Seeker ; The Art of Sohan Qadri

Qadri's origins are in rural India, and as a boy, he was initiated by a Sufi and a vajrayan Tantric guru; this led to his lifelong practice of meditation and study of Buddhist philosophy, both of which inform his work. Qadri found his first powerful patron in Dr. Mulk Raj Anand in 1961. In the course of his career, he interacted with an astonishing array of cultural figures including the surrealist artist Rene Magritte and Heinrich Boll who became an important patron. Despite the fact that he lives in Denmark, an overiding sense of Eastern ethos pervades his art.