Artist Bharti Kher has returned to painting after years focused primarily on sculpture, with a new exhibition titled “The Sun Splitting Stones” opening at Perrotin Paris in 2025. The show features monumental, vividly colored oil paintings alongside sculptures, exploring themes of animism, the female body, and the harmony of nature and energy. Kher describes her painting process as introspective and fluid, moving between canvases to create works that feel both intimate and expressive.
This return to painting marks a significant shift in Kher’s practice, known for works like the 2006 sculpture *The skin speaks a language not its own*. The exhibition underscores her continued exploration of internal and external spaces, using color and scale to challenge artistic conventions. It matters because it reaffirms Kher’s versatility and her ability to evolve across media, while offering a fresh perspective on her longstanding themes of embodiment and perception.