Kyee Myintt Saw
“Light, both natural and artificial, and the resulting shadows are the things that constantly inspire my imagination; light is my true subject.”
A dedicated and prolific artist who had participated in over seventy shows, Kyee Myintt Saw was a faculty member of the Yangon Arts and Science University and the Institute of Economics,
before his retirement.
His paintings are alive with mobility and sparkles with the various hues of typical Myanmar colours under the tropical sun.
His preferred subject is the market, at night or in the blaze of early morning, which he has painted by the hundreds of canvases for ten straight years. The friendliness of the Myanmar people is what makes the country great and he has deftly caught the bustling mood of the market scenes. In his famous night scene series, there is an overall sense of exuberance tempered with the hidden depths of loneliness of each person.
His best talent is to catch the light and shadows from the sun or from the blazing lights of a rainy night. The colours of the morning market under the lively sun add a touch of excitement of his paintings while the cooler shadows give the feel of ease.
1939: born in Yangon, capital city of Myanmar
1996: obtained Bachelor of Science degree, majoring in mathematics
1990: obtained Master of Science degree
Professional career: faculty member, Yangon Arts and Science University and the Institute of economics.
President of the Art Committee, Institute of Economics, for twenty times between 1973 and 1988 Group shows within Myanmar: over seventy, from 1973 to 2005.
Solo Exhibitions
1999 : Yangon Nights, Orient Art Gallery, Yangon
2005 : Purple Shadows, Lokanat Gallery, Yangon
2007 : Yangon Nights, Asia Fine Art, The Lee Gardens, Hong Kong
2009 : Light, Suvannabumi Art Gallery, Chiang Mai, Thailand
Group Exhibitions
1983 : Culture Exchange Program, Beijing, China
1994 : Fourth ASEAN Art Show, Fukuoka Art Museum, Fukuoka, Japan
2002 : Philip Morris Group of Companies, ASEAN Art Awards, Finals, Bali, Indonesia
2007 : Myanmar Masters, Asia Fine Art, The Lee Gardens, Hong Kong
2007 : Myanmar contemporary Art, Plan B, Washington, USA.
Award : Philip Morris Group of Companies Myanmar art Awards, 2001/2002