Khin Zaw Latt
Congratulations to our artist Khin Zaw Latt who was just awarded Young Contemporary Artist by Thai University Maha Sarakham!
Biography
Khin Zaw Latt graduated from the University of Culture majoring in painting in Myanmar. At his young ages from 2000 to 2011 he was able to display his talent by getting 5 award prizes. From 2006 to 2022 he did 11 solo exhibitions in Myanmar, Hong Kong, China and Thailand. From 2004 to 2018 he participated in totally 30 group exhibitions(in which 7 are 2-men shows) held overseas in Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Nepal, Thailand, USA, Canada, Belgium and Germany, while in his home country Myanmar from 2000 to 2022 he participated in a total of 26 local group shows. His paintings have been collected by Burmese national museum and Museum Funf Kontinente in Munich, Germany, as well as by collectors from both private and institutional sectors all over the world, particularly USA, European countries, Malaysia, Singapore, HK & China.
Artwork Description
For Hong Kong collectors Khin’s Buddha Series are the most noticeable among his artworks. Khin comes from Myanmar which is a country very rich in Buddha traditions and religious practices. He studied English in a monastery from 2002-04 and therefore not surprisingly Buddha served as an important inspiration for his paintings.
Khin does not view Buddha as a God, but rather, a man who was deeply spiritual, philosophical and morally correct. Khin observes Buddha principles because he sees their benefits to society provided by its philosophical guidance that serves as a moral compass for people in their daily life.
Khin divided his making of buddha paintings into 5 stages where he experimented different colours and various forms of buddha images and representations. In his 4th and 5th stages, he shows a common feature of using the buddha image in the background in a dark blue tone, and covered with red, yellow or mostly gold that create some blurring and also abstract effects that give a mysterious feeling to the viewers. His use of more precious gold colour in this stage was inspired by people using gold leaves for worshipping objects of veneration in Myanmar. Khin also likes to scatter his canvas with small and interesting stamps of buddha which is a unique feature of him. In his 3rd stage Khin also experimented with using some white as present elements over the buddha images. They usually appear as white flowers that seem to pop out of the canvas, forming a necklace on the torso of the Buddha, or held in his hands. By the way he showed his buddha images combined with his use of colours, the 4th and 5th stages of Khin’s paintings combine tradition and modern abstraction. The paintings always create an aura so intriguing to the viewers, which is a fascination that brings together culture, religion and imagination in a state of tranquility.
Khin’s newest works bring more abstract elements to buddhism where the buddha image is no longer clear. Instead it appear as a circle of blue or green light representing buddha’s past life, with again the pop out white or red flowers representing Myanmar people’s belief in buddha nowadays and a glimmer of hope.
個人簡介
Khin Zaw Latt 畢業於緬甸的文化大學並主修繪畫。年青時期的他就已表露了天份，由2000至2011年他共贏得了5次獎項，由2006至2022年他於緬甸、香港、中國及泰國共舉辦過11場個人展覽；而由2004至2018年他共參與了30埸海外羣體(當中7場為雙人展)展覽，當中地區/國家包括香港，南韓、新加玻、尼泊爾、泰國、美國、加拿大、比利時及德國。由2000至2022年，他亦於其本國緬甸參與了共26埸羣體展覽。他的作品除了被緬甸國家博物館收藏外，亦有被來自美國、歐洲、馬來西亞、星加坡、香港及中國的私人及機構收藏着。
作品描述
相信對香港收藏家來說Khin的佛像系列最值得關注的。Khin來自擁有豐富佛教傳統及宗教習俗的緬甸，並曾於2002至2004年於修院學習英文，所以佛陀成為了他作品的靈感來源一點也不稀奇。
Khin 沒有將佛陀視之為神，而是一個精神上、哲理上、道德上都高度正確的人。Khin 會觀看彿教道理，因為他看到其中的哲理引導，能夠作為人們每天生活的指南針，從而對社會產生的益處。
Khin將自己創作的佛像系列分為5個階段，從中嘗試了不同的顏色及佛陀形象，及不同的表達手法。在其第4及5的階段，共通特點都是在背景以暗藍色調展示佛陀面貌，再在上面舖上紅、黃及主要為金色，產生一種朦膿及抽象效果，帶給觀賞者一種神秘的感覺。這階段中他所用的較貴重金色，靈感來自緬甸人供奉他們所尊敬對象時所採用的金色葉。Khin亦喜歡在其畫布上分布滿細小而有趣的佛像印，這是他作品的獨有特徵。在他的第3階段，Khin嘗試在佛像上加上白色作為現在元素，通常好像從畫布彈出的白花一樣，可以形成為佛陀身軀上或手中握著的一條項鍊。從他展示佛像的方式及用色手法，Khin 的第4及5階段柔合了傳統及現代抽象作風。他的畫總是對觀賞者產生着一種神祕引人的氛圍，是集合文化、宗教及想象於一種安静狀態的吸引力。
Khin最新的作品為佛教帶來更多的抽象元素，佛像已不再清淅，而是呈現一團圓形的藍或綠光，代表佛陀的過去，而白花及紅花再次彈出於畫布上，代表今天緬甸人對佛陀的信念，及對未來呈現的一點光茫。
Khin Zaw Latt graduated from the University of Culture majoring in painting in Myanmar. At his young ages from 2000 to 2011 he was able to display his talent by getting 5 award prizes. From 2006 to 2022 he did 11 solo exhibitions in Myanmar, Hong Kong, China and Thailand. From 2004 to 2018 he participated in totally 30 group exhibitions(in which 7 are 2-men shows) held overseas in Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Nepal, Thailand, USA, Canada, Belgium and Germany, while in his home country Myanmar from 2000 to 2022 he participated in a total of 26 local group shows. His paintings have been collected by Burmese national museum and Museum Funf Kontinente in Munich, Germany, as well as by collectors from both private and institutional sectors all over the world, particularly USA, European countries, Malaysia, Singapore, HK & China.
Artwork Description
For Hong Kong collectors Khin’s Buddha Series are the most noticeable among his artworks. Khin comes from Myanmar which is a country very rich in Buddha traditions and religious practices. He studied English in a monastery from 2002-04 and therefore not surprisingly Buddha served as an important inspiration for his paintings.
Khin does not view Buddha as a God, but rather, a man who was deeply spiritual, philosophical and morally correct. Khin observes Buddha principles because he sees their benefits to society provided by its philosophical guidance that serves as a moral compass for people in their daily life.
Khin divided his making of buddha paintings into 5 stages where he experimented different colours and various forms of buddha images and representations. In his 4th and 5th stages, he shows a common feature of using the buddha image in the background in a dark blue tone, and covered with red, yellow or mostly gold that create some blurring and also abstract effects that give a mysterious feeling to the viewers. His use of more precious gold colour in this stage was inspired by people using gold leaves for worshipping objects of veneration in Myanmar. Khin also likes to scatter his canvas with small and interesting stamps of buddha which is a unique feature of him. In his 3rd stage Khin also experimented with using some white as present elements over the buddha images. They usually appear as white flowers that seem to pop out of the canvas, forming a necklace on the torso of the Buddha, or held in his hands. By the way he showed his buddha images combined with his use of colours, the 4th and 5th stages of Khin’s paintings combine tradition and modern abstraction. The paintings always create an aura so intriguing to the viewers, which is a fascination that brings together culture, religion and imagination in a state of tranquility.
Khin’s newest works bring more abstract elements to buddhism where the buddha image is no longer clear. Instead it appear as a circle of blue or green light representing buddha’s past life, with again the pop out white or red flowers representing Myanmar people’s belief in buddha nowadays and a glimmer of hope.
個人簡介
Khin Zaw Latt 畢業於緬甸的文化大學並主修繪畫。年青時期的他就已表露了天份，由2000至2011年他共贏得了5次獎項，由2006至2022年他於緬甸、香港、中國及泰國共舉辦過11場個人展覽；而由2004至2018年他共參與了30埸海外羣體(當中7場為雙人展)展覽，當中地區/國家包括香港，南韓、新加玻、尼泊爾、泰國、美國、加拿大、比利時及德國。由2000至2022年，他亦於其本國緬甸參與了共26埸羣體展覽。他的作品除了被緬甸國家博物館收藏外，亦有被來自美國、歐洲、馬來西亞、星加坡、香港及中國的私人及機構收藏着。
作品描述
相信對香港收藏家來說Khin的佛像系列最值得關注的。Khin來自擁有豐富佛教傳統及宗教習俗的緬甸，並曾於2002至2004年於修院學習英文，所以佛陀成為了他作品的靈感來源一點也不稀奇。
Khin 沒有將佛陀視之為神，而是一個精神上、哲理上、道德上都高度正確的人。Khin 會觀看彿教道理，因為他看到其中的哲理引導，能夠作為人們每天生活的指南針，從而對社會產生的益處。
Khin將自己創作的佛像系列分為5個階段，從中嘗試了不同的顏色及佛陀形象，及不同的表達手法。在其第4及5的階段，共通特點都是在背景以暗藍色調展示佛陀面貌，再在上面舖上紅、黃及主要為金色，產生一種朦膿及抽象效果，帶給觀賞者一種神秘的感覺。這階段中他所用的較貴重金色，靈感來自緬甸人供奉他們所尊敬對象時所採用的金色葉。Khin亦喜歡在其畫布上分布滿細小而有趣的佛像印，這是他作品的獨有特徵。在他的第3階段，Khin嘗試在佛像上加上白色作為現在元素，通常好像從畫布彈出的白花一樣，可以形成為佛陀身軀上或手中握著的一條項鍊。從他展示佛像的方式及用色手法，Khin 的第4及5階段柔合了傳統及現代抽象作風。他的畫總是對觀賞者產生着一種神祕引人的氛圍，是集合文化、宗教及想象於一種安静狀態的吸引力。
Khin最新的作品為佛教帶來更多的抽象元素，佛像已不再清淅，而是呈現一團圓形的藍或綠光，代表佛陀的過去，而白花及紅花再次彈出於畫布上，代表今天緬甸人對佛陀的信念，及對未來呈現的一點光茫。