U Khin Maung Bank's paintings

When we talk about Myanmar Modern Art History, we can not leave him. Modern artists experimented with new ways of seeing and with fresh ideas about the nature of materials and functions of art. He also said ” Changing is stared from ideas.”

Khin Maung (Bank) (ခင်မောင် [kʰɪ̀ɴ màʊɴ]; 1910 – 20 December 1983) was a Burmese painter and sponsor of the arts who was influential in the art world of Mandalay, Myanmar. More importantly, however, he was the major force for the development of a modernistic movement in painting in Burma, which began in the early 1960s.In 1952, Khin Maung became a bank manager, and thus he is often referred to as Khin Maung (Bank) to differentiate him from another Burmese painter Khin Maung (Yangon). The names of both Khin Maung (Bank) and Khin Maung (Yangon) are sometimes spelled as “Khin Maung”. He wrote and gave workshops about modern art, explaining the principles to other artists.

Khin Maung died on 20 December 1983 in Mandalay.