Win Pe Myint ( my, ဝင်းဖေမြင့်, ; born 1948) is a noted
Burmese painter. In 1970, he graduated from
Rangoon Arts and Sciences University with a Botany major. He was extremely interested in painting since childhood. He studied under 4 outstanding art masters:
Lun Gywe
Lun Gywe ( my, လွန်းကြွယ်, ; born 24 October 1930) is a Burma, Burmese painter who works in oil and watercolor. Outside of Myanmar his work has been exhibited, often in solo shows, in Japan, the Republic of Korea, the People's ...
,
Shwe Oung Thame,
Paw Oo Thet
Paw Oo Thet ( my, ပေါ်ဦးသက်, ; 1936 – 13 April 1993) was a Burmese painter, prominent in the Mandalay art scene who became one of the initiators of a modernistic art movement in Burma in the early 1960s.
Early training
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and
Thein Han (painter)
Thein Han ( my, သိန်းဟန်, ; 1910–1986) was a major Yangon painter of the post-World War II era who produced a number of memorable works and who had an abiding influence on the evolution of the more conservative painting styles in ...
. He worked as an art teacher in Regional College - 3 from 1984 to 1986. He should not be confused with the earlier Burmese painter Win Pe of Mandalay, born in 1936, who was a contemporary of
Paw Oo Thet
Paw Oo Thet ( my, ပေါ်ဦးသက်, ; 1936 – 13 April 1993) was a Burmese painter, prominent in the Mandalay art scene who became one of the initiators of a modernistic art movement in Burma in the early 1960s.
Early training
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, and one of the early founders of modernist painting in Burma.
Win Pe Myint is particularly well known for his excellent still life works, although in recent years he has been painting landscapes and portraits.
[ In February 2005 he opened his new studio (True Colour) in ]Hlaingthaya Township
Hlaingthaya Township ( my, လှိုင်သာယာ မြို့နယ်, ; also spelt Hlaing Tharyar Township) is located in the western part of Yangon, Myanmar. It was one of the biggest township in the country and it was also the most ...
, designed by architect Aung Soe Myint.[ The studio features over a hundred of his paintings.
]
Collections
* National Museum of Myanmar
The National Museum of Myanmar (Yangon), ( my, အမျိုးသား ပြတိုက်), located in Dagon, Yangon, is the major one of the two national museums for Burmese art, history and culture in Myanmar. Founded in 1952, the five- ...
* (Yangon) Universities Central Library
* Zenith Gallery, Yangon
* IVY Gallery
* Orient Gallery
* 77 Gallery
* New Treasure Art Gallery
* NM Gallery
* The Yangon Gallery
See also
* Paw Oo Thet
Paw Oo Thet ( my, ပေါ်ဦးသက်, ; 1936 – 13 April 1993) was a Burmese painter, prominent in the Mandalay art scene who became one of the initiators of a modernistic art movement in Burma in the early 1960s.
Early training
...
* Thein Han (painter)
Thein Han ( my, သိန်းဟန်, ; 1910–1986) was a major Yangon painter of the post-World War II era who produced a number of memorable works and who had an abiding influence on the evolution of the more conservative painting styles in ...
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External Links
WPM Pictures from Google Images
Living people
Burmese painters
1948 births
People from Magway Division
University of Yangon alumni
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