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On February 28, 1998, at the Experimental Theatre, NCPA. Time: 7.00 pm.On-screen images

Rahul Gajjar doesn’t need an easel, canvas or paints to work. His canvas is a computer screen and his brush is software like Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Specular Collage and Meta Tools. A graduate of Graphic Design and Photography, Gajjar paints on the computer. He prefers to call his paintings "prints", thus the title of his exhibition is Prints on New Media.

Always fascinatedwith technology and photography, Gajjar used to freelance as a graphic designer in Baroda. In 1993, he was invited by the National Association of French Advertising and Fashion Photographers to work with French photographers. There he received specialised training in photography at the studios of Jacques Gerard, Bernard Rossi and Daniel Mettoudi. Back in India six months later, Gajjar was ready to try his hand at painting. "But my prints are not just randomly produced, each one has a story to tell based on the creations of Brahma," says Gajjar. His works are priced between Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000.

Till March 02, 1998, at the Bajaj Art Gallery, Bajaj Bhavan. Time: 11.00 am to 7.00 pm.

Wall paintings

Mithila paintings, also known as Madhubani, is an art form from Bihar. However, it has received more recognition out of India than within. Popular in Japan and Australia, this form of painting was traditionally done during marriages when people painted pictures on the walls as festive decorations.Morarka, a centre for research and revival of art, is hoping to make this art form more popular in the city by holding a two-day workshop featuring the paintings of award-winning artist Satya Narayan Lal Karn. She recently passed away but her work has a special uniqueness — all the colours she used were made at home, in Delhi, from leaves and flowers.

At the Tata Theatre, NCPA, on March 01 and 02, 1998. Time: 10.00 am to 5.00 pm.

His story

Girish Dahiwale’s exhibition of five acrylic-on-canvas paintings and two sculptures, Toxic Tales (therapy) is inspired by history. While there is no common historical event that links the works, each creation is the artist’s personal response to an idea. "The painting, when repetition is outdated, is about death camps in Poland under Nazi rule. I had read an article in Newsweek about these and my paintings are my personal response to that article," says Dahiwale. The whole purpose of this exercise was an effort to rephrase an idea and redevelop a theme. Of thetwo sculptures on display, one is a 15-feet wall made of laterite stone with multiple shadows in three shades. A graduate from the J J School of Art, this is his first solo exhibition. All seven works are priced at Rs 35,000 each.

At the Birla Art Gallery, Worli. Till February 28, 1998. Time: 11.00 am to 8.00 pm.