YouTube| U Lun Gywe |
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U Lun Gywe was born in 1930 and is one of the most well known
and well respected artists in Burma today and is considered probably the
greatest living master of Burmese painting. He graduated from the Art Institute of
Teacher's Training and continued his studies under famous artists
such as U Thet Win, U Chit Maung, U San Win, U Thein Han and U
Ngwe Gaing. "I paint according to my emotions", says the artist, "drawing
inspiration from smell and textures, light and shadow". At the centre of U Lun
Gywe’s oeuvre is a focus on the female form, and in particular the beauty
of females dancing, taking a bath or preparing their traditional Burmese
thanaka makeup. Although U Lun Gywe paints other subject matters, he always
returns to his favourite subject with a vision of female beauty. A series of
drawings and paintings of nudes is included in the current exhibition. He exhibits
regularly in Burma and has participated in several art exhibitions abroad,
such as in Japan (1985), Korea (1989), Australia (1990, 1991, 1992), USA (New
York, 1990, 2006), Singapore (1995, 2004, 2006), and Thailand (2004, 2005,
2007). His works are found in the public collections of the National
Museum of Myanmar [Burma] and the National Art Gallery of Malaysia.
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| Book: U Lun Gywe - A Master Painter from Myanmar |
| Literature: Koh Buck Song (ed.), 1997: South East Asian Art: A New Spirit, Art & Artist Speak, Singapore |
| Asian Art News Magazine, Jul/Aug 2001, Hong Kong |
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