Satish Gujral

SATISH GUJRAL
-- Living Legend
MADE BY: MANISHA KHANDELWAL and KASHIF ZAFAR

SATISH GUJRAL
 BORN :25 DECEMBER 1925 (AGE 90) Jhelum, Punjab
 NATIONALITY: Indian
 EDUCATION: Mumbai
 KNOWN FOR: Painting, Sculpting, Muralist, Architect, Writer, &

Graphic Designer .
 SPOUSE: Kiran
 Satish Gujral published 4 books including an autobiography.

EARLY LIFE
 Satish Gujral was born in JHELUM, PUNJAB . At the age of 8, a
sickness resulted in impairment of hearing.
 He lost his brother RAJ in the mishap.
 May be it is the perpetual silence that surrounded him that helped him
to discover the artistic talent in him.
 During his early years of sickness, “entombed in silence”, as he said,

he read Urdu literature and went on doodling with a pencil on a paper.
EDUCATION/ ORIGINATION
 In 1939 he joined MAYO SCHOOL OF ARTS in Lahore to study applied arts
and mastered stone and wood carving , clay modeling, scale drawing, design, etc.
 3 years before the partition of India, In 1944 he moved to Bombay and enrolled
in SIR JJ SCHOOL OF ART for diploma in fine arts and to became a member of
Progressive artists group (PAG) which includes S.H. Raza, EN. Souza, P.N. Mago,
M.F. Hussain and many others.
 In 1947 due to recurring sickness he was forced to drop out of school and leave
Bombay.
 In 1952 he got a scholarship to study at PALACIO NATIONAL DE BELLES

ARTES, MEXICO.
Palacio National
Mayo school of arts, Sir JJ school of art,
de belles artes,
Lahore Bombay
Mexico
TRANSFORMATION IN MEDIUM
 The social content dominated his paintings and graphics, and the
anguish of the nations who lost their homes and families during the
partition of the country came out in anger, sweeping gestural
brushwork in his paintings.
 His search was on for what was living and life-giving in the
traditional arts and crafts of India, and he diversified his sculpture
materials with machined industrial objects in steel, copper, glass,
often painted in strong enamel colors.
 Later he tried out the junk sculptures, introducing light and

sound in them.
TRANSFORMATION
 Since the late ‘80s up to the recent years, Satish

anger, sweeping gestural
Gujral’s paintings and sculptures further brushwork in his paintings
diversified both in terms of material and content.
he diversified his sculpture
 Satish Gujral’s sculptures in burnt wood have materials with machined
industrial objects in steel,etc.
came with a kind of visceral exposure of forms,
human and otherwise. junk sculptures, introducing
light and sound in them.
 He executed commissions to make large
murals, mostly in mosaic and ceramic tiles and Sculptures in burnt wood
later in machined steel elements, simulated his
interest in their immediate architectural context. large murals, mostly in mosaic
and ceramic tiles & later in
machined steel elements
architectural context
WORKS
 The partition of India and the associated agony of the immigrants
impacted a young Satish which manifested itself in the art works he created
later.
 From 1952 to 1974 Gujral organised shows of his sculptures, paintings

and graphics in many cities across the world such as New York , New
Delhi, Montreal, Berlin and Tokyo among other cities.
 Satish Gujral was an architect also and his design of Belgium Embassy
in New Delhi was selected by the international Forum of architects as one
of the finest buildings built in the 20th century.
• Punjab university • Belgian Embassy, new
• World trade fair, new Delhi
Delhi • Daryani House, new
• Northern railway, new Delhi.
Delhi • Goa University
• Shastri Bhavan, new • CMC, Hyderabad
Delhi
EXECUTED
MURAL FOR DESIGN
WORKS
SCULPTURE PAINTINGS
• SCULPTURE • Mourning En Masse

MATERIAL • The Days of Glory
• Burnt wood • The Raising of
• Brass Lazarus
• Bronze • Meera Bai
• Ceramic
FAMOUS PAINTINGS
1. MOURNING EN MASSE
• Medium : CHARCOAL ON PAPER
• Date : 1947-1948.
• Event : INDIA – PAKISTAN
PARTITION
• Concept : He considers to be living and life
giving in the tradition of arts and crafts of
India.
Social content dominates his paintings and

THE ANGUISH OF THE NATIONS
WHO LOST THEIR HOMES AND
FAMILIES DURING THE PARTITION
OF THE COUNTRY came out in anger,
sweeping gestural brushwork in his
paintings.
THE DAYS OF GLORY
 Date: 1952
 Medium: CHARCOAL ON PAPER
 Event: INDIA-PAKISTAN
PARTITION
 Concept: THE ANGUISH OF THE

MILLIONS WHO LOST THEIR
HOMES &FAMILIES DURING THE
PARTITION OF HIS COUNTRY.
MEERA BAI
 Medium : MIXED MEDIA ( OIL, ACRYLIC, MARBLE
GRAIN) / CANVAS
 Date : 1999
 Size 512*512 MM
ARCHITECTURE
BELGIAN EMBASSY, new
delhi
• In 2000, the building was recognised as
one of the 1000 best buildings in the
19th century.
• Features : Multi dome, Arches, Brick,
Watershed
• The building is constructed with red
bricks.
• The entrance opens into a courtyard
with stone masonary and greenery
within.
• It is a sculpture form, specially
from the outside. Moving inside is
like moving through sculpted
spaces.
• Here in lies the problem.

“Probably after having conceived
of the form, Gujral didn’t want to
compromise with it and was
therefore not able to plan the
openings, windows and doors,” he
clarifies adding “We architects
feel that form of the building
should emerge form the
foundations and function rather
then vice versa”.
SCULPTURE
• Height: 12 FEET
• Concept: Man and
Machine into a unified
energy matrix; THE
MACHANICAL AND
BIOLOGICAL
CONFRONT AND
COMPLIMENT
EACH OTHER.
SG 168
Brass
Height: 15”
Weight: 18 kg
SG 163
Brass
Height: 12”
Weight: 9 kg
BRASS & BRONZE SCULPTURE

SG 161
Bronze
Height: 15”
Weight: 24 kg
SG 162
Brass
Height: 15”
Weight: 20 kg
BURNT WOOD S CULPTURE
MURAL
Punjab University mural
A mural by Satish Gujral at Punjab

Agricultural University campus in
Ludhiana, Punjab
BOOKS ON SATISH GUJRAL
 A BRUSH WITH LIFE: AN
AUTOBIOGRAPHY
• Writer: Satish Gujral
• About: An Autobiography
 SATISH GUJRAL: AN
ARTOGRAPHY
• Writer: Gayatri Sinha, Sunto
Dutta & Gautam Bhatia
• About: Aesthetic & Personal
Journey of him over Last
Five Decades.
PERSONAL LIFE
 Spouse: KIRAN, lives in new delhi.
 Son: MOHIT GUJRAL, who is an architect is married to former

model, Feroze Gujral .
 Daughter: ALPANA is a jewelery designer and RASEEL is an

interior designer.
 Elder Brother: was former Indian Prime Minister , INDER

KUMAR GUJRAL..
POPULAR IN CULTURE
 Dozens of documentaries have been made recording his

work and a full feature film on his life is in the making.
 A 24minute documentary called “A Brush With Life” was

released on 15 februray 2012 which was based on his own
book with the same name.
 Four (4) books of his work have been published including

an autobiography.
TIMELINE
 1925 : Born in Jhelum, Pakistan
 1944 : Joined J.J. School of Arts, Bombay
 1947 : Discontinued from J.J. School of Arts, Bombay due to recurring

illness
 1952 : Left for Mexico
 1956 : Won National Award for painting
 1972 : Won Order of the Crown from Belgium
 1999 : Was honored with the Padma Vibhushan Award

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MADE BY: MANISHA KHANDELWAL and KASHIF ZAFAR

 KNOWN FOR: Painting, Sculpting, Muralist, Architect, Writer, &

 Satish Gujral published 4 books including an autobiography.

 He lost his brother RAJ in the mishap.

 During his early years of sickness, “entombed in silence”, as he said,

 In 1952 he got a scholarship to study at PALACIO NATIONAL DE BELLES

 Later he tried out the junk sculptures, introducing light and

 Since the late ‘80s up to the recent years, Satish

 From 1952 to 1974 Gujral organised shows of his sculptures, paintings

• SCULPTURE • Mourning En Masse

Social content dominates his paintings and

 Medium: CHARCOAL ON PAPER

 Concept: THE ANGUISH OF THE

• Here in lies the problem.

BRASS & BRONZE SCULPTURE

A mural by Satish Gujral at Punjab

 Son: MOHIT GUJRAL, who is an architect is married to former

 Daughter: ALPANA is a jewelery designer and RASEEL is an

 Elder Brother: was former Indian Prime Minister , INDER

 Dozens of documentaries have been made recording his

 A 24minute documentary called “A Brush With Life” was

 Four (4) books of his work have been published including

 1944 : Joined J.J. School of Arts, Bombay

 1947 : Discontinued from J.J. School of Arts, Bombay due to recurring

 1952 : Left for Mexico

 1956 : Won National Award for painting

 1972 : Won Order of the Crown from Belgium

 1999 : Was honored with the Padma Vibhushan Award

Satish Gujral – the official website

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