1970–1979

This was one of the most inspired periods of Ghai’s life as an artist. His ‘Images in Transformation’ series comes into focus and seek to fuse movement or process with space. Thus his oils such as Flight of a Bird into Ecstasy, Seed-Plant-Flower, The Dying Bird–a Melancholy, At the Swing: all have movement specified i.e. from bottom to top; from top to bottom or from left to right and so on. This engagement with fusing space, time and movement remains unprecedented in art.

Transformation-seed-plant-flower, a painting by Suraj Ghai

Transformation-Seed-Plant-Flower (1970), 32 x 46″, Oil on Canvas

Flight of a Bird into Ecstacy 1, a painting

Flight of a Bird into Ecstacy 1 (1970), 27 x 50″, Oil on Canvas

Flight of a Bird into Ecstacy 2, by Suraj Ghai

Flight of a Bird into Ecstacy 2 (1970), 46.5 x 36.5″, Oil on Canvas

Concept Images in Transformation, Movement from Below Upwards

Concept Images in Transformation, Movement from Below Upwards (1970), 25.7 x 38.5″, Oil on Canvas

The Dying Bird, a Melancholy

The Dying Bird, a Melancholy (1971), 46.2 x 66.7″, Oil on Canvas

At the Swing, Movement from Left to Right and Back

At the Swing, Movement from Left to Right and Back (1971), 29.2 x 24″, Oil on Canvas

Emerging Form, a painting by Suraj Ghai

Emerging Form, 12.3 x 12.3″, Oil on Canvas

Ashwin Receiving Amrit from Brahma, a Mural for AIIMS

Ashwin Receiving Amrit from Brahma, a Mural for AIIMS, 19.8 x 5.5″, Tempera on Paper

Homage to Blossom

Homage to Blossom (1976), 6″ x 12″, Tempera on Paper

Obeisance

Obeisance (1976), 20″ x 20″, Oil on Canvas Mounted on Board

The Reverence, a Painting by Suraj Ghai

The Reverence (1977), 18 x 27″, Oil on Canvas

Little Girl and the Bird, a painting by Suraj Ghai

Little Girl and the Bird (1977), 24 x 24″, Oil on Canvas

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