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Anglo identitySelf-taught artist Tina Bopiah has been painting for the last 30 years. "I started with decorating my wall and from there...

Anglo identity

Self-taught artist Tina Bopiah has been painting for the last 30 years. "I started with decorating my wall and from there, I went on and on," she says. She’s right. After a few group shows, Tina has moved on to her first solo exhibition in Mumbai where she delves into the Anglo-Indian psyche. "They really don’t belong anywhere and are forever trying to adjust. I know this subject inside-out as I am an Anglo-Indian, and have gone through all the insecurities," says this 54-year-old who sometimes uses turmeric and coffee on her canvases. Most of the 29 paintings are priced between Rs 12,000 and Rs 15,000.

From April 22 to May 02, 1998, at the Cymroza Art Gallery, Bhulabhai Desai Road. Time: 10.00 am to 7.00 pm.

German fest

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Max Mueller Bhavan (MMB) has organised a mini-festival of recent German films. Starting from April 27, 1998, all the films which have English sub-titles deal with contemporary issues such as relocation, estrangement, emigration andindividuality. They will be screened at Stuttgart Hall, MMB, Kala Ghoda, from 6.30 pm onwards. Entrance is on first-come-first basis.

April 27: Bye Bye America

April 28: Brigita

April 29: Outside Time

April 30: It’s A Jungle Out There.

City lights

Nandini Goud’s exhibition of selected paintings and graphics reflect her preoccupation with Hyderabad, the place she calls home. "Sitting in my studio I would go over all that I had learnt and seen (at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Baroda); that process of thinking things through, opened my eyes to the tremendous amount of visual material which I could use in my art," says Goud.

Her work tries to capture the day-to-day profile of a typical street in Hyderabad. "My effort to come to grips with the aesthetic issues involved in painting the Indian city focussed mainly on the role of space in pictorial organisation," she says. The present collection comprises 40 paintings and graphics, priced in the range of Rs 1,200 to Rs15,000.

At the Guild, Cuffe Parade, from April 17 to May 07, 1998. Time:10.00 am to 6.30 pm.

Tribal art

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Haku Shah, a noted figurative painter and curator of the Museum for Tribal Cultures at the Gujarat Vidyapeeth, will talk on the Votive Terracottas of Gujarat. Tribes in Gujarat practise this art to make animal forms which are then offered to God. In his hour-and-a-half-long talk, the 60-year-old Shah will talk about the finer details of the art form. The lecture is free of charge and open to all.

At the Cymroza Art Gallery, Breach Candy, on April 24, 1998. Time: 6.00 pm.

For an ordinary life

New Academy of Talent (NAT) presents Neelaam, a Hindi play based on the true story of a Lucknowi tawaif Kahkasha Begum and her daughter Reshma. It is written and directed by Bollywood writer Tanveer Khan, famous for films like Jigar, Raja and Ishq. The story revolves around the conflict between the mother and daughter. Kahkasha Begum wants herwell-educated daughter to follow the same profession as her. But Reshma resists her mother’s diktats as she wants to marry and settle down. There is the usual understanding lover and a villainous Thakur who is lusting after Reshma. The play has been produced by N Khan.

On April 25, 1998, at the Bhaidas Hall. Time: 8.30 pm.