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Trade with India during the Pyu period brought deep cultural contacts heavily influencing many aspects of visual culture in Myanmar. However, scholarship and archaeology on Pyu, Mon and Dvaravati art in neighbouring Thailand were biased by colonial attitudes in the 20th century, placing a greater emphaisis on comparisons to well-documented Gupta art.
Myanmar Photo Archive (MPA; Burmese: မြန်မာဓာတ်ပုံမော်ကွန်းသည်, romanized: myanmardharatpone mawkwann sai) is both a physical archive of photographs taken between 1889 and 1995 in Myanmar (Burma), and a public awareness project of the country's visual culture. The MPA presents exhibitions ...
After World War II, Burmese cinema continued to address political themes.Many of the films produced in the early Cold War era had a strong propaganda element to them. The film Palè Myetyay (Tear of Pearl), produced in the wake of the Kuomintang invasion of Burma in the 1950s, highlighted the importance of the armed forces or Tatmadaw to the country.
Myanmar is a country rich in jade and gems, oil, natural gas and other mineral resources. In 2013, its GDP (nominal) stood at US$56.7 billion and its GDP ( PPP ) at US$221.5 billion. [ 1 ] The income gap in Myanmar is among the widest in the world, as a large proportion of the economy is controlled by supporters of the former military government.
7th Sense Creation (Burmese: သတ္တမမြောက်အာရုံ) is a major film production and media company in Myanmar. 7th Sense was cofounded by Khin Thiri Thet Mon, the daughter of Myanmar's commander-in-chief Min Aung Hlaing, San Ko Ko Tint San, the son of former sports minister Tint Hsan, Wai Min Aung, and Naing Phyo Kyaw in 2017. [1]
Fragrance of Myanmar was an art exhibition consisting a collection of 96 paintings, of the late but the greatest artists of Myanmar. The displayed artworks were by Ngwe Gaing, Khin Maung (Bank), Thar Dun, Ba Thet, Aung Soe, Maung Ngwe Tun, Paw Oo Thet, Kan Nyunt, Nyein Shane, Nyan Thwin, Kin Maung Yin, Wathone, and Kyaw Lay. The Fragrance of ...
The film company Mingala became the most powerful company in the industry. Film stars who had been involved in the political activities of the 1980s and 1990s, such as Aung Lwin and Tun Wai, were banned from appearing in films. [42] In the 21st century, Myanmar cinema got visibility in international film festivals.
Pansodan Gallery has sought to increase the international profile of Myanmar art, and has collaborated with Lindenmuseum in Stuttgart for an exhibition about depictions of religion in art from ancient times to today, [20] and has had numerous exhibitions in other countries, including Singapore, Thailand, Australia, the USA, France, the Inside ...