Released on: January 19, 2008, 6:38 pm

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Press Release Summary: Tamarind Art is delighted to announce its upcoming
exhibition, Metaphysical Spaces. This show features works by six young and talented
artists, all exploring the vast possibilities of abstraction. However, each artist
approaches abstraction from a very personal level, thereby creating a style
unparalleled and unique. Some of the works carry hints of landscape or still-life,
and yet the main focus is on the forms, colors, lines, textures that make up the
image rather than a direct reference to our natural world. While others use emotive
colors, abstract shapes and surface texture to create visual metaphors for
contemporary life.

Participating artists: Sumana Chowdhury, Dipankar Dasgupta, Krishna Priya Dasgupta,
Touhidul Islam, Arunava Mondal and Viji Reddy



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Metaphysical Spaces
22 January - 9 February 2008

Opening reception: 22 January 2008 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm
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Exhibition will run from 22 January to 9 February 2008

About the artists:

Sumana Chowdhury graduated from Kala Bhavan, Santiniketan in 1993. She is an
award-winning artist who has been participating regularly in numerous exhibitions
since 1991 in Calcutta, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Chennai, and the United
Kingdom. Some of her solo exhibits include, Karnataka Chitrakala Parishat,
Bangalore in 1995, Time and Space Gallery, Bangalore in 1999, and Sumukha Gallery,
Bangalore in 2006.

Dipankar Dasgupta graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts, MS University, Baroda.
He has participated in a number of group and solo exhibitions including, Recent
Works at Chitrakoot Art gallery in 1998. That same year he was also in Autumn
Explosion at the Birla Academy in Kolkata, a group show at Sanskriti Art Gallery in
Delhi. In 1999 and 2000 he showed his works at Jehangir Art Gallery in Mumbai. In
1997 he had a solo exhibition at Gallery 88 in Mumbai.

Krishnapriya Dasgupta is a self-taught artist from Kolkata. His works have been
exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions in India including, a group show at
Gaganendra Pradarshani in Kolkata, at the Birla Academy of Arts and Culture, Kolkata
in 2002, and at Cymroza Gallery in Mumbai in 2006.

Touhidul Islam graduated from Rabindra Bharati University in 2006. Islam's paintings
have been exhibited in several shows all over India including, The Birla Academy of
Art and Culture in 2007, a group show at Gallery with a Difference in 2007, The
Academy of Fine Arts in 2006, and The West Bengal State Academy in 2005 to name a
few. Islam has also had a solo exhibition at Gallery Exposure in 2007.

Arunava Mondal is a young talented artist and has recently graduated from Kala
Bhavan, Santiniketan. In recent past he has exhibited in several group shows
including, Only Seven, 2004, Sprouts at Kaleidoscope, Vadodara in 2006, Pratiti at
Birla Academy in Kolkata. He was also one of the participants of Eleven Talented
Artists from Bengal in 2006.

Viji Reddy is an artist from the Indian Diaspora, based in Florida. She has
exhibited her works mostly in India and had a solo show at Shrishti Art Gallery,
Hyderabad in 2005. The same year she also participated in a group show at Time and
Space Art Gallery, Bangalore. Her works can be seen in many art collections around
the world.

About Tamarind Art The gallery was inaugurated as a museum-gallery in April 2003.
Tamarind Art\'s vision is to curate exhibitions that reflect a healthy balance
between senior established artists and younger talents working in varied medium.
Dedicated to contemporary Indian art, literature, and film, Tamarind Art Gallery is
one of the foremost institutions in North America celebrating the continuing
heritage of India. As part of our on-going effort, we support other art museums and
cultural communities around the world.
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For more information, please contact Tamarind Art Gallery at (212) 990 - 9000 ext.
105 or email info@tamarindart.com or visit our web site at www.tamarindart.com;
Gallery hours: Tuesday through Friday, 11:00 am to 6:00 pm; Saturday, noon to 6:00
pm.



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