Sitt Nyein Aye
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Sitt Nyein Aye is a Burmese artist.
Sitt Nyein Aye came from a small village, near Nyaung-U Township
in Upper Myanmar. He was born Sein Aye to Daw Than Swe and U Tun Pe. His parents were farmers with no money for education. Monks in the village monastery provided the resources needed for him to attend high school. He secretly studied modern art
but this was frowned on by his teachers, being dubbed "mad art". He failed to achieve the top prize that would have allowed him to study abroad. Instead he lived on the streets and sold artworks to passers-by.
Sitt Nyein Aye spent two months in custody for sketching the ruins of a student union
that had been blown up by Ne Win
in 1962. As a supporter of the pro-democracy movement in Burma, he has lived in exile in India
.
He changed his name to Sitt Nyein Aye, which means War and Peace
, after reading the novel by Leo Tolstoy
, in his twenties.
Htein Lin
, the Burmese painter and performance artist, studied under Sitt Nyein Aye.
Sitt Nyein Aye came from a small village, near Nyaung-U Township
Nyaung-U Township
Nyaung-U Township is a township of Nyaung-U District in the Mandalay Division of Burma. Its administrative town is Nyaung-U....
in Upper Myanmar. He was born Sein Aye to Daw Than Swe and U Tun Pe. His parents were farmers with no money for education. Monks in the village monastery provided the resources needed for him to attend high school. He secretly studied modern art
Modern art
Modern art includes artistic works produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and denotes the style and philosophy of the art produced during that era. The term is usually associated with art in which the traditions of the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of...
but this was frowned on by his teachers, being dubbed "mad art". He failed to achieve the top prize that would have allowed him to study abroad. Instead he lived on the streets and sold artworks to passers-by.
Sitt Nyein Aye spent two months in custody for sketching the ruins of a student union
Student union
Student union may refer to:* Students' union, or student government in the U.S., a student organization at many colleges and universities dedicated to student governance...
that had been blown up by Ne Win
Ne Win
Ne Win was Burmese a politician and military commander. He was Prime Minister of Burma from 1958 to 1960 and 1962 to 1974 and also head of state from 1962 to 1981...
in 1962. As a supporter of the pro-democracy movement in Burma, he has lived in exile in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
He changed his name to Sitt Nyein Aye, which means War and Peace
War and Peace
War and Peace is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in 1869. The work is epic in scale and is regarded as one of the most important works of world literature...
, after reading the novel by Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Later in life, he also wrote plays and essays. His two most famous works, the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, are acknowledged as two of the greatest novels of all time and a pinnacle of realist...
, in his twenties.
Htein Lin
Htein Lin
- Early life :Htein Lin was born in Mezaligon, Sagaing Division in northern Burma. From 1985, he studied for a Bachelor of Law degree at Yangon University...
, the Burmese painter and performance artist, studied under Sitt Nyein Aye.