TAIN Evenings presents...

TAIN is hosting artist Vishwajeet Naik on the 26th and 27th of November, 2010 in Pune. Vishwajeet started his career at the tender age of 10, and his artwork showcases his love for birds and Nature. It is filled with depictions of vibrant colourful images of birds, still-life and flora and fauna complimented with his unusual and creative framework.

From landscapes to birds, Vishwajeet captures picturesque sights on his canvas and blends them with textures to bring them to life. Being experimental in his style, Vishwajeet’s explorations on different bases ranging from handmade paper to canvas with an assortment of water colours, oil pastels, crayons and acrylic have now defined his own distinct flair.

Should you wish to attend this event of TAIN Evenings, please send us your Name, Company and contact number at artist@tain-con.com.

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"From Neglect to Abuse" by Christopher Charles Benninger, Architect.

Pune Mirror
Sunday, 7th November 2010

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TAIN Evenings presents...

TAIN is hosting Vishal Phasle on the 19th and 20th of November, 2010 in Pune. He expresses himself through his paintings, which in turn speak to the viewer. Nature, Tradition, Society and Daily Human Life Sciences and Mythological Characters inspire him greatly. Painting is not just a form of expression for him, but also an inward spiritual journey.

Currently concentrating on a series of paintings called “NRUTYA-CHANDRIKA”, which represent the Indian Classical (Kathakali, Bharatnatyam, etc.) and folk dance forms, Vishal says “I am just an instrument, the spirit inside gushes out forming the lines, colours and forms on the canvas”

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Music and Lyrics

"A melody is like seeing someone for the first time. The physical attraction. But then, as you get to know the person, that's the lyrics. Their story. Who they are underneath. It's the combination of the two that makes it magical." - Sophie (Drew Barrymore) in 'Music and Lyrics'

I recently had a friendly argument with somebody over a much talked about topic – the appreciation of music. We were driving, and all that was playing was instrumental pieces. Now don’t get me wrong, I do appreciate melody. I really do. It takes an immense amount of talent to play like that, and an even more immense talent to convey and portray a particular sentiment purely via music. But it’s not something I can appreciate for very long. After a while, I need lyrics that I can sing along to. Lyrics, which will directly say to me, in so many words, that THIS is what the singer is talking about. THIS is the pain and suffering or joy and contentment. But then my friend presented an excellent point, that the lyrics of today’s songs don’t MEAN anything. They don’t talk about ANYTHING, leave alone pain and suffering or joy and contentment. Sometimes, the lyrics are just mere sounds, like “diddy bom bom diddy”.

But even then, I stand by my opinion of needing lyrics to sing along to. Because Sophie was right, there is only SO much you can do with JUST the melody. As exciting as it is, after a while it starts getting boring and monotonous. And you cannot have lyrics without the excitement of a melody, because otherwise they are just words. It has to be a combination of the two that makes it MUSIC, and as we know, music is ALWAYS magical!

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The Comfort of Costumes.

Halloween just passed us by. And along with it came a host of pictures on Facebook, of people dressed up in all sorts of costumes. The variety was unbelievable and there was a host of characters one could see. There were witches and cowboys, there were famous personalities like Amy Winehouse and Slipknot. I wonder what it is about costume parties that really a GETS person. I, for one, really don’t like costume parties. I think it just boils down to the fact that I am purely lazy. I don’t like taking the effort to think of innovative costumes, and then actually getting hold of those costumes.

But there are so many people who get unimaginably excited at the prospect of a costume party, people who take innovation to the next level. And it always makes me wonder, WHY someone would have such enthusiasm. I think it’s because people love the idea of not being themselves for a little while. Even if JUST for a few hours, they can be whoever they want to be. Forgetting about the mundane issues of life, and just living out another being and another character. How many times have you thought to yourself, however briefly, about wanting to escape this life and live another? Well, Halloween (or any other costume party for that matter) is an opportunity to do just that!

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