Reimagined

This piece is called " Reimagined” because that’s exactly what it is. The original artwork at TGS Bistro showed a stunning Indian woman with hazel eyes that almost pulled you in. You weren’t sure if she was a danger or if the danger was really in how viewers chose to see her ; that mix of beauty and threat we’re so used to projecting onto people. I wanted to flip that narrative. In my version, her gaze isn’t seductive or mysterious. It’s elegant, confident, and intentional. She knows she’s beautiful, but she isn’t performing for anyone. She isn’t a trap or a fantasy. She’s a whole person; powerful, self-aware, and soft in her own way. To those who truly see her, she’s a flower. To those who reduce her to an object or a temptation, the danger isn’t her; it’s their perception. This is beauty reclaimed. Beauty on her terms. Beauty without fear.