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we come, we eat and we sleep

Let me tell you first :-

this is not my line. This is the title of a painting by Indian Artist N.S. Harsha.

we come, we eat and we sleep

N. S. Harsha tells stories through his art!

N. S. Harsha’s art has ensemble of figures and political convictions. His paintings tell stories in the modern Indian narrative tradition and popular art like in Bazaar styles, poster art, Pahari miniature folios and text-book illustrations. It is evident in the form and treatment of his flattened figures, skewed perspectives, wit and fine lines. He captures the global in local imagination.

We come, We eat and We sleep

Media: Acrylic on canvas

Size: Triptych Size 5.5ft x 28.5ft (panel size 5.5ft x 9.5ft)

We come, We eat and We sleep


N. S. Harsha‘s oeuvre includes painting, large scale installations and community projects.

N. S. Harsha lives and works in Mysore, Karnataka.

Harsha has just won the UK’s Artes Mundi prize.

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