Posted on 19 February 2026:
Haiku of a Still Mind: Satish Gupta’s Landmark Solo Exhibition at Bespoke Art Gallery, Ahmedabad
In the heart of Ahmedabad, at Bespoke Art Gallery on Sindhu Bhavan–Ambli Road, unfolds Haiku of a Still Mind: Continuum · Consciousness · Coherence, a monumental solo exhibition by eminent artist Satish Gupta.
Presented by Devin Gawarvala, founder of Bespoke Art Gallery, this exhibition marks one of the most significant milestones in Gupta’s artistic journey—his largest and most profound offering to date.
At its core lies the idea of stillness. Through the interplay of light and shadow, Satish Gupta creates sanctuaries of silence, spaces where calm and clarity emerge against the turbulence of modern life. His works invite viewers to pause, to breathe, and to rediscover the quiet attention that often slips away in a world overwhelmed by noise, aggression, fear, and division.
Satish Gupta believes that a restless mind cannot endure for long. In contrast, a still mind becomes the birthplace of compassion, balance, and understanding. Haiku of a Still Mind is his antidote to the anxieties of our age—a meditative continuum where consciousness and coherence converge. This exhibition is not merely a showcase of art, but a profound offering: a reminder that serenity is both possible and necessary.
Satish Gupta: The Zen Spirit of a Multifaceted Master
Satish Gupta stands among India’s most celebrated and versatile artists—painter, sculptor, poet, writer, printmaker, muralist, designer, and calligrapher. His creations breathe with spirituality, carrying a Zen-like stillness that resonates across monumental sculptures, murals, and paintings placed in museums, airports, hotels, and ashrams around the world. Each work is not merely an object of beauty, but a vessel of contemplation, inviting viewers into spaces of silence and reflection.
“I call myself an accidental sculptor,” Gupta remarks with characteristic humility. “Because I was not trained, I was free to break the rules.” This freedom, unbound by convention, has allowed him to shape a language of art that is deeply experiential. His relationship with spirituality is not ritualistic but lived—an intimate dialogue with the essence of being.
This spirit finds luminous expression in his Zenga works: spontaneous compositions that weave text and image, inspired by the Zen monks of the 16th century. Often left unfinished, these works invite the viewer to complete them in their own minds, becoming co-creators in the meditative process. In their openness, they embody the Zen principle of impermanence, reminding us that art, like life, is always in motion—unfinished, yet whole.
Beyond Trends: The Timeless Flow of Creation
The works in this exhibition transcend fashion and time. While they speak to the present, they echo deeper human concerns—our struggle to remain sensitive, compassionate, and humane. Though the artist has known pain, he chooses not to place it raw upon the viewer. Pain, he believes, must be absorbed, transformed, and expressed with balance and beauty.
For him, art is simply the act of creation. The medium is secondary—painting, sculpture, poetry, or even everyday gestures like cooking and gardening become art when infused with awareness. He resists the boundaries of fixed style or identity, embracing instead a seamless flow. In his vision, there is no division between two-dimensional and three-dimensional work; all belong to the same continuum of being.
Sculptures that Breathe: The Eternal Flow of Energy
Satish Gupta’s monumental works draw deeply from ancient wisdom, transforming myth and mathematics into living forms. From the Surya at Delhi’s T3 airport to the vast Vishnu at Antilia, his creations embody the cosmic rhythm of time and space. For him, sculpture must breathe—without life energy, it is only metal.
Returning often to motifs of the moon, lotus, and meditator, Gupta reveals that what appears solid is but a temporary arrangement of the five elements, destined to dissolve into Shunya. His figures—Krishna the lover, Shiva the dancer—carry a sensuous vitality that moves both body and spirit. Subtle yet profound, his art is a temple of energy, inviting viewers into silence, awareness, and timeless presence.
From poetry conferences across the world to the release of “Zen Whispers” at the Jaipur Literature Festival, Satish Gupta’s journey has been one of profound resonance. Exhibiting in India and abroad, he seamlessly weaves spirituality, nature and ancient traditions into art that transcends aesthetics.
“Satish Gupta’s art, celebrated for its depth and craftsmanship, touches the core of human experience.
