About: Ian Holliday
Recent Posts by Ian Holliday
Power of Place: Painting Myanmar in a Time of Transition
Illinois Wesleyan University September 12 – October 13, 2022 From September 12 to October 13, 2022, the Wakeley Gallery and Ames Library, Illinois Wesleyan University kindly hosted a one-month exhibit of Myanmar paintings.
Zwe Mon
Why did you choose this painting? I chose this painting because it’s my own style. This girl was born together with my elder son. Previously I’d worked so much as a ghost artist. Then U Aung Soe Min told me to stop doing that and develop my own style. I created this girl to represent…
Aung Htet Lwin
Why did you choose this painting? This painting was in my fourth solo show, ‘Two Hearts of Myanmar’. Yangon and Mandalay are generally thought to be our most important cities. Both were once the capital. The show focused on heritage. I spent a month painting outdoors in Mandalay. I wanted to put more effort into…
Min Kyaw Swar
Why did you choose this painting? You can view this scene through the windows of Lokanat Gallery. There used to be street vendors selling old books. When I was young, there were long rows of bookshops on Pansodan and 37th Streets. It was known as the university of the street. As my family struggled financially,…
Kyaw Yin
Why did you choose this painting? This is an oil painting. I used a palette knife and no brush. It was raining as I worked on it, so I painted round strokes to look like rain drops. Once when I visited Eain Aye Kyaw’s apartment near Kyimyindaing night market, we stayed up the whole night….