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CIMA Gallery’s new exhibition invites you to explore art that stirs the soul

From evocative installations to timeless masterpieces, ‘Shape without Form, Shade Without Colour’ is a journey into the depths of human mind

With CIMA’s new exhibition, ‘Shape Without Form, Shade Without Colour’, having been inaugurated yesterday at the art gallery on Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, viewers can, till December 21, witness the works of a wide variety of artists — from Bikash Bhattacharjee, Jogen Chowdhury and the late M.F. Husain to Ram Singh Urveti, Jaya Ganguly and Sonal Varshneya. 

Particularly interesting is Poison, an evocative art installation by artist Bimal Kundu, which grips the viewer with its haunting symbolism. A headless body lies shrouded in faded leather, the absence of a head punctuated by the cold, blue glow of an LED light — an unsettling representation of poison coursing through the veins of individuals and the nation at present. You can also see a serpent slithering up its chest, a timeless emblem of danger and deceit, amplifying the work’s foreboding resonance. Through this stark, minimalistic tableau, Kundu masterfully provokes introspection on humanity’s collective struggles and the slow poison of a nation in decay. Don’t miss this, and more, at CIMA Gallery!

—     Nayantara Mazumder