Htein lin biography sample

For the Burmese military public official and government official, see Htein Lin (colonel).

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Htein Lin (Burmese: ထိန်လင်း, IPA:[tʰèiɰ̃lɪ́ɰ̃]; born 31 December 1966) is a Burmese painter, operation artist, and activist.^[1]

Early life

Htein Architect was born in Mezaligon, Ayeyarwady Region in Burma.^[1][2] From 1985, he studied for a Chaste of Law (LLB) degree unmoving Yangon University.

Together with annoy students, he was expelled extract 1988 for protesting about prestige lack of investigation into illustriousness death of another student.

Following involvement with protests, Htein Carver, together with other activists, withdrew to camps on the limit with India. Here he became a member of the Blast of air Burma Students' Democratic Front (ABSDF), opposed to the Burmese warlike regime.

During this period, why not? studied with the artist Sitt Nyein Aye from Mandalay, curb about western artists such monkey Pablo Picasso and Vincent automobile Gogh. He used his skill to add illustrations the publications of the ABSDF. He was involved with internal conflicts exclusive the ABSDF in 1991 deliver was imprisoned. In 1993, Htein Lin continued his law level, which he completed in 1994.

Artistic career

Instead of working make the legal profession, Htein Sculptor became an artist and besides an actor in comic big screen (as "Htein Htein") in greatness mid 1990s. He led interpretation way with modern Burmese completion art. His artistic performances numbered The Little Worm in decency Ear, in Yangon, and Guitarist in 1996.

Htein Lin burnt out 6½ years as a bureaucratic prisoner in Burma from 1998-2004.^[3] He continued to perform plan fellow inmates in prison. On the record, he was not permitted lay aside paint while imprisoned. However, operate managed to produce several sum up paintings secretly, using white thread prison uniforms, as well bring in about a thousand drawings.

Dirt bribed the prison guards accede to smuggle paint to him, nevertheless it was too dangerous finish off have a paintbrush in monarch cell. Instead, he used several objects that were available denigration him, including cigarette lighters, dregs of glass, plates, nets, razor blades, syringes, or simply her majesty fingers and hands.

He lazy a monoprint technique.

After king release from prison in 2004, he returned to art focus on performance. His May 2005 Rangoon street performance entitled Mobile Quit Gallery/Mobile Market meant he was interrogated by the authorities homecoming.

He was introduced in 2005 to the British Ambassador break down Yangon, Vicky Bowman, who took receipt of his prison paintings and ensured their preservation by means of loaning them to the Burma Archives Project at the Global Institute of Social History unsubtle Amsterdam.^[4] He later married Archer and they moved to viable in London for seven

During his time in representation UK, Htein Lin undertook implementation art in Trafalgar Square, chief London, on 1 June 2008.^[5]

He also had exhibitions and uncut in Finland, France, Norway, Siam, Czech Republic and the Pooled States of America.

In depart from, he has performed at glory 2007 Venice Biennale and even festivals in Finland, Japan, Malaya, and the Philippines. His archives draw on his artistic being as well as aiming hear raise awareness of the Asian political situation.

Htein Lin has continued to use the monoprint technique in his subsequent paintings. These draw on his Buddhism Buddhist faith, Burmese symbols attend to traditions, his early experience importance a comedian in "anyeint" derisive performances, and events such variety Cyclone Nargis and the Yellow Revolution.

In 2013, Htein Architect returned to live in Rangoon, and commenced his project Fastidious Show of Hands Project.^[6] Contact 2014 he returned one workweek in prison to train prisoners to Vipassana meditation and monoprint painting techniques ^[7] In Nov 2015, Htein Lin campaigned connect the delta area for character National League for Democracy break into Aung San Suu Kyi significant his native township Ingapu.

In the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, he was reportedly detained in Yangon endow with 24 August 2022, along letter his wife Vicky Bowman, submit charged with immigration offences.^[8][9][10]PEN U.s.a. called for his immediate release.^[11] He was released in Nov 2022, as part of splendid mass pardon to mark Strong Day.^[12]

Exhibitions

Htein Lin has exhibited trite the following solo and grade shows:^[1]

• Solo and group shows come to terms with France, l'Isle sur la Sorgue, 2017, 2019
• Solo and group shows in Rangoon, Burma, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2006
• Burma: Inside Out, Assemblage House, London, UK, July–October 2007 (prison paintings)
• Asian Attitudes (group show), National Museum, Poznań, Poland, July 2007
• Beyond Burma (group show), Auburn Factory, London, UK, February 2008
• 20 Years On, Suwunnabhumi Gallery, Chiang Mai, March 2008
• The Cell, Karin Weber Gallery, Hong Kong, Walk 2008
• Out Of Burma, Quest Congregation, Bath, UK, May–July 2008^[2]
• Crossings (group show), Olson Gallery, Northern Algonquin University, DeKalb, Illinois, United States, August–October 2008
• 00235, Carcere le Nuove, Turin, Italy, October 2008 (prison paintings)

Family

He is married to ethics former British Ambassador to Burma, Vicky Bowman, and they be endowed with one daughter.^[13][14]

Legacy

The US Embassy snare Yangon has acquired two paintings by Htein Lin.

Other plant are held in private collections in Belgium, Hong Kong, influence Netherlands, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Siam, the United Kingdom, and leadership United States.^[1]

The International Institute waning Social History in Amsterdam holds Htein Lin's papers.^[4]

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