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Abstract: "Rangoon-based artist Bagyi Aung Soe (1924-1990) has been regarded
by fellow artists as a pioneer of modern art in Burma. Influenced
by precepts practiced at Rabindranath Tagore?s ?
?antiniketan, he
elaborated an original painting approach and style synthesizing
diverse artistic approaches, which neither adhered exclusively
to the European or Burmese artistic tradition nor regurgitated
twentieth-century Western artistic innovations. Despite his renown
within Burma, his idiom remains little understood both within and
beyond Burma because of a lack of awareness of his motivations and
their context. This article attempts to elucidate Bagyi Aung Soe?s
interpretation of modernity in Burmese painting, and with reference
to his works and writings, examine the modernity of his art."
Source/publisher:
"Journal of Burma Studies" Vol. 10, (2005/06)
Date of Publication:
2006-00-00
Date of entry:
2008-12-31
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- Individual Documents
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Language:
English
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