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The Emergence of Dhaka Art College and Its Contribution to Bangladeshi Art.

Introduction Art plays a vital role in forming cultures and expressing societal identities. The Dhaka Art College, established in 1948, has had a major impact on Bangladeshi art, developing several talents and contributing to the national and global expansion of the country’s art language. It was the region’s first art school and grew to become […]

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Remembering S M Sultan, the Bangladeshi artist who captured peasants with exaggerated muscles

Sheikh Mohammed Sultan, popularly known as S M Sultan, was a Bangladeshi decolonial artist who worked in painting and drawing. He was born on this day, August 10, 1923, in Jessore, Bangladesh. His works were characterized by their repeated selection of subjects in the form of peasants engaged in labour. To enhance this thematic element, S M

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