| City’s premier educational institutions embrace public art |
10th Aug 2013
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Artworks at the Dev Samaj College of Education.
ublic art is something that Chandigarh is no stranger to, the famous Rock Gardens being one of the prime examples. Educational institutes and other public institutions also display some fine artwork. Guardian20 visited a few colleges that are famous for their striking artworks.
The city's oldest college, Government College, Sector- 11 inherits an age-old legacy. The huge metal sculpture that stands in the campus is symbolic of the ancient Indian education system. The sculpture has solid and skeletal triangles, a snake, a bull, an interpretation of shakti and a bird which exemplify the concepts. Feelings like the quest of rational truth, the yearnings of subconscious mind, the colossal force which combats evil and diabolic power on earth are depicted through the triangles and other figures whereas the bird represents the first flight to the vast horizons the universe.
Brainchild of Pahlad Aggarwal, former principal, a sculpture park in the campus has become a popular haunt with students. An ardent art lover, Aggarwal tells Guardian20, "This garden had flower beds earlier and the space was not utilised properly. I approached the chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi to help us in adding some sculptures in the garden. He organised a camp where renowned artists from the tricity worked and created this zone, which is one of a kind in Chandigarh."
Colourful petals interspersed over coloured flowing water, the mural at the ISB campus depicts that the road to true and ultimate success is an integration and amalgamation of several different aspects of life "It took time for us to finalise the design that can justify and portray the idea of ISB. It expresses the idea that the journey or the path to the top may not always be linear but if you align and balance yourself within your environment at every step, success is sure to arrive," says Sriram Gopalakrishnan, director, marketing and communications, ISB.
ISB Mohali
"These are not mere murals and paintings on the wall; there is a thought behind each of the statuette that depicts the working of the institute. Different statues of these girls depict courage, conviction, intellectual growth, love for nature, peace and interest for extracurricular activities. We want to imbibe in our students that academic excellence is not the only aim of human life. They should grow in all aspects, be it cultural, emotional, social or moral growth," feels Dr. Jyoti Khanna, Principal, Dev Samaj College of Education.
The huge mural on the wall where a hand makes its way through huge waves in sea with a flame depicts the motto of DAV College, Sector 10. "This mural aptly depicts the motto of the college 'Arise awake, and stop not till the Goal is reached'. I strongly hold out that institutes must install inspirational artworks that generate positive ideas for a productive atmosphere and that helps in character building as well," says the principal, Dr. B. C. Josan.
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