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Nigerian artist illustrating the human experience with a ballpoint pen
Shawdesh desk: From a distance, Jacqueline Suowari’s larger-than-life portraits look like monochromatic photographs overlaid with colorful graphics. Upon closer inspection, you see these dramatic images are the culmination of thousandsReadMore
Picasso artworks displayed in a Las Vegas restaurant could fetch over $100M
Shawdesh Desk: Eleven Pablo Picasso artworks that were on display at a Las Vegas restaurant for over 20 years will hit the auction block this October, just two days beforeReadMore
SM Sultan’s 98th birth anniversary observed
Shawdesh Desk: Tuesday was the 98th birth anniversary of legendary artist SM Sultan. SM Sultan Foundation and Narail district administration organised various programmes at Sultan Smriti Sangrahasala to mark the day.ReadMore
Prehistoric cave markings prove Neanderthals ‘paint art like humans’
Shawdesh desk: Markings discovered on stalagmites in southern Spain prove Neanderthals were creative and “closer to humans” than previously thought, a new study says. Neanderthals, whose lineage died out aboutReadMore
Shattered by blast, landmark Beirut museum tries to rebuild
Shawdesh Desk: The artist meticulously cuts small pieces of yellow and red glass, then lays them in a pattern to recreate the stained-glass windows that were the trademark of Beirut’sReadMore
Litterateur Buddhadeb Guha hospitalised with respiratory complications
Shawdesh Desk: Eminent Bengali litterateur Buddhadeb Guha again admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata with respiratory complications. The 85-year old writer has been taking treatment at the hospital inReadMore
The tattooist creating body-positive ‘roll flowers’
Shawdesh Desk: lowers have been a tattoo staple for centuries, from traditional scarlet roses to delicate watercolor bouquets. But tattooist Carrie Metz-Caporusso’s new designs are a groundbreaking take on theReadMore
Delhi govt to nominate only doctors, health workers for Padma awards
Shawdesh Desk: In a major breakthrough, the Delhi government has decided to nominate only doctors and paramedic staffs in the capital for the Padma awards, one of the highest civilianReadMore
