Sculpture in Public Spaces

Over a career of more than four decades, Ramesh Bisht created upwards of forty works for public spaces, from monumental symbolic sculptures and fountains to commissioned statues of national figures, military leaders and poets. They stand across India and on four continents. A catalogue of the principal works follows.

​​​​​​​Mystery (Rahasya) Red granite, 20 x 8 ft. Changchun, China, 2000. Created at the Changchun International Sculpture Symposium, where artists from 55 countries worked over a six kilometre sculpture park. One of his largest works and his most significant international commission.​​​​​​​
Victory Bronze, five-figure composition, 30 x 27 ft. Mhow Fort, Infantry School, Madhya Pradesh. His most ambitious figurative group, a monumental study of triumph and spirit. A related 8 x 5 ft Victory relief stands at the Infantry Office, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi.
Fountain sculpture, Hanuman Mandir 18 ft. Baba Kharak Singh Marg, New Delhi (NDMC commission). An abstract, fruit-like form conceived for its setting opposite the temple, with the play of water, light and birds built into the design. A second fountain sculpture stands near the Indira Gandhi International Centre on Man Singh Road.
Birth of a Flower Welded metal, 8 ft. Langkawi, Malaysia, 1988. Created on the spot at the Club Med International Art Festival, shown alongside works by thirty artists from around the world.
The Mahatma Gandhi busts abroad Double life-size bronze. Installed in Jamaica, the Netherlands, Mahe, and Mendoza City, Argentina. A series carrying his work onto four continents, among his most widely travelled commissions.
Terracotta mural, the five elements 20 x 10 ft. Press Lounge, Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. Depicts jal, thal, vayu, agni and aakash, water, earth, fire, air and ether, the elemental theme at the heart of his art.
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