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Min Wae Aung - Golden Passage

Nine Monks with Fans, 2001, Acrylic on canvas, 152.5 x 152.5 cm

Nine Monks with Fans, 2001, Acrylic on canvas, 152.5 x 152.5 cm

Nine Monks with Fans, 2001, Acrylic on canvas, 152.5 x 152.5 cm Monk and Novice II, 2001, acrylic on canvas, 91.5 x 117 cm Under Sunshine II, 2001, acrylic on canvas, 117 x 183 cm Two Novices, 2001, acrylic on canvas, 91.5 x 117 cm

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  • Image © 2001 Min Wae Aung

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Min Wae Aung ['s] almost photo-realist figures of monks, nuns and novices ... have captured the imagination of numerous collectors and museums around the world.

- Ian Findlay-Brown, Editor/Publisher, Asian Art News & World Sculpture News.

(from the Min Wae Aung - Golden Passage Exhibition catalogue, 14 December 2001 - 16 January 2002)

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On the Road

On the Road, an exhibition of new works by Burmese artist Min Wae Aung, whose iconic paintings of Buddhist monks offer a timeless vision of Burmese culture and spirituality. This is the artist's first exhibition on the West Coast. 856 Folsom Gallery, 856 Folsom Street, San Francisco, California. May 6, 2004. Email: scc@856folsomgallery.com.

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Published on 6/23/02

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