Humour

One Chinese person walks into a bar in America late one night and he saw Steven Spielberg. As he was a great fan of his movies, he rushes over to him, and asks for his autograph. Instead, Spielberg gives him a slap and says, "You Chinese people bombed our Pearl Harbor, get out of here." The astonished Chinese man replied, "It was not the Chinese who bombed your Pearl Harbor, it was the Japanese". "Chinese, Japanese, Taiwanese, you're all the same," replied Spielberg. In return, the Chinese gives Spielberg a slap and says, "You sank the Titanic; my forefathers were on that ship." Shocked, Spielberg replies, "It was the iceberg that sank the ship, not me." The Chinese replies, "Iceberg, Spielberg, Carlsberg, you're all the same."















Sunday, May 30, 2010

"Kalpana" Exhibition running through June 11

Showcasing masterpieces of Figurative Indian Contemporary Paintings

Exhibition for 14 figurative Indian artists' masterpieces

By Richard Yang
     Ambassador Tayal of India explains the painting titled "Mother of Teresa" to the audience


The Embassy of India in Seoul and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations hosted an opening ceremony for an exhibition on the theme of “Kalpana - Masterpieces of Figurative Indian Contemporary Paintings” at the Korean Foundation Cultural Center, Joongang Ilbo Building in Seoul at 5 p.m. on May 28, 2010.
Speaking to the guests, Ambassador Skand R. Tayal of India said, “This Exhibition comes at an auspicious time as the Korea Foundation and the Indian Council for Cultural Relations will sign an MoU for cooperation and collaboration next month.” and not sparing in his praise for the artworks, he noted, “The human forms depicted here tell their own stories and express varying emotions. The clothes, the jewelry and the background would transport the sensitive viewer to think, reflect and admire the artists’ perception and his or her interpretation of interesting characters.”
 From left Ambassador Abbas of Sudan and President Timblick of Seoul Global
 Center,and at far right is seen Ambassador Dammen of Indonesia in Seoul

Kalpana, title of the exhibition, means imagination or fantasy in Hindi,
Though the artworks are reprints of original canvases Indian artist Anjolie Ela Menon provided them looking as genuine as they could be by using innovative reprint technology so that audience could fully appreciate the artworks.
Explaining a painting titled “Mother Teresa” by M.F. Hussain,  Third Secretary Ms. Muanpuii Saiawi of Indian Embassy in Seoul who is in charge of the press section said that the artist is called “Picasso of India” and he used to paint large pictures for cinema. He was born in 1915 and still alive. He once shared a pavilion at Sao Paulo Biennale with Picasso in the past, and the artwork is valued at around millions of US dollars.
The exhibition celebrates masterly expressions of the figurative arts as seen in the last 100 years through the works of 14 of India’s best known painters. It displays a diverse range of works by artists who represent different regions of India and also display their unique style, featuring the paintings of Jamini Roy who was deeply influenced by the Kalighat Pat folk art style of Bengal, the distinctive depiction of rural India of Amrita Shergil, the Hindu mythological themes of A. Ramachandran, the bold works of M.F. Hussain who has been called the “Picasso of India,” and the feminist concerns of Anjalie Caur.
This exhibition is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday except on June 2 due to special holiday for local elections. On Wednesday it is open to 9 pm..
Ambassador Fujita of Brazil in Seoul (left) with Artist Khan who is
concurrently the art & culture consultant of The Korea Post 

Thrid Secretary Saiawi of Indian Embassy in Seoul

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