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Open Palm Court(26 To 28 July 2008)

Ritesh Kumar â€œMore in thought than in thingsâ€ Open Palm Court Gallery 26th - 28th July 2008 Ritesh Kumar presented an exhibition of shutter release titled â€œmore in thought than in thingsâ€ at the Open Palm Court Gallery from 26-28 July 2008. The series of work revolved around the instinct of assumptions. All the titles in the series were sub-grouped to indicate a narrative based on multiplicity of conception, syntactic nomenclature and ways of seeing. Subjects in the series varied from people, urban & rural landscape, nature, objects, portraits and abstracts. The emphasis is on the semiotic translation of imagery, graphic quality and old school emotional appeal. Extempore equipment including point-and-shoot, mobile phone, 35mm film and digital single lens reflex cameras have been used for the images which highlights content and rejects dependence of present day photography on pro-gadgetry. Ritesh Kumar is an alumnus of Triveni Kala Sangam & National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi.

Open Palm Court(29 To 31 July 2008)

Chhuttan Lal Meena â€œ a la ST. Francisâ€ 29th - 31st July 2008 Open Palm Court Gallery Chhuttan Lal Meena presented an exhibition of paintings and drawings titled â€œa la ST. Francisâ€ from 29-31 July 2008 at the Open Palm Court Gallery. Namoh Narayan Meena, Minister of State for Environment & Forest and Keshav Malik, Art critic inaugurated the exhibition. These paintings by C.L.Meena were intended to enable us to learn about some animal first hand. He has admirably done justice to the buffaloes; the camels, the goat and some other domesticated ones by his close affinity with them. Unlike a zoologist the painter is not merely studying the behavior of goat, camel, etc.but feeling and seeing how their needs are catered to. This is not merely studying anatomy. Rather, affection is vital in turning out authentic art works. Well, Meena has the necessary power of close observation, as well as the joy he draws out of animal behavior. E.g.- animal motherâ€™s affection for her young one.

Open Palm Court(15 To 19 July 2008)

Sajan Kurien Mathew My Passion for Reinvention Open Palm Court Gallery 15th - 19th July 2008 Sajan Kurien Mathew presented an exhibition of paintings titled â€œMy Passion for Reinventionâ€ at the Open Palm Court Gallery from 15-19 July 2008. Through his works it seems that Sajan ponders a lot and very simply and consciously tries to imbibe occidental influences sensitive young painter â€˜looks within from withoutâ€™ and pours himself out. In a single vision, he almost brings out both within and without. Sajan is a Ph.D from Rani Durgavati Vishwavidhyalaya, Jabalpur in paintings and has done lot of one man shows, group shows and even online shows.

Open Palm Court(20 To 25 July 2008)

Bipin Martha The Persistence of Memory Open Palm Court Gallery 20-25 July 2008 Bipin Martha presented his exhibition of paintings and drawings titled â€œThe Persistence of Memoryâ€ at the Open Palm Court Gallery from 20-25 July 2008. This was his second show at IHC. Art critic Keshav Malik inaugurated the show. In his works the artist has followed the logic of Indian aesthetic (Rasa, Bhava, Symmetry and ornamentation) as well as the earlier image making techniques. His works are thus a convincing continuation of the foregoing vigorous art forms, like of Ajanta. It seems that after an intuitive as well as intellective grasping of the high points of cave art styles as of rock art patterns, he has sought to transform them into contemporary modern idiom

Open Palm Court(01 To 07 July 2008)

A group exhibition of painting and scupture by 3 young artist Open Palm Court Gallery 1st - 7th July 2008 Three young artists â€“ Biplab Sarkar, Chaitali Chanda and Probir Mondal organized a group show from 1-7 July 2008 at the Open Palm Court Gallery. Biplab presented a series of paintings titled Ecstasy. The theme of the series is attainment of platonic contentment over whelming joy and ultimate satisfaction. He has used warm colors like yellow gold, silver, purple to show the inner warmth and happiness. The presence of bird or flower or plumes is the symbol of the nature around the individual. The woman in his paintings is the symbol of love emotion desire that is seeking her ecstasy by various means. Chaitali presented her sculpture works exhibiting the feelings like joy and flight. Probir also presented his sculpture works but on themes like birds nature.

Open Palm Court(08 To 14 July 2008)

Naxalism, a threat to unified nation of India FACT India Open Palm Court Gallery 8th - 14th July 2008 FACT India had organized an exhibition titled â€œNaxalism, a threat to unified nation of Indiaâ€ from 8-14 July 2008 at the Open Palm Court Gallery of India Habitat Centre. Through the show they have tried to showcase the threats to the Indian nation while also examining and debating as well as working on the path to glory of nation. FACT India is a non â€“profit, registered trust with tax exemption, and is non political. They organize exhibitions, conferences, as well as dialogue on issues that need immediate attention and have been ignored by historians, sociologists and human rights agencies. FACT India has three goals â€“ to create awareness, to trigger action and to sustain the campaign until justice is delivered.