Celebration of Indian Culture at Mori Art Museum Tokyo

On our way to Jiro Sushi during the last Japan trip, a poster portraying Indian culture at Mori Art Museum caught my attention. So I decided to check it out after lunch.

The Mori Art Museum features N.S Harsha’s Charming Journey collection in Roppongi. His art spoke to me in such a way that few others could. Could it be Stendhal syndrome?

The paintings were gorgeous representations of Indian culture and daily living.

A few from the Charming Journey exhibition at the Mori Art Museum collection

We Come, We Eat, We Sleep

Daily human actions inspired him in parallel with each other. He first painted “We Eat, ” which took him two years to finish.

 Indian Meal Leftovers

An Indian Thali meal contains rice and several flavorful dishes served in a banana leaf and typically taken while sitting in rows on the floor, together with the whole family or extended community.

I have sat in the row and eaten plenty of meals served on the banana leaf, usually in the temple or after a wedding ceremony. Still, seeing the plastic food arranged beautifully in the Mori Art Museum in Japan made me excited.

A few more Indian Culture celebrations at Mori Art Museum

The last piece was called “Future”. It’s the imagination of over a hundred elementary children of their future lives, painted on adult-sized shirts by themselves. What’s not to love?

I wish my Appa could have seen this exhibition. He would love it so very much! I got him the book that featured his work of art, exclusively sold at the museum. I would love to display one of his paintings in my home, whichever one with repeated patterns, to accompany my Mario Brothers in Kyoto Station by Lukas Stobie. Also, I wish I could get N.S. Harsha’s email address so I can thank him personally for creating such beautiful art depicting Indian culture.

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