Paintings of Shyam Sharma, renowned print maker-cum-painter and former College of Arts and Crafts principal, will be put up at the Shalimar Bagh Metro station in Delhi within the next two months.

The Delhi Metro Railway Corporation (DMRC) had invited works from noted artists across the country as part of its beautification drive for metro stations and to promote art. Sharma had sent 40 works, of which 35 will be displayed at the station.

"My works will be digitally reproduced on glass panels, which will take around two months," said Sharma, who is chairman of the advisory board of the National Gallery of Modern Art in Delhi. "The corporation officials said they would keep the size of the glass panels exactly according to the size of my paintings, which are around two to four feet long."

The works that will be displayed at the station will mainly focus on Bihar's tradition and culture.

"The subject of my works varies from Jain, Buddha, Chhath, Chanakya, Mithila painting to everything related to the state," Sharma said. "I have also mixed two subjects in one of my paintings, which has an image of Budhha and Barabar Hills together."

Sharma said the DMRC plans to display his works at other metro stations as well.

"Initially, my works will be put up at the Shalimar Bagh Metro station. Later, they would be displayed at other stations as well," he said. Sharma (76) received a national award in printmaking in 1988 from the Lalit Kala Akadaemi. His works have been displayed at the Sutra Gallery in Michigan.