with cunning perfection to impart a certain eerieness to his compositions.
Event: An exhibition of paintings by Tohidul Islam When: Till September 30; 1 pm - 8 pm Where: Gallery Exposure, 54B Mahanirban Road
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art
September 28 - 30 at Park Hotel; 11 am - 7 pm: Art show to mark the launch of Galerie Karma, featuring works by 17 artists of Bengal. Curator: Akumal Ramachander. Inauguration today at 6 pm.
Till September 28 at Academy of Fine Arts, South Gallery; 3 pm - 8 pm: Biswajit Dasgupta’s second solo exhibition of paintings.
Till September 28 at Samokal Art Gallery, 23 Gariahat Road, Gol Park; 4 pm - 8 pm: Another Life, paintings by Nabakishore Chanda.
Till September 29 at Tejas Art Gallery, 11 Mayfair Road; 3 pm - 7.30 pm: A collection of mixed artworks by city artists Samir Aich, Tarun Chakraborty, Snehanshu Das, Abhijit Ghosh, Anita Gurbaxani, Ritu Poddar, Dhiren Sasmal, Shambhu Saha and Debasish Sengupta.
Till September 29 at Chemould Art Gallery, 12F Park Street; 2 pm - 7 pm: A solo exhibition of paintings by Arpita Khaskel.
Till September 30 at Silpi Art Gallery, 32B Judges Court Road; 1 pm - 8.30 pm: Expression of Mind, an exhibition of paintings by well-known contemporary artists of Bengal.
Till September 30 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 4 pm - 8 pm: Art Wings presents its second group show. Featuring works by Dipankar Pahari, Koushik Biswas, Palash Bhaduri and Saurav Kr. Dhabal Deb.
Till September 30 at Birla Academy of Art & Culture, 2nd floor gallery; 4 pm - 8 pm: An exhibition of paintings by Dipak Roy, Sk Nur Ali and Kanchanmala Ghosh.
Till September 30 at Asutosh Centenary Hall, Indian Museum; 12 noon - 4 pm: Aranya, an all-India exhibition of paintings, graphics and sculptures featuring the reflection of ideas regarding nature and environment by young minds.
Till September 30 at Taj Bengal; 11 am - 7 pm: Animal Farm, the ninth solo exhibition of paintings by Sujata Chakraborty.
Till September 30 at Gallery 52D, 52D Hindustan Park; 12 noon - 8 pm: Colourless Palette — paintings and sculptures by a group of well-known artists.
Till September 30 at Academy of Fine Arts; 3 pm - 8 pm: Teachers, Government College of Art & Craft, Calcutta present an exhibition of their recent works.
Till October 7 at Artline, 125 Rashbehari Avenue, #9433051064: 4 pm - 8 pm: Artline and Sreecharaneshu present their first exhibition, Tribute to Durga.
Till October 12 at Idiyas Gallery, 15 Dover Road; 10.30 am - 7 pm: An Artists’ Rainbow, an exhibition of art and sculpture by renowned and contemporary artists.
Till October 14 (except Mondays, October 2 & 10) at Birla Academy of Art & Culture; 3 pm - 8 pm: Birla Academy of Art and Culture presents an exhibition of paintings, Vyakta-Avyakta (West Zone Artists’ Painted Realisations).
Till October 15 (except Sundays) at Galerie 88, 28B Shakespeare Sarani; 3 pm - 7 pm: Paritosh Sen at 88. An exhibition of 88 works to mark his 88th birthday.
Till October 17 at Gallery Kanishka’s, 2/1 Hindusthan Road; 11 am - 8 pm: Works on paper — paintings and sketches on paper featuring the works of Amit Ambalal, Anjolie Ela Menon, F.N. Souza, Ganesh Pyne, Himmat Shah, Jogen Chowdhury, Karthik Chandra Pyne, Prabhakar Kolte, Prokash Karmakar, R.B. Bhaskaran, R.M. Palaniappan, Sakti Burman, Satish Gujral, Shuvaprasanna, Somenath Hore and Sunil Das.
Till October 17 (weekdays only) at Masters Collection Art Gallery, G-7 Malayalay Apts, 3 Woodburn Park Road; 11 am - 7 pm: Small is Beautiful 2 — the world of miniature art works. Featuring works of renowned artists.
drama
September 29 at Academy of Fine Arts; 6.45 pm: Samstab presents Eai Ghum. Direction: Dwijen Bandyopadhyay.
September 29 at Tapan Theatre; 6.30 pm: Nabamayukh Nattya Sangstha presents Gopichand. Direction: Rishi Mukhopadhyay.
September 29 at Padatik’s Buildwell Theatre, 6/7 AJC Bose Road; 7 pm: Little Thespian presents Katha Collage-II (Hindi), comprising three stories by Saadat Hassan Manto: Khol Do, Thanda Gosht and Aulaad. Design & direction: Uma Jhunjhunwala.
September 30 at Pyari Mohan Mibrary Hall, opp. Belghoria Bata; 6.30 pm: Belghoria Ethic presents its latest play, Sthananka(n). Direction: Debashis Sengupta.
September 30 at Girish Mancha; 6.30 pm: Howrah Dakshinayan presents Hawa Badal. Direction: Kunal Mukhopadhyay.
September 30 at Sujata Sadan; 6.30 pm: Drishya Katha presents Kake Sandeho Karen. Dir: Debabrata Dasgupta.
PERFOrMING ARTS
September 28 at Bharatiyam Cultural Multiplex, Salt Lake; 5 pm: Odissi Sangeet Sandhya, an evening of music accompanying Odissi dances, to be presented by Odissi Research Centre, Bhubaneswar.
September 28 at G.D. Birla Sabhagar; 7 pm: Bharata Natyam recital by Rasika Khanna of Mumbai.
September 29 at Uttam Mancha; 5.30 pm: Riddhit Cultural Centre presents 100 Years of Bangla Adhunik Gaan, a music concert that traces the journey of modern Bengali music and interprets it through choreography.
September 28 at The Calcutta School of Music, Sandre Hall; 6.30 pm: The Musical Theatre Club of The Calcutta School of Music presents The Merry Widow. Music by Franz Lehar.
September 29 at The Calcutta School of Music; 7 pm: Piano recital by Avijit Kundu, presenting works of Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin and Villa Lobos, as well as one of his own compositions.
talk
September 28 at Ramakrishna Vedanta Math, 19B Raja Rajkrishna Street; 7 pm: Dr Sasanka Bhusan Bandyopadhyay will speak on Chandogya Upanishad.
EXHIBITION
Till September 29 at 57/9 Ballygunge Circular Road; 10.30 am - 7 pm: Soumya’s Creation hosts Agomoni - The Welcoming, an exhibition of festive clothing and accessories in innovative designs and weaves.
Till September 30 at 5/1 Anil Moitra Road, Ballygunge Place, #24408926/7; 10 am - 6.30 pm: Weavers Studio Puja Collection 2007. Khoj - Kavita Sanghi’s printed collection of Maheswari sarees. Kausheyam - Handwoven collection of sarees from Chhatisgarh. Shibori and Bandhani collection from Kutch and Weavers Studio in-house collection of sarees, dupattas, scarves, stoles and ensembles in traditional techniques of hand weaves, hand block prints and Shibori.
Till October 2 (except Sunday) at Gharoa, 1/57B Dover Place; 2 pm - 7 pm: Gharoya’s exhibition of ladies wear, comprising sarees, tops, salwar kurtas, lungi sets and more.
Till October 9 at Sravasti, 14/97 Golf Club Road; 2 pm - 8 pm: KeyaChaitali’s garment and accessories fair, including t-shirts, photuas, short kurtas, kurtas, salwar-kurtas, wrap-around sets, saradins, nakshi-kantha, batik, appliquéd, fabric-painted, block-printed cotton and silk sarees, blouse pieces, costume jewellery and bags.
Till October 17 at CIMA Gallery; 11 am - 8 pm: Art in Life, an exhibition of fashion wear, T-shirts, decorative art, masks, exclusive textiles, stoles and scarves, tribal art, jewellery, wall hangings, books, carpets, linens, brass items, embroidered bags and dhurries.
fashion pageant
September 28 at Royal Calcutta Golf Club; 7 pm: Spandan and RCGC host a fashion pageant to celebrate Pujas and the festive season. Showcasing bridal and partywear, semi-formal kurtis, lehngas and sarees by well-known designers. Choreographed by Prithviraj Ghosh.
workshop
September 29 at Birla Institute of Futuristic Studies, 17A Darga Road; 9 am - 5 pm: Workshop on Technical Analysis to be conducted by Rajat Bose and Kalpana Kabra. Registration by September 25. Details at #22896381, 2281-6879/2985 (1 pm - 7 pm).
QUIZ
September 30 at Vidyasagar Mancha, Barasat Municipality Auditorium; 10.30 am onwards: Quiz Festival 2007, organised by Rotary Club of Barasat (Dist. 3290) in association with Quiz Maniacs Society.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
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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