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Artworks
Chandraguptha Thenuwara Sri Lankan , b. 1960
Bodies, 2022Ink on Paper20 x 27 cm
7 7/8 x 10 5/8 in
In Bodies, Thenuwara deftly marries the form of the Niyangala (Gloriosa lily) and lotus flower with that of disembodied limbs - expressing through the visual similarity a synonymous association. The...In Bodies, Thenuwara deftly marries the form of the Niyangala (Gloriosa lily) and lotus flower with that of disembodied limbs - expressing through the visual similarity a synonymous association. The flowers, both the Niyangala and the lotus are symbolic of the ethnolinguistic group identities - Tamil and Sinhala, respectively, which were engaged in a three decade long war.1of 2
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