Press Release

Minimal, dream-like, traces of memories and living spaces in which we have grown up, Hiran Mitra
poignantly captures the essential feeling in his paintings. In a vibrant combination of black, red and
earthly hues, he opens for us, that in-between moment when we feel like dreaming and imagining
something intimate outside the hectic reality. Time slows down for us.

Influenced by nature, folk music and dance forms, Hiran has contributed significantly to the visual
stimulus in eastern Indian films, television, theatre and literature in the last two decades. He makes us
aware that the human condition exalts in the twilight zones of reality and time, offering a precious
introspective escape route. A dense black or the soft shadowy forms are the positive and definitive state
from which one can start exploring. Using primarily brush strokes, layered washes and sprays, in a
refreshing set of colours or hues of black and often masking the surface he lets the viewer nearly create
his own image.

Art Border Line, UK is proud to be exhibiting “Paper Landscapes”, his abstract paintings and drawings
on paper that have rarely been shown to the public. The body of the show explores the mental
landscapes we derive and preserve from our environment. While the artist’s canvases are more well
known, these expressions on paper are more intimate and immediate as they narrate the vital steps
taken in his forty years career.

On the same occasion Mr. Gerard Xurigeura, renowned Art historian and exemplary commissioner of
global Symposiums, Biennales and Monumental sculpture park, will be presenting “Shadows” a
monographic book on selected periods of Hiran’s images and their language.

We are also happy to announce the artist has been selected to be part of the Florence Biennale in
December 2007 and will be showing solo exhibits in Paris and Mumbai of his recent canvases.
ART BORDER LINE, UK is the creation of Saji Mitra, passionate art lover, long standing collector and
entrepreneur. ABL promotes artists worldwide and creates an interactive space for Collectors, Curators,
Critics and Artists to generate exciting ideas and extraordinary Art. Keeping with the free spirit of the
worldwide web we offer support and website space for artists who go beyond their known cultural
frontiers.

For the Press:
Hiran Mitra broke away from the academic fine arts approach after his Art degree in Government Art
College of Calcutta, to build a movement in abstraction and chromatic philosophy surrounding motion
and light. Since 1966 he has over 10 major solo shows in India and England. Important group
exhibitions such as “Contemporary Forms” at Cima Gallery, “Color palette” at the India Habitat Centre,
“Art & Bread, Kunst au Indien, Curated by Hannalore Christ in Hamburg, Artists of the Millennium,
Calcutta Townhall Museum have marked his global public. Resident artist of Lalit Kala Academy he
prefers to travel while experimenting with new forms, techniques and concepts in drawing, painting and
photography. Hiran’s live painting performances on Body art, Dance troupes and Film art directions
have often lead him to challenge boundaries between seeing and being animated by Art. He lives in
Kolkata and loves exploring the star-studded sky through ever bigger telescopes.

The Exhibition “Paper Landscapes” will be shown at the Gallery 27, on 27 Cork Street, London W1S
3NG from 19th to 24th March, 2007., 10am-7pm daily with the presence of the artist.

The Book Launch will be on the 22nd March at 5 PM at the same venue.

The Recent paintings on canvas can be viewed at Art Border Line premises by appointment.

For More information visit www.artborderline.com