At Indus, Bharti Kher, an artist currently based in his parents' hometown in India, has always been able to explore identity and cultural issues with his moving works. For her, the red dot decoration (bindi) on the forehead of an Indian woman is a delicate fashion element and a status symbol. So as one of Dior Lady Art #5's participating artists, she uses the eyebrows of Indian women as a source of inspiration to create works that intertwine the past, the modern, and then transcend the original social significance.
Indian artist Bharti Kher's works often feature the eyebrows of Indian women as a source of inspiration.
When making the Lady Dior bag, Bharti Kher used the ring to simulate the appearance of the dots as they move, bringing a dazzling visual effect to the work.
Eyebrow point Bindi, also known as the "third eye", the earliest red dot is regarded as the mark of marriage, married women will be on the eyebrow point by the red dot made of arsenic, glutinous rice, rose, but with the evolution of time, the eyebrow dot is gradually regarded as a daily decoration, as eye shadow, lipstick-like fashion, but also with the trend, gradually there are some changes, from the original red dot, derived from various colors, and even made of glass beads or other materials, so that women who love beauty with mood, sari (Sari) with the change.
Fascinated by the "third eye", Bharti Kher uses it as her mark, exploring this symbolic symbol again and again through different combinations of painting, collage, photography and sculpture. When creating the Lady Dior bag, she creates delicate snake-shaped silhouettes and arranges them to bring out the joy of life, transformation and healing, while the small snakes on the warm-colored bags wander in a diffusing posture and present dizzy patterns that attract the attention.
Lady Dior mini Bharti Kher limited edition art bag featuring a black calfskin finish with a smooth effect of lacquered dense rows of cracks and a crepe metal charm.
Lady Dior Bharti Kher medium limited edition art bag featuring black calfskin finished satin smooth effect lacquer densely lined with cracks and a crepe metal charm.