Aung Myint (Burmese: အောင်မြင့်, pronounced[ʔàʊɰ̃mjɪ̰ɰ̃]; born 27 October 1946) is a Burmese painter and performance artist. He is considered a pioneer in experimental art, rejecting traditional romanticism and confronting social and critical issues through a range of distinctive styles and media.[1]
Aung Myint was born on 27 October 1946, and attended the Rangoon Arts and Science University, graduating in 1968 with a major in Psychology.[2] A self-taught painter, Aung Myint began to exhibit his work in the 1960s. He became a leading figure in Yangon's contemporary art scene. Aung Myint co-founded The Inya Gallery of Art. In 1995, he made his first stage performance with the work Beginning n End.[3] Aung Myint had his first solo exhibition in his Inya Gallery of Art in 1994, and since then has held many more in Yangon.[4] He has also had solo exhibitions in Tokyo, Germany, Singapore and New York City.[2] He co-authored the book Myanmar Contemporary Art 1 with Aung Min.[5]
Workedit
Aung Myint's paintings, installation art and performance art have a broad range of unique styles. Although he is interested in the work of artists such as Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock, he refuses to categorize his work in terms of "isms". His work includes both representational and abstract images.[6] In the mid-1960s his work was semi-abstract, with cubist elements. This evolved through a period in the 1970s and 1980s when he "fragmented" his images, and then into a highly emotional style in the 1990s with splashing, smearing and dripping of paint in strokes, which strongly evoked the works of Jackson Pollock's "action paintings"[7] but also derived its inspiration from the circle and swirls of the Myanmar alphabet.[2] Other painters of the American New York School of the post-war period, such as de Kooning, have influenced his work where in harrowing portraits the features of faces are tortured and twisted. But Aung Myint also reaches back into Burmese painting history for inspiration. In an unusual and provocative piece done in 2001 entitled Five Continents, he filled the bottom of the painting with images of Edvard Munch's "scream faces", in rows, as effigies of the Buddha might appear on the walls of Bagan temples. The upper portion of the painting was divided into five panels dripping in violent red paint."[7]
His more recent monochromatic drawings of mother and child are well known in Southeast Asia. According to Steven Pettifor, "the works are skillfully made using a single flowing line that conveys the artist's emotions and mood. These drawings are rooted in feelings of loss and abandonment from the death of his mother when the artist was an infant. The works also evoke the fluid line and form of works by such modernist masters as Henry Moore and Pablo Picasso".[8] The "flowing line" in such works derives from one-line painting, a term which in Burma refers to a technique used in the mural works of Bagan and on into the Traditional painting of the early 20th century. In one-line painting an image is not painted in short strokes or dabs as is often the case in Western painting, but in a single flowing line from beginning to end.[9]
The "Mother and Child" series won the "Jurors' Choice Award" at the ASEAN Art Award in Bail.[2]
^"Burmese Artists: Aung Myint". Thavibu Art Gallery. from the original on 28 October 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
^ abcdSeah Tzi-Yan. "Augn Mying". Kentler Gallery. from the original on 24 November 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
^Phoebe Wong. . Asia Art Archive. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
^ ab"Artist's Biography: Aung Myint". River Gallery. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
^. Chris Dodge Gallery. Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
^Iola Lenzi. (PDF). Yavuz Fine Art. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
^ abAndrew Ranard (2009). Burmese Painting: A Linear and Lateral History. Silkworm Books. pp. 94–100. ISBN978-974-9511-76-3.
^Steven Pettifor. . Karin Weber Gallery. Archived from the original on 2008-11-16. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
^Andrew Ranard (2009). Burmese Painting: A Linear and Lateral History. Silkworm Books. pp. 6, 18, 222, Endnote 15. ISBN978-974-9511-76-3.
Further readingedit
Ranard, Andrew (2009). "Fin De Siècle and Beyond". Burmese Painting : A Linear and Lateral History. Silkworm Books. pp. 295–296, 303–304. ISBN978-974-9511-76-3.
February 16, 2024
aung, myint, burmese, pronounced, ʔàʊɰ, mjɪ, born, october, 1946, burmese, painter, performance, artist, considered, pioneer, experimental, rejecting, traditional, romanticism, confronting, social, critical, issues, through, range, distinctive, styles, media, . Aung Myint Burmese အ င မ င pronounced ʔaʊɰ mjɪ ɰ born 27 October 1946 is a Burmese painter and performance artist He is considered a pioneer in experimental art rejecting traditional romanticism and confronting social and critical issues through a range of distinctive styles and media 1 Aung Myint အ င မ င Born 1946 10 27 27 October 1946 age 77 British BurmaNationalityBurmeseKnown forPaintingMovementBurmese contemporary art Contents 1 Life 2 Work 3 Awards and honors 4 Museum Collections 5 See also 6 References 7 Further readingLife editAung Myint was born on 27 October 1946 and attended the Rangoon Arts and Science University graduating in 1968 with a major in Psychology 2 A self taught painter Aung Myint began to exhibit his work in the 1960s He became a leading figure in Yangon s contemporary art scene Aung Myint co founded The Inya Gallery of Art In 1995 he made his first stage performance with the work Beginning n End 3 Aung Myint had his first solo exhibition in his Inya Gallery of Art in 1994 and since then has held many more in Yangon 4 He has also had solo exhibitions in Tokyo Germany Singapore and New York City 2 He co authored the book Myanmar Contemporary Art 1 with Aung Min 5 Work editAung Myint s paintings installation art and performance art have a broad range of unique styles Although he is interested in the work of artists such as Willem de Kooning and Jackson Pollock he refuses to categorize his work in terms of isms His work includes both representational and abstract images 6 In the mid 1960s his work was semi abstract with cubist elements This evolved through a period in the 1970s and 1980s when he fragmented his images and then into a highly emotional style in the 1990s with splashing smearing and dripping of paint in strokes which strongly evoked the works of Jackson Pollock s action paintings 7 but also derived its inspiration from the circle and swirls of the Myanmar alphabet 2 Other painters of the American New York School of the post war period such as de Kooning have influenced his work where in harrowing portraits the features of faces are tortured and twisted But Aung Myint also reaches back into Burmese painting history for inspiration In an unusual and provocative piece done in 2001 entitled Five Continents he filled the bottom of the painting with images of Edvard Munch s scream faces in rows as effigies of the Buddha might appear on the walls of Bagan temples The upper portion of the painting was divided into five panels dripping in violent red paint 7 His more recent monochromatic drawings of mother and child are well known in Southeast Asia According to Steven Pettifor the works are skillfully made using a single flowing line that conveys the artist s emotions and mood These drawings are rooted in feelings of loss and abandonment from the death of his mother when the artist was an infant The works also evoke the fluid line and form of works by such modernist masters as Henry Moore and Pablo Picasso 8 The flowing line in such works derives from one line painting a term which in Burma refers to a technique used in the mural works of Bagan and on into the Traditional painting of the early 20th century In one line painting an image is not painted in short strokes or dabs as is often the case in Western painting but in a single flowing line from beginning to end 9 The Mother and Child series won the Jurors Choice Award at the ASEAN Art Award in Bail 2 Aung Myint s work is held in the Singapore Art Museum Fukuoka Asian Art Museum National Art Gallery Malaysia and in private collections in Singapore Japan Thailand Germany Netherlands Hungary Australia and the United States 4 Awards and honors edit2002 PEN Barbara Goldsmith Freedom to Write AwardMuseum Collections editFukuoka Asian Art Museum Singapore Art Museum National Art Gallery Malaysia Solomon R Guggenheim MuseumSee also editAung Soe New York School PaintersReferences edit Burmese Artists Aung Myint Thavibu Art Gallery Archived from the original on 28 October 2010 Retrieved 2010 11 16 a b c d Seah Tzi Yan Augn Mying Kentler Gallery Archived from the original on 24 November 2010 Retrieved 2010 11 16 Phoebe Wong Nothing if not liberated Asia Art Archive Archived from the original on 2011 10 02 Retrieved 2010 11 16 a b Artist s Biography Aung Myint River Gallery Retrieved 2010 11 16 Myanmar Contemporary Art 1 by Aung Myint and Aung Min Chris Dodge Gallery Archived from the original on 2011 07 08 Retrieved 2010 11 16 Iola Lenzi Citizen of the world recent works by Aung Myint PDF Yavuz Fine Art Archived from the original PDF on 2011 07 18 Retrieved 2010 11 16 a b Andrew Ranard 2009 Burmese Painting A Linear and Lateral History Silkworm Books pp 94 100 ISBN 978 974 9511 76 3 Steven Pettifor Aung Myint Karin Weber Gallery Archived from the original on 2008 11 16 Retrieved 2010 11 16 Andrew Ranard 2009 Burmese Painting A Linear and Lateral History Silkworm Books pp 6 18 222 Endnote 15 ISBN 978 974 9511 76 3 Further reading editRanard Andrew 2009 Fin De Siecle and Beyond Burmese Painting A Linear and Lateral History Silkworm Books pp 295 296 303 304 ISBN 978 974 9511 76 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Aung Myint amp oldid 1141839772, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
