Aung Kyaw Htet (; born 1965) is a

painter Painting is a Visual arts, visual art, which is characterized by the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called "matrix" or "Support (art), support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with ...

from

Myanmar Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar; and also referred to as Burma (the official English name until 1989), is a country in northwest Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has ...

. His paintings of religious life in

show monks and nuns in a realistic manner, though non-essential objects are omitted from the paintings.

Biography

Aung Kyaw Htet was born in 1965 in

Myaungmya Myaungmya ( ) is the principal town of Myaungmya Township, Ayeyarwady Region, Myanmar. The town is home to the Myanmar Union Adventist Seminary, a Seventh-day Adventist seminary and Myaungmya Education College. As of 2014 the population was ...

and studied at the State School of Fine Arts in

Yangon Yangon, formerly romanized as Rangoon, is the capital of the Yangon Region and the largest city of Myanmar. Yangon was the List of capitals of Myanmar, capital of Myanmar until 2005 and served as such until 2006, when the State Peace and Dev ...

, after working on a river boat for years in order to save enough money for his

art Art is a diverse range of cultural activity centered around ''works'' utilizing creative or imaginative talents, which are expected to evoke a worthwhile experience, generally through an expression of emotional power, conceptual ideas, tec ...

education Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...

. His paintings of religious life in

show

monks A monk (; from , ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a man who is a member of a religious order and lives in a monastery. A monk usually lives his life in prayer and contemplation. The concept is ancient and can be seen in many reli ...

and

nuns A nun is a woman who vows to dedicate her life to religious service and contemplation, typically living under vows of Evangelical counsels, poverty, chastity, and obedience in the Enclosed religious orders, enclosure of a monastery or convent.' ...

in a realistic manner, though non-essential objects are omitted from the

paintings Painting is a visual art, which is characterized by the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called "matrix" or " support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush. Other implements, ...

. He has participated in several exhibitions internationally. His

are in the museum collections of the

National Museum of Myanmar The National Museum of Myanmar (Yangon), (), located in Dagon Township, Dagon, Yangon, is the major one of the two national museums for Burma, Burmese art, history and culture in Myanmar. Founded in 1952, the five-storey museum has an extensive co ...

and the

National Art Gallery of Malaysia The National Art Gallery of Malaysia (; Jawi: ) is a public art gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The gallery is situated along Jalan Tun Razak, on the northern edge of central Kuala Lumpur. It is located next to the Istana Budaya, which ...

. His work is now exclusively shown at the Thavibu Gallery in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...

References

External links

Aung Kyaw Htet on River Gallery
{{DEFAULTSORT:Aung Kyaw Htet Living people 1965 births Burmese painters Burmese performance artists