작품 상세

There’s a spiritual calmness in the whole picture as some of the novices are seen carrying alms bowls or bats in the early morning to collect Alms from people. They will walk barefoot around the neighbourhood receiving food from people in the street, monks allow these people to release themselves from greed. They help them purify and give them some spiritual experiences. People feel grounded and content. With U Lun Gywe, Min Wae Aung is one of Myanmar’s most iconic artists with a strong international profile. He was featured in the Asean Masterworks in Kuala Lumpur in 1997, and Tresors in Singapore in 1994, and had his tutelage under a pedigree of Myanmar masters U Thu Kha, U Kyaw Hlaing, U Ba Sway, U Goon, U Mya Aye, UM Tin Aye, U Ba Yin Galay and U Ba Yin Gyii. His first seven solos since 1996 were in Singapore, Hong Kong and London before his first on Myanmar soil at the National Museum in Yangon in 2001. Later, he had solos also in the United States (San Francisco, Chicago, Texas and New York), Germany, Switzerland, France, China and South Korea. His experiences include art residencies in Fukuoka Art Museum and Darjeeling India, and the Asean-China 10th anniversary (2013) show. Educated at the State School of Fine Arts in Yangon, graduating in 1982, Min Wae Aung also heads Myanmar’s leading gallery, New Treasure in Yangon. His works are in the collections of the Fukuoka Art Museum, Singapore Art Museum, School of Oriental and African Studies London, National Museum in Yangon, National Art Gallery Malaysia and former Mongolian president Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj. Min Wae Aung also heads the Myanmar chapter of the International Watercolour Society.