Satish Gujral
Known as India’s most versatile artist, Satish Gujral was born in 1925 in undivided Punjab. He emigrated from now Pakistan to Delhi with his family where he spent most of his life. Most of his early works portray the trauma and turmoil caused to people at the time of partition. His canvases are a reflection of his personal experiences and journey. In an interview published in India Today in mid 1980s, Gujral said ‘Partition provided me a reason to discover my inner temperament … If it had not been suited to that tragedy; I would not have been able to paint it. A painter, a sculptor, an architect and a writer; Satish Gujral was a man of many talents. He chose to be unique in everything that he decided to create. His works were not limited to a specific subject, medium, technique or colour palette. The textures and the colours of the paintings are so brilliantly achieved that it creates a captivating scene for the viewers. While his paintings and sculptures have always been in the focus ...