Tin Win was born in Minbu in Central Myanmar (former Burma) and graduated from the State School of Fine Arts in Mandalay in 1970.
While his favorite style of paintings includes both abstract and realistic elements, most of his newer works focus on realistic figurative paintings and portraits of different hill tribes of Myanmar. Applying a stunning degree of detail and plenty of colors, he manages to turn his objects into immaculate pieces of art that seemingly come to live on canvas.
Tin Win’s art work has been exhibited at numerous exhibitions both within Myanmar and internationally, and can be permanently viewed at Beikthano Art Gallery in Yangon, Myanmar.
A large selection of his paintings will be available in a solo-exhibition at Suvannabhumi Art Gallery in Chiang Mai from 15 Nov – 5 Dec 2008:
Suvannabhumi Art Gallery
116 Charoenrat Rd., T.Watgate, A.Muang Chiang Mai 50000.
Tel: 081-031 5309
For more information and directions to the gallery please contact info@goldentriangleart.com, or call 081-673 0930.
Hill Tribe of Myanmar series 3, by Tin Win, mixed media, 90x120cm
Hill Tribe of Myanmar series 4, by Tin Win, mixed media, 90x120cm
Hill Tribe of Myanmar series 5, by Tin Win, mixed media, 90x120cm
Hill Tribe of Myanmar series 6, by Tin Win, mixed media, 90x120cm
Hill Tribe of Myanmar series 7, by Tin Win, mixed media, 90x120cm
Hill Tribe of Myanmar series 8, by Tin Win, mixed media, 90x120cm
Hill Tribe of Myanmar series 9, by Tin Win, mixed media, 90x120cm
Hill Tribe of Myanmar series 10, by Tin Win, mixed media, 90x120cm
Hill Tribe of Myanmar series 11, by Tin Win, mixed media, 90x120cm
Hill Tribe of Myanmar series 13, by Tin Win, mixed media, 90x120cm
Hill Tribe of Myanmar series 14, by Tin Win, mixed media, 90x120cm
Hill Tribe of Myanmar series 15, by Tin Win, mixed media, 90x120cm
This new direction and boldness in your art is wonderful, U Tin Win.
I envy you your friendship with Min Wae Aung, in that you can forge new territory together.
Hope you will look at my new work too at
http://kyimaykaung.blogspot.com
I forgot to ask you when we met how you make the interesting texture on your paintings, I think by some kind of acrylic medium and a mold.
It is like the stone reliefs on the columns in Angkor Wat.
Best,
Kyi May Kaung
I hope someday to meet U Tin Win. I have travelled to Mynamar back in 2009 and enjoyed the people and country immensely. I was first introduced to U Tin Win when I visited a small but wonderful art gallery in Chang mai, Thailand. I purchased the painting of the hill tribe chieftan, from the 4 series. It hangs prominently in my residence in Thailand. what a talented artist!
Roger Reynolds
rrr@icm-corp.com
I know Tin Win from my time in Burma. He's an extraordinary artist. His paintings leap out at the eye. I filmed him while in Yangon and we use one of his paintings in our film. My hope is to one day be able to make a film of the Naga. My dream is to have one of his paintings hanging in my home
Robert H. Lieberman
http://www.theycallitmyanmar.com