Database -- View Entry The entry of a selected artist from the database Database Entry To reach the Artist Page for the artist shown below, click on the artist's name or thumbnail image S. S. Shankar Biography: In the last thirty years S. S. Shankar has created over 7,000 paintings. His works represent the path of the spiritual aspirant and his exploration of the divine through art. This journey has taken him from New York, where he studied with Phillip Guston and Alex Katz, to India, where he sought the teachings exemplified by his Sat Guru, Neem Karoli Baba.