Illuminating faces of Myanmar
- Published: 16/02/2012 at 03:29 AM
- Newspaper section: Life
Thavibu Gallery presents "Illuminations", which showcases new oil paintings by Aung Kyaw Htet, an artist from Myanmar who is a devout Buddhist and grew up in a small village _ two factors which have a strong influence on his art.
His paintings of religious life in Myanmar show monks and nuns in a realistic manner, though non-essential objects are omitted from the paintings in order to focus on the religious aspects.
Aung Kyaw Htet paints the faces of monks and nuns in exquisite detail to show their humanity. In his new series of paintings, he explores the use of light and shadow and subdued colours to convey the serenity of the works.
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