Monday 2nd October saw the launch of the Tamarai Art Gallery with an exhibition by Satish Gupta, opened by actress Meera Syal. The launch of the new venue saw a number of well known faces including Deepak Verma fom Eastenders, popstar Raghav, Mira Kaushik of Asian Dance Akademi, Sharnita Atwal and Manga from Asian club collective Shaanti, Kamini & Vindi Banga, Bansari & Rajesh Shah and Baroness Usha Parashar. Meera read selected poems from artist Satish Gupta's most recent book of poems 'I am the Dewdrop, I am the Ocean' while Satish drew live over calligraphic artworks to the accompaniment of a flute recital.

A proportion of the proceeds from the sale of these artworks went towards an Art Fellowship created jointly between The Courtauld Institute and Tamarai. The purpose of this Art Fellowship is to offer a short-term residency for one British and Indian artist to visit each other's countries on respective years.

ABOUT SATISH GUPTA

One of most critically acclaimed Indian artists, Satish Gupta is one of India's 'midnight children' born in 1947. In this exhibition, he revisits the lotus flower that appears in various manifestations in his creative oeuvre transcending from figuration to spirituality. There is much research, study and thinking that precedes all his creations in a fine blend of material, compositions and textures that illustrate his skills and reflect his deep engagement with philosophy, mysticism, cosmic consciousness and Zen influence.

Satish's creative genre extends to include poetry writing and he has several books to his credit including "The Broken Wave", inspired by Zen, 'Vibrations', based on hymns from the Rig-Veda, "The Eyes of the Thar", a large coffee table book and 'La Lluna Fugissera', a book of haiku poems translated into Catalan.

	SATISH GUPTA AT THE TAMARAI ART GALLERY
	Click for larger image Deepak Verma (Eastenders) with artist Satish Gupta	Click for larger image Sharnita and Manga from Shaanti
	Click for larger image Meera Syal with artist Satish Gupta	Click for larger image Satish Gupta painting live.
	Click for larger image Raghav with Rohit Khattar	Click for larger image Sharnita, Raghav and Manga
	Click for larger image Vino Dua with Mira Kaushik