Mumbai Cities - 14th Solo Exhibition of Paintings

In 2005, during my college days, I first visited Mumbai; the spell still continues and with time, Mumbai’s atmosphere, citylife absorbs me so much that I feel it, like my second home. From the year 2008,soon after receiving my bachelor degree from Kolkata, I have been in 
Mumbai.

Mumbai's gothic architecture, night life, traditional festivals, its enriched lifestyle have always beckon my heart. The umpteen shades of Mumbai,drives me to capture them through my painting.In 2011, I had my 9th solo exhibition based on Mumbai life, but
that was not enough to fulfil my artistic thirst. After that capturing Mumbai's life in various moods has been my exploration and adventure through colors.

When I got the bookings for Jahangir Art Gallery my first & foremost choice of subject
was "Mumbai Visions".

Mumbai has a capacity to accommodate one and all from diverse backgrounds of
cast, creed color and culture. All diversities exist in an unexplained harmonious pattern, I have tried here with all three basic diversities of red, blue and yellow to flow
into a harmonious unification in my paintings. Though being apart in their nature, they are forming unity, very typical of Mumbai’s culture.

In this exhibition I have sought to manifest my explorations of  some of the most
popular places of Mumbai like Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Bandra–Worli Sea Link, Gateway of India, Mumbai Suburban Railway, Mumbai Monorail, The iconic black and yellow Premier Padmini Taxis on busy roads, Mumbai city skyline, Mumbaiharbor etc...

Ananta Mandal
Mumbai, India