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Art of Myanmar refers to visual art created in Myanmar (Burma). Ancient Burmese art was influenced by India and China, and was often religious in nature, ranging from Hindu sculptures in the Thaton Kingdom to Theravada Buddhist images in the Sri Ksetra Kingdom . [ 1 ]
Burma Art Club or BAC [1] (Burmese: မြန်မာပန်းချီအသင်း) was an art institution in Rangoon (Yangon), Burma which was established in 1913 [2] or 1914 or even 1918 according to various sources. The club was located on the premises of the Rangoon Government High School. [3]
The proceeding period of development in Burma's comic art which spanned from the early 1950s until the military takeover of 1962 was an era of growth and experimentation in which younger artists expanded on the visual tradition established by Ba Gale and Ba Gyan. [40]
The Burma Art Club, founded in 1913, [5] assisted in the development of Burmese artists, and in 1921 helped him go to the Royal College of Art in London. [2] [5] Later he moved to the Yellow Door Fine Arts School, where he received personal instruction from the artist Frank Spenlove-Spenlove (1867-1933).
San Win (Burmese: စံဝင်း; 1905–1981) was a painter who is renowned in Burma as the first Burmese painter to embrace impressionism as his chief style of depiction. He is also well known as a devoted and tireless government official who presided over art programs in Burma. [1] [2] [3]
The National Museum of Myanmar (Yangon), (Burmese: အမျိုးသား ပြတိုက်), located in Dagon, Yangon, is the major one of the two national museums for Burmese art, history and culture in Myanmar.
Name Born Died Medium Aikimay: 1977: Painter Aung Aung Taik [1]: 1948: Painter Aung Khin: 1921: 1996: Painter Aung Min Min: 1953: Painter Aung Myint: 1946: Painter Ba Gyan
M.T. Hla was born in a village by the name of Gyaung Wyne in the Tuntay township and received a monastic education. [1] [2] It is said that the monastery where he schooled was decorated in traditional Burmese floral arabesque and with imagery of mythical creatures and that M.T. Hla spent his time copying these designs in drawings. [1]