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Charlie Chaplin Bindis
About the work
Using black bindis—the forehead dots traditionally worn by women—Dr. Darla Nageswara Rao created three Charlie Chaplin compositions: full figure, symbol, and face only.
Together the three sheets use 13,200 black bindis. The works were displayed at Mood Indigo, IIT Bombay, continuing the sticker/bindi mosaic method seen in the Obama and visiting-card projects.
Key facts
- Medium: black bindis (forehead dots)
- Three sheets, each about 59 × 83 cm
- Counts: full figure 5,970; symbol 2,030; face 5,200; total 13,200
- Exhibition: Mood Indigo, IIT Bombay
Public impact & highlights
Extends bindi/sticker mosaic to iconic cinema portraiture
Shown alongside other works at IIT Bombay Mood Indigo
Photographs
Certificates
32 certificates and record entries received for this concept; 20 shown below.
