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ABOUT THE ARTIST http://www.shankar-gallery.com/about.html
Shankar Art challenges the viewer to penetrate one's own being. It is only through this knowledge of the inner self that one can open to Shankar Art.
Once in this selective school, Shankar gained access to the great artists of the time, such as his mentor, Philip Guston. He toured galleries with Alex Katz and drew with Peter Agostini, Nicolas Carone, Charles Cajori and Mercedes Matter. He worked with the historically versed: George McNeil, Leland Bell, Gretna Campbell and Louis Finkelstein. The visiting artists at 8 West 8th Street in New York City were equally impressive. We can only guess how this influence played into the genesis of Shankar's unique calligraphic style. Shankar interacted with the visiting artists which included; Estaban Vicente, David Hare, Harry Kramer, Sidney Geist, Willem De Kooning, Elaine De Kooning, Wayne Thiebaud, John Cage, Jack Tworkov, Larry Poons, Milton Resnick, Philip Pearlstein, Paul Resika, Herman Cherry, Roy de Forest, R. Buckminster Fuller and Brice Marden.
Shankar's first show of Gordian Knot Paintings was held at the Brata Gallery on the Lower East Side in November 1972. These oil paintings strongly echo the bold strokes of Philip Guston. During this time he published his first book on yoga, Yog Mountain Rivers to Sea
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