Myanmar New Wave, Pop Art Revisited
“Myanmar New Wave” showcases a selection of artworks by Street artists Thu Myat and Wunna Aung. They use traditional imagery transmuted in pop-art and comics art to question with a great sense of humour the current changes of Burmese society.
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Exhibition Info
@Intersections Gallery, 34 Kandahar st., Singapore
Opening night: 19 September 2017 at 7pm in presence of the artists 20 September - 5 November 2017 |
The last dynasty portraits: a tribute to Andy Warhol
In the nineteenth century the Konbaung dynasty acted as a patron for the arts. In 1885, when the British sent King Thibaw and Queen Supayalat to India for a life exile, Burmese painting experienced a shock.
When drawing portraits of the last dynasty of Burmese kings in a way that evokes Andy Warhol’s colourful silk prints, Wunna Aung
suggests that Burmese culture, which was at risk after the fall of the last dynasty and during the colonial time, is again endangered by the current exposure of the country to globalization.
suggests that Burmese culture, which was at risk after the fall of the last dynasty and during the colonial time, is again endangered by the current exposure of the country to globalization.
History revisited
Archive photos of Myanmar during the colonial time serve as background for poster like images with stencils, tag lines and images which denounce the political leaders.
Humour as a powerful weapon
Thu Myat's artistic practice is rooted in a long tradition of comics and caricatures. He always intends to make the viewer laugh, even to address serious matters such as the disillusionment caused by the immobilism of the new government.
His tools are those of street art: stencils and spray and always a pinch of humour.
Art made accessible
Two posters in limited edition of 10
Fine art quality: Giclee print on Hahnemuhle Matt FinerArt paper, 310 gsm, 3ft x 2 ft
Each one signed by the artist
Fine art quality: Giclee print on Hahnemuhle Matt FinerArt paper, 310 gsm, 3ft x 2 ft
Each one signed by the artist
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Wunna Aung and Thu Myat have their own style to address the culture shock caused by the globalisation in a country that was almost hermetically closed for close to 50 years.