At Soumitra da's art exhibition
With Jogen Chowdhury, Soumitra da and Rabin da |
September
13, 2013: I was busy last week for a number of events that were lined
up one after another. Yesterday was the inauguration of “Forms
Within” the exhibition of Soumitra Chatterjee's art work which he
had been doing quietly during his free time for the past three
decades.
The Bengal, along with ICCR, supported by The State
Bank of India, organized the exhibition at the Abanindranath gallery
of ICCR. The inaugural function was followed by a dinner hosted by
The Bengal at The Conclave.
Mrinal Sen's letter |
It
was a simple inaugural function attended by many eminent guests
including Wasim Kapoor, Suvaprasanna, Prasenjit Chatterjee, Harsh
Neotia and others. In all, 108 art works of Soumitra Chatterjee were
put on display at the exhibition which was aptly named Forms Within
since the artist said that it was indeed a reflections of his inner
world going back to the days of his childhood.
At the Forms Within exhibition |
The
art work and paintings of Soumitra was a real surprise since most of
the people came to know this aspect of his versatility for the first
time. I came to know from my friends in the film industry that over
the years they had seen him often scribbling on papers during shoots
and in between work. His artwork, I felt, has a strong influence of
Rabindranath Tagore. Many of the artists praised Soumitra's works
from the heart.
Later
in the evening we, on behalf of The Bengal, hosted a dinner
party for the guests at The Conclave which was again very well
attended. The party went on till 11:30 pm with Soumitra as the centre
of attraction. By the time I came back home it was past mid-night.
I
hope to find some time and visit the exhibition sometime in the next
few days and pick up a painting or two.
ess
bee
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