Ba Kyi Artist

Ba Kyi, FRSA (Burmese: ဘကြည် [ba̰ tɕì]; 17 July 1912 – 15 April 2000) was a well-known and prolific Burmese artist. He was initially trained in western painting, but in the post-WWII independence period, he initiated a revival of Traditional painting, borrowing from the Western training he had received as well as his own cultural heritage of painting styles and techniques.

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 17, 1912
Birth place
Kyaikto , British rule in Burma
Nationality
Burma
Date of deathApril 15, 2000
Place of death
Burma , Yangon

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Artist

Field of work
Painting
Influenced
Thein Han
Kyaw Hlaing
Min Naing
Aye Maung
Maung Maung Thaik
Influenced by
training at
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Ba Nyan

Ba Kyi on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.mediafire.com/?w2mukh1yynw#1