MPP Yei Myint ( my, ရဲမြင့်, ; also spelled Ye Myint; born 1953) is a Burmese artist. He was born in 1953 in

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and studied at the State School of Fine Arts in Mandalay. Yei Myint is a student of Win Pe, who taught at this school. He was one of two Burmese artists who participated in the 1999 Philip Morris ASEAN Art Awards. He is one of the most recognized artists in

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. He stands out as an important contemporary artist in Myanmar for his innovative use of visual vocabulary. Yei Myint creates drawings, paintings and collages with a variety of styles. His innovative paintings use bold brush strokes. He is known for a series where he juxtaposed

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, whom he admires, with images of Bagan, the ancient capital of Burma. He has exhibited in Burma, Japan (1995, 1999),

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(1996, 1998, 2005),

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(1996),

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(1997, 1999),

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(1999) and

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(2001). His work is exhibited by the

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, the

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and the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan.

Museum Collections

* Fukuoka Asian Art Museum *

* National Art Gallery (Malaysia)

Museum Collections

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