Monthly Archives: April 2020
Dawei Lay
Written on April 28, 2020 at 11:20 am, by Ian Holliday
Why did you choose this painting? I painted this painting to describe my feelings about land-grab protests. Under the U Thein Sein government in 2013, there were confrontations because of military land grabs. There were protests all over the country. It was also based on what I felt when the lands of farmers and poor…
Brang Li
Written on April 23, 2020 at 4:32 pm, by Ian Holliday
Why did you choose this painting? I chose this painting because the subject matter is directly related to me. As a Kachin who grew up in Myikyina, I made this artwork to depict the troubles of war and the people fleeing warfare. My solo exhibition ‘No More Life’ was held in 2016 for the second…
Co Thiee
Written on April 21, 2020 at 8:31 am, by Ian Holliday
Why did you choose this painting? I’m a Buddhist. There are two truths in Buddhism: samvrti (truth in the lay world) and paramartha (truth in the religious world). In samvrti territory, there are conventions agreed upon by most people. Once you enter paramartha territory, however, you leave those conventions behind. You no longer think about…
Aung Kyi Soe
Written on April 18, 2020 at 1:35 pm, by Ian Holliday
Why did you choose this painting? I’ve chosen a painting from my second solo exhibition, ‘Travelling with Black Sheep’, held in November 2014. The painting has the same title as the show. It’s acrylic on canvas with glued patches of Shan paper, which is traditionally made by hand in Shan State. I chose this painting…
Aung Ko
Written on April 15, 2020 at 5:04 pm, by Ian Holliday
Why did you choose this painting? It’s quite important for me and it’s in my favorite series. It’s also one of the first series I did in my life, so I like it very much. I painted the Ayeyarwady River for a simple reason. Shwedaung, the town where I live, is beside the river so…