“Kin Maung Yin studied architecture at the University of Rangoon and after graduation left for India to work in a construction company. He came back after a year to work for private architectural firms, earning a handsome salary which he gave up to spend more time painting. Within a few months he became known for the semi abstract or abstract works utilizing pure colours.
For some years he gave private English lessons but his whole life has concentrated on painting. The oil paintings of this self-taught painter are in collections all over the world. He was one of the leaders of the modern movement in Yangon and one of the most respected.
He is a somewhat eccentric man but loved and admired by the art community of Myanmar for his sincerity and dedication to his work.”
Khin Maung Yin (1938–2014) was an influential Burmese artist and recognized as one of the leaders in the first generation of Burma's modern art movement together with Win Pe and Paw Oo Thet. He died at Yangon on 10 June 2014 at the age of 76.
He studied architecture at University of Yangon. He joined the team for 18 months in construction of Kamalapur Railway Station, Dhaka after graduated. It was his first and the last salary-man job.He was in film business before started painting in 1960s. He was known not only for his paintings but also for his monk-like devotion to art alone and a proclivity for a hermetic life of solitude. He was inspired by Dutch modernist Piet Mondrian during his school days but later some of his works including the portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi were inspired by Italian modernist Amedeo Modigliani. He also wrote several books. One of his well-known books is Koob One. Some others were Art Language, Art Standards (co-author Zaw Zaw Aung), Paw Oo Thet’s Visit, and Kin Maung Yin 72. His biography, This is Khin Maung Yin, by Ma Theingi was published in late 2010.
He studied architecture at University of Yangon. He joined the team for 18 months in construction of Kamalapur Railway Station, Dhaka after graduated. It was his first and the last salary-man job.He was in film business before started painting in 1960s. He was known not only for his paintings but also for his monk-like devotion to art alone and a proclivity for a hermetic life of solitude. He was inspired by Dutch modernist Piet Mondrian during his school days but later some of his works including the portrait of Aung San Suu Kyi were inspired by Italian modernist Amedeo Modigliani. He also wrote several books. One of his well-known books is Koob One. Some others were Art Language, Art Standards (co-author Zaw Zaw Aung), Paw Oo Thet’s Visit, and Kin Maung Yin 72. His biography, This is Khin Maung Yin, by Ma Theingi was published in late 2010.
“I want to survive for another five years. That’s enough, as I have been through so many years.”
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The 75-year-old leader of Burma’s modern art movement doesn’t own a
refrigerator or bed, but with a brush in hand, he has everything he
needs.
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