Buddhist and Hindu Kathmandu art in Robert Beer's visions of the divine at the October Gallery

CULTURE 24
By Ben Miller

Bardo Mandala of the Hundred Peaceful and Wrathful Deities' (2006) by Dorje Tamang

UNITED KINGDOM - Experts on the Buddhist and Hindu art the October Gallery devotes a spring show to are rarely as oracular as Robert Beer. The author and illustrator of The Encyclopedia of Tibetan Symbols and Motifs has spent a lifetime studying art from the sky-shadowed plateau. Since 1997, he’s worked with artists in the Kathmandu Valley, nurturing their skills to craft the most extensive collection of contemporary art from the region. Exhibition: Robert Beer: Visions of the Divine, October Gallery, London, April 19 – May 26 2012 [link]