Robert Beer
Robert Beer, a British artist, has studied and practised Tibetan thangka painting for the last thirty years. One of the first westerners to become actively involved in this art form, he initially studied for a period of five years in India and Nepal with several of the finest Tibetan artists living at the time. Since 1975 he has lived in England working consistently on developing the artistic skills, vision, patience and understanding of this highly complex subject, as well as the historical and cultural contexts within which it arises. Over the last eighteen yerars he has concentrated on producing an extensive series of iconographical brush drawings depicting the symbols, lineage holders and major deities which occur in the vast spectrum of Tibetan art.
In recent years he's worked with top Newari artists in Kathmandu, helping to foster the continuation of the skills of these gifted artists of the valley. He has held various exhibitions at Tibet House, New York, and the first in Asia at Serindia Gallery. Together with Serindia Gallery we organized the exhibition Avalokiteśvara: Buddhist Paintings from Nepal and bring a selection of archival prints of some of the highest quality works produced in recent years. Prices of archival prints and original paintings are available upon request.
