three kolkata based contemporary artists purnendu mandal reba mandal and dipankar sankrityayan are all set to display their recent works in a collection titled feeling of life purnendu mandal has worked in oil and acrylic colours on canvas and his works include dark and light illumination effects to highlight the shade and light visual panorama of areas and things in kolkata so you have paintings that depict trams serene mornings and nights rickshawpullers village life and more the unique point of mandals work is the fact that he lays strong emphasis on the lighting in each of his images which literally bring them to life smooth brush strokes bring out the interplay between light and shade as well as minute details that would be noticed only by those who truly know the streets of kolkata on the other hand reba mandals paintings are subtle expressions of her innermost feelings her works are more influenced by iconic images with a focus on nature and animals her style is abstract and semi realistic showcashing different scenes from nature i am moved by the beauty of nature its wonders in different visual forms and the seasonal aspects of the regional culture and vignettes influence me deeply she says dipankar sankrityayan says that his works comprise a mix and overlap of lines forms motifs shapes and colours that are inspired from his past we are all on a journey life is exactly like a river with a violent current that makes headway through land which has rough pebbles as well as fertility green cropfields as well as dense habitat life is a river a restless traveller without stopovers my paintings are the humble reflections and representations of one or more pieces of thoughts imaginations inherently carried with my journey he saysworks by purnendu mandal reba mandal and dipankar sankrityayan can be viewed at nehru centre art gallery ac gallery worli from october 29 to november 4 11 am 7 pm