Po Po was born in 1957 in Pathein, Myanmar. His formal name is Hla Oo.[2] He is self-taught. Since 1987 Po Po has held many solo exhibitions, and his work has been shown at the Yokohama Triennale [ja] in Yokohama, Japan, the Gwangju Biennale in Gwangju, South Korea, Fukuoka Triennale in Fukuoka, Japan and in the House of World Cultures, Berlin.[1] A May 2004 report described Po Po as one of the younger Myanmar artists who were creating impressive works in isolation and in conditions of penury.[3] However, Po Po is one of the few "contemporary" Myanmar artists who have been able to travel for participating in the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum [ja]'s event in 1999, for instance.[4] He was also able to take part in Saigon Open City in Vietnam.[2] In June 2010 he visited Singapore to give a talk at the Osage Art Foundation.[5]
Work
Po Po, and another self-taught artist Aung Myint, are pioneers in the performance art field in Myanmar, with Po Po staging a 30-minute seminal performance in 1997.[6] Po Po is widely regarded as Myanmar's first practitioner of this art form.[7] Many of his works are playful, impulsive, ironic and sociable. Other works are provocative and shocking.[1] His installation work "rice terrace" at the Osage Gallery in Singapore in May/June 2010 involved 1000 Styrofoam boxes, each with about 100 grains of growing rice, with the boxes arranged on mud terraces in the gallery.[8] He describes his computer-installation Scream of the Dead, which features an open mass grave, as a metaphor for life in Myanmar and the world today.[1] His work is thoughtful and full of depth. In his photography he employs elements of cubism, which he considers to be the "highest state of intellectual approach" to painting.[9] A critic has said: "At best, his works reflect the lightness of being, joyfully, bearably so".[2]
References
^ abcd"Po Po". Culturebase. February 14, 2008. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
^ abc"His works are few and far between but amazingly full of depth". The Myanmar Times. Retrieved 2010-11-16.[permanent dead link]
^YIN KER (May 2004). . The Irrawaddy. Archived from the original on 2010-11-06. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
^Chu Yuan (March–April 2006). "Networking and Initiatives for Culture and the Arts". NY Arts Magazine. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
^. ArtCalendr. 5 Jun 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
^Phoebe Wong. . Asia Art Archive. Archived from the original on 2011-10-02. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
^Iola Lenzi. (PDF). Yavuz Fine Art Gallery. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
^"Po Po's Terrace: Circumventing the Art World". BoonsCafe. June 14, 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
^"27 contemporary Southeast Asian artists featured in ASEAN-Korea photo exhibition". Art Radar Asia. July 28, 2010. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
External links
. Magic Art Gallery. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-11-16.
February 17, 2023
other, uses, popo, disambiguation, born, 1957, burmese, installation, performance, artist, work, been, exhibited, japan, south, korea, berlin, bornhla, oo1957, pathein, irrawaddy, division, myanmarnationalityburmeseknown, forpaintingmovementperformance, conten. For other uses see Popo disambiguation Po Po born 1957 is a Burmese installation and performance artist His work has been exhibited in Japan South Korea and Berlin 1 Po PoBornHla Oo1957 age 65 66 Pathein Irrawaddy Division MyanmarNationalityBurmeseKnown forPaintingMovementPerformance Art Contents 1 Life 2 Work 3 References 4 External linksLife EditPo Po was born in 1957 in Pathein Myanmar His formal name is Hla Oo 2 He is self taught Since 1987 Po Po has held many solo exhibitions and his work has been shown at the Yokohama Triennale ja in Yokohama Japan the Gwangju Biennale in Gwangju South Korea Fukuoka Triennale in Fukuoka Japan and in the House of World Cultures Berlin 1 A May 2004 report described Po Po as one of the younger Myanmar artists who were creating impressive works in isolation and in conditions of penury 3 However Po Po is one of the few contemporary Myanmar artists who have been able to travel for participating in the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum ja s event in 1999 for instance 4 He was also able to take part in Saigon Open City in Vietnam 2 In June 2010 he visited Singapore to give a talk at the Osage Art Foundation 5 Work EditPo Po and another self taught artist Aung Myint are pioneers in the performance art field in Myanmar with Po Po staging a 30 minute seminal performance in 1997 6 Po Po is widely regarded as Myanmar s first practitioner of this art form 7 Many of his works are playful impulsive ironic and sociable Other works are provocative and shocking 1 His installation work rice terrace at the Osage Gallery in Singapore in May June 2010 involved 1000 Styrofoam boxes each with about 100 grains of growing rice with the boxes arranged on mud terraces in the gallery 8 He describes his computer installation Scream of the Dead which features an open mass grave as a metaphor for life in Myanmar and the world today 1 His work is thoughtful and full of depth In his photography he employs elements of cubism which he considers to be the highest state of intellectual approach to painting 9 A critic has said At best his works reflect the lightness of being joyfully bearably so 2 References Edit a b c d Po Po Culturebase February 14 2008 Retrieved 2010 11 16 a b c His works are few and far between but amazingly full of depth The Myanmar Times Retrieved 2010 11 16 permanent dead link YIN KER May 2004 Creation in Isolation The Life and Career of Bagyi Aung Soe The Irrawaddy Archived from the original on 2010 11 06 Retrieved 2010 11 16 Chu Yuan March April 2006 Networking and Initiatives for Culture and the Arts NY Arts Magazine Retrieved 2010 11 16 Artist Talk by Po Po ArtCalendr 5 Jun 2010 Archived from the original on 2011 03 22 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 Iola Lenzi Citizen of the world recent works by Aung Myint PDF Yavuz Fine Art Gallery Archived from the original PDF on 2011 07 18 Retrieved 2010 11 16 Po Po s Terrace Circumventing the Art World BoonsCafe June 14 2010 Retrieved 2010 11 16 27 contemporary Southeast Asian artists featured in ASEAN Korea photo exhibition Art Radar Asia July 28 2010 Retrieved 2010 11 16 External links Edit Po Po Magic Art Gallery Archived from the original on 2011 07 14 Retrieved 2010 11 16 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Po Po amp oldid 1126742579, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
