Lu Tin (, ; 1930–2014) was a Burmese watercolour artist.

Life

Lu Tin was born in 1930 in

Monywa Monywa (; ) is the largest city and capital city of Sagaing Region, Myanmar, located north-west of Mandalay on the eastern bank of the River Chindwin. Monywa is one of the largest economic cities in Myanmar. It is also known as 'Neem City' beca ...

in northwestern Burma, son of a mason, and entered a monastery for his education. In the period immediately after

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he lived by various jobs including knitting and weaving, masonry and tailoring. In 1950, a monk helped him to start studying under Aung Chit, an artist who painted cover designs for the Ludu Journal in

Mandalay Mandalay is the second-largest city in Myanmar, after Yangon. It is located on the east bank of the Irrawaddy River, 631 km (392 mi) north of Yangon. In 2014, the city had a population of 1,225,553. Mandalay was founded in 1857 by Ki ...

. He attended the Mandalay Fine Arts School (1953–1956), obtaining a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts. After graduating, he taught art at high schools in

. In 1972 he became an art tutor at the

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Teachers’ College, and in 1978 became head of the Art Department of the University for Development of National Races. Retiring in 1981, Lu Tin devoted himself to painting. He exhibited in many one-man shows in

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, Monywa and Mandalay. In 1991, he opened a gallery in Monywa called "Vision House". In 2000, to mark his 70th birthday, an exhibition 71 Lu Tin’s best paintings was shown in locations around the country. Lu Tin died in 2014.

Work

According to Ant Maung, "throughout his entire life as an artist, Lu Tin has managed like no other to reflect the beauties of the various periods and times of the day – dawn, sunrise, daybreak, daytime, dusk, nightfall, twilight. When I try to picture the best of his works, his watercolours of Myanmar’s coastal regions, the jade mines in Kachin State, and the western stretches of the Ayeyawady River, all stand out in my mind". His work is completed quickly, with painting taking perhaps 20 minutes, but he explains that thinking about what he wants the picture to look like takes much longer. Often the pictures are executed in a green monotone, using tiny brushes, and depict the natural features of Chindwin region. He names Kan Nyunt, Chit Mye, and in particular Ba Thet as his teachers.

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{{authority control 1930 births 2014 deaths Buddhist artists Burmese painters People from Sagaing Region