The Upcoming
  • Cinema & Tv
    • Movie reviews
    • Film festivals
      • Berlin
      • Tribeca
      • Sundance London
      • Cannes
      • Locarno
      • Venice
      • London
      • Toronto
    • Show reviews
  • Music
    • Live music
  • Food & Drinks
    • News & Features
    • Restaurant & bar reviews
    • Interviews & Recipes
  • Theatre
  • Art
  • Travel & Lifestyle
  • Literature
  • Fashion & Beauty
    • Accessories
    • Beauty
    • News & Features
    • Shopping & Trends
    • Tips & How-tos
    • Fashion weeks
      • London Fashion Week
      • London Fashion Week Men’s
      • New York Fashion Week
      • Milan Fashion Week
      • Paris Fashion Week
      • Haute Couture
  • Join us
    • Editorial unit
    • Our writers
    • Join the team
    • Join the mailing list
    • Support us
    • Contact us
  • Competitions
  • Facebook

  • Twitter

  • Instagram

  • YouTube

  • RSS

CultureArt

NS Harsha : Upward Movement at Victoria Miro Mayfair

NS Harsha : Upward Movement at Victoria Miro Mayfair | Exhibition review
12 April 2015
Emily D'Silva
Avatar
Emily D'Silva
12 April 2015

Exhibition and art

Emily D'Silva

NS Harsha : Upward Movement at Victoria Miro Mayfair

★★★★★

Dates

26th March 2015 - 25th April 2015

Entry

Free

Links & directions

WebsiteMap

Situated in the Victoria Miro gallery in Mayfair, NS Harsha reveals his Upward Movement collection. Through his artistic techniques, spectators are enlightened about Indian social traditions, spiritual beliefs, and Harsha’s personal perspective and understanding of life. The artist takes the viewer on a narrative journey with his work, which proves to be instructive, providing food for thought.

NS Harsha Why 2014 The UpcomingIn the first room of the gallery, six canvases are mounted, large and equal in size and shape. Whilst displaying individual colour palettes, each canvas has a repetitive grid-like structure to it. From a distance, the compositions appear to be lacking in depth, however on closer inspection, the solid background of subdued colour does not detract from the intricate painted detail of the recurring images, which are distributed evenly across it. The artist has chosen this orderly composition specifically to give the impression of musical staves, with the rhythmic pattern of the figures echoing and illustrating the monotony of religious chants. An indication towards the habitual nature of consciousness and existence is also implied here, emphasised by everyday scenes, such as the milking of cows.

As well as the imagery, the title of the collection Upward Movement is suggestive of reaching out beyond what is known, perhaps for a higher power. This gesture is reflected in a couple of the pieces of work such as Time and Again Upward Movement Beautiful, Beautiful and Raha Dikhanaywalay Thay Hai Rahengay (Path Showers Were/Are/Will Be There), where human figures and animals are painted in poses of upward reaches. All of the compositions have a focus on natural subjects of either the human or animal form, depicting different characters either striking the same pose or carrying out the same practice.

The subsequent rooms of the gallery feature smaller sketches of Harsha’s, as well as a few other paintings, and an unusual sculpture featuring a bridge of heads. While the artist’s technical and anatomical perfection are marvelled at, the collection as a whole encourages the viewer to think further about life in relation to the world and beyond. 

★★★★★

Emily D’Silva

NS Harsha: Upward Movement is at Victoria Miro Mayfair from 26th March until 25th April 2015, for further information visit here.

For further information about NS Harsha visit here.

Related Items

More in Art

Milton Avery: American Colourist at the Royal Academy

★★★★★
Jessica Wall
Read More

Africa Fashion at the V&A

★★★★★
Jessica Wall
Read More

Edvard Munch: Masterpieces from Bergen

★★★★★
James White
Read More

Summer Exhibition 2022 at the Royal Academy of Arts

★★★★★
Mersa Auda
Read More

Penny Goring: Penny World at ICA

★★★★★
Mersa Auda
Read More

Metamorphosis and flow: Orlanda Broom debuts powerful abstract show Shapeshifters at Grove Square Galleries

The editorial unit
Read More

Feminine Power: The Divine to the Demonic at the British Museum

★★★★★
Jessica Wall
Read More

Cornelia Parker at Tate Britain

★★★★★
James White
Read More

Our Time on Earth at the Barbican

★★★★★
Jessica Wall
Read More
Scroll for more
Tap

Exhibition and art

Emily D'Silva

NS Harsha : Upward Movement at Victoria Miro Mayfair

★★★★★

Dates

26th March 2015 - 25th April 2015

Entry

Free

Links & directions

WebsiteMap

  • Popular

  • Latest

  • TOP PICKS

  • Ed Fringe 2022: Hungry
    ★★★★★
    Theatre
  • Kasabian – The Alchemist’s Euphoria
    ★★★★★
    Album review
  • Tips for creating a peaceful home
    Feature of the week
  • Rita at Charing Cross Theatre
    ★★★★★
    Theatre
  • The Feast
    ★★★★★
    Movie review
  • Where is Anne Frank?
    ★★★★★
    Movie review
  • Anaïs in Love
    ★★★★★
    Movie review
  • The Feast
    ★★★★★
    Movie review
  • Kasabian – The Alchemist’s Euphoria
    ★★★★★
    Album review
  • Rita at Charing Cross Theatre
    ★★★★★
    Theatre
  • Where is Anne Frank?
    ★★★★★
    Movie review
  • Anaïs in Love
    ★★★★★
    Movie review
  • Kasabian – The Alchemist’s Euphoria
    ★★★★★
    Album review
  • Rita at Charing Cross Theatre
    ★★★★★
    Theatre
  • “Even people who’ve been through adversity might say ‘Well, I wouldn’t change anything because I wouldn’t be who I am'”: Eva Noblezada and Flula Borg on Luck
    Cinema & Tv
The Upcoming
Pages
  • Contact us
  • Join mailing list
  • Join us
  • Our London food map
  • Our writers
  • Support us
  • What, when, why
With the support from:
International driving license

Copyright © 2011-2020 FL Media

Lampedusa at the Soho | Theatre review
David Maljkovic at Sprüth Magers London Gallery | Exhibition review