Mural at India of My Dreams Pavilion, Gandhi Darshan

Sand-cast cement mural installation which artist K.G. Subramanyan made for the centenary exhibition of Gandhi in Rajghat, Delhi, 1969. The work was part of a pavilion at Gandhi Darshan titled 'India of My Dreams' that was designed by Charles Correa and was a kind of open courtyard measuring approximately 12m x 12m. As Subramanyan recalls, he had first thought of making a mural on the wall with its reflection in water when Correa invited him, but he later dropped the idea.

The mural comprised of three parts, of which two were in vertical format and the one in the centre was in horizontal format. These were made by putting together cement-cast units on cement concrete armature, along with the incorporation of other media. Their heights ranged approximately between 2.4m and 3m.

The work began in 1968 and completed in 1969. This was the second mural on which artist K.G. Subramanyan and Gyarsilal Varma had collaborated. They had been working together on sand-cast cement murals for many years and gradually mastered the art of it. Kishorelal, the brother of Gyarsilal Varma, also assisted in the making of this mural along with Laxma Goud.

Details of how this mural was prepared can be found on page 129 of the book Contemporary Art in Baroda, edited by Gulammohammed Sheikh.


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1969

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Sand-cast cement and various media

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Mural at India of My Dreams Pavilion, Gandhi Darshan