About CURVES & SHADES

Curves & Shades

“Curves & Shades”-An annual event which was formed in the year 2004 by a group of enthusiastic youths, to limelight and endorse the imaginative ability in the field of painting ,photography, film making and music of North East, where youth from diverse field can come together to represent their talents depicting people, life, culture and nature.

“Curves & Shades” is committed to encourage a creative environment among the youth particularly in Northeast in terms of various creative avenues including painting, performance art, film, music etc. to ensure the involvement of youth in achieving the objective and chalk out the enormous potent creative talent in that part of the world. We in “Curves & Shades”, firmly believe that only creativity and the highest stakeholder of youth in it will confluence to peace in the trouble torn area.

“Curves & Shades” initial experience has added convergence from different folds of aesthesis reflecting North East India is simply testimony to harmony and co-existence of diverse cultural set-up of this land. We have been working to bring new rays of hope and aspiration for creative minds of the region.

“Curves and Shades” has a platform for our new talents and provides the genuine opportunity for the people and the society. Its main aim is to expand their activities to other areas of North East offering support and giving stand to upcoming artists in terms of organizing exhibition and bringing their works to fame.
Looking at the present scenario of our remote places but their extremely skillful potential creative minds, “Curves & Shades” will provide all the necessary guidance to the participants.

North east is a developing part of India, but it lacks the public eye somewhere, with the proper support and encouragement from everyone, “Curves & Shades” will take the step of providing limelight and stage for the people of North east.

What “Curves & Shades” will do now is, it will make a bridge amongst the north east and other states of India and hopefully go global in near future. Our event is for painting exhibition and photography. The main purpose is to showcase the hidden talents of our north east. “Curves & Shades” will try to bring back the originality and creative minds from the remote as well as from towns from north east.

Other Activities:

The “Curves & Shades” team has been engaging itself in the promotion and management of various ethnic and regional activities. The team has played key role during the Karbi Youth Fest 2010. Photographers from the team regularly document such events and artists also engage in designing materials like T-shirts for promotional purposes.

There are travelers in the team who regularly take out time to travel to lesser traveled destinations in the regions and document them through photographs and written materials. We also engage in promoting and encouraging new talents like musicians and practitioners of various forms of arts.

“‘CURVES & SHADES’-An inspiring alternative space for today’s youth”

THE SENTINEL,5 June 2010

“‘CURVES & SHADES’ a new group of young, dynamic people with an artistic bent of mind, has come forward confidently to join the cultural mosaic of Assam.”

THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, February 27, 2009

“‘DOUBLE DELIGHT IN A SOLO SHOW’- CURVES & SHADES was a unique mix of paintings and photographs…”

THE TELEGRAPH, 11 June 2010

T-Shirt by "Curves & Shades"

The Assam Tribune ( 4/06/2010)

Angaraag Mahanta (Popular singer from Assam) inaugurating the T-Shirt/ "Curves & Shades'2010"

CURVES & SHADES’  Members ( Artists, Musicians,Photographers and Film makers)

RANJAN ENGTI ( Visual Artist)

SHISIR BASUMATARI (Experimental Artist)

Dhritiman Deori. (Composer/Photographer)

DANIEL INGTY (Musician)

Kausiki Sarma (Photographer)

Pankaj J. Dutta (Photographer)

Anirban Kapil Baishya ( Artist/Photographer)

Angshuman Borkakoty ( Film maker)

Namrata Mazumdar (Film maker)

UPCOMING EVENTS:

• “Curves & Shades” will tour all the 8 northeastern states exploring and providing a new platform to budding and new talents from various parts of the region.

• “Curves & Shades” is planning to organize an painting exhibition in September,2010 in association with “PANOS South Asia” on Ethnic Violance of Karbi Anglong and N.C.Hills.

• Project “Rhythm of Northeast” – Digital Documentation and Promotion of the rich cultural heritage of North East India which will include folk music, indigenous and ethnic art forms, dance forms etc.Folk culture and folk music forms are an important part of the culture and values of North East India. For some time now the awareness of music traditions of northeast India has slowly been fading away. The continuation of such a development is that the music traditions will die out, and enormous cultural values will be lost. This does not only concern northeast India but the world as a whole. It’s very important now to preserve the rich cultural heritage of the region for the generations to come. What is still found missing is a sincere Folk culture and folk music forms are an important part of the culture and values of North East India. For some time now the awareness of music traditions of northeast India has slowly been fading away. The continuation of such a development is that the music traditions will die out, and enormous cultural values will be lost. This does not only concern northeast India but the world as a whole. It’s very important now to preserve the rich cultural heritage of the region for the generations to come. What is still found missing is a sincere documentation on the rich and varied music of the region on a global stage.

Project “Rhythm of Northeast” is an attempt to preserve the folk music of that

particular region.

“Curves & Shades”-Past events and Shows

Past events:

Since 2004, Curves&Shades has been successful quite a number of feats. Some of them are listed below:

• Painting / Photography Exhibition-Dec, 2004, Venue-Tagore Hall, Delhi University.
• Painting / Photography Exhibition, Nov 2004, Venue: LTG Auditorium, Mandi House, New Delhi.
• Painting / Photography Exhibition, Sept.2005, Venue: Tagore Hall, Delhi University.
• Painting / Photography Exhibition, Dec. 2005, Venue: Karnataka Bhawan.
• Painting / Photography Exhibition, Documentary and Short Film Screening by young and talented film makers, Sept.2007, Venue: Sir Shankar Lal Hall, New Delhi.
• Painting / Photography Exhibition, Film Screening ( Joymoti, Wosobipo and Itihaas) Aug 2008,Venue: Spic Macay Hall, Arts Faculty, New Delhi.
• Painting / Photography Exhibition, Film Screening ( Hastir Kainya, Aaideu ).Jan.2009,Venue: Spic Macay Hall, Arts Faculty, New Delhi.
• Painting / Photography Exhibition, Donation Camp to aid the Flood Victims of Assam, Sept 2008, Venue: Assam Bhawan, New Delhi.
• Painting / Photography Exhibition, Feb.2009, Kalakhetra, Guwahati, Assam.
• Painting / Photography Exhibition, KASA Indoor Stadium, Diphu, Karbi Anglong.

• Painting / Photography Exhibition held in State Art Gallery, Guwahati, Assam,29th May to 3^rd June,2010.
• Painting / Photography Exhibition, Film screening and Jam session, August 18 and 19^th at Diphu Town Club,Karbi Anglong,Assam.