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Two Distanced Figures

Shanti Panchal, 2000

Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery, Blackburn

Shanti Panchal, Two Distanced Figures

The work is autobiographical in nature and explores the isolation of the individual.

The large eyes of the figures relate to Jain miniature painting, where they symbolise the search for spiritual values. Similarly the mark on the woman's forehead refers to the Hindu belief in the third eye of Shiva.

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Title of artwork, date

Two Distanced Figures, 2000

Date supported

2002

Medium and material

Watercolour on paper

Dimensions

128 x 100 cm

Grant

1,475

Total cost

5,900

Contemporary art

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