Thursday, October 9, 2008

Bharti Kher

The work of Bharti Kher is made from thousands of bindi-on-fiberglass taking the form of an elephant.

Below you will find a photo of the elephant and a closer view of the bindi used to decorate it.
For your homework this week you are to comment about this artwork.

Where do you think this artist is from?
what do you think the artist is trying to say with this sculpture?
What do you think helps the artist get their point across? (hint: size, colour, facial expression?)
What would you have done different to this artist?