‘Buddha Face’ by artist Ye Min. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)
‘Beautiful Burmese Village Maiden’ by artist Ye Min. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)|‘A Pigeon and a Novice’ by artist Ye Min. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)|‘Buddha Face’ by artist Ye Min. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)| ‘Burmese Dancer’ by artist Ye Min (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)| ‘Horse Carts in Bagan by artist Than Soe. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)|Visitors browse Gallery 65 on the opening day of ‘Beauties of East & West’. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)|‘Chin Woman with Tattoos’ by artist Than Soe. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)|‘A Girl Cooking Rice in Bagan’ by artist Than Soe. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)| ‘A Lady with Red Robes’ by artist Ye Min. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)|‘Chin Nat Sayer’ by artist Than Soe. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)|‘Sunflower and Native American’ by artist Ye Min. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)|‘A Woman in Wild Night’ by artist Ye Min. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)
‘Burmese Dancer’ by artist Ye Min (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)
‘Horse Carts in Bagan by artist Than Soe. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)
Visitors browse Gallery 65 on the opening day of ‘Beauties of East & West’. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)
‘Chin Woman with Tattoos’ by artist Than Soe. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)
‘A Girl Cooking Rice in Bagan’ by artist Than Soe. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)
‘A Lady with Red Robes’ by artist Ye Min. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)
‘Chin Nat Sayer’ by artist Than Soe. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)
‘Sunflower and Native American’ by artist Ye Min. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)
‘A Woman in Wild Night’ by artist Ye Min. (Photo: Steve Tickner / The Irrawaddy)
RANGOON — The work of two prominent Burmese artists, showcasing a juxtaposition of Burmese and Western landscapes, are on display now at Rangoon’s Gallery 65.
The “Beauties of East and West” features new works by New York-based Ye Min and Rangoon-based Than Soe in acrylic and oil. Visitors will be treated to a tour through the beauty of Buddhist culture, Burmese customs, the diversity of the country’s ethnic minorities and vignettes composed from the life of Ye Min’s time in the United States.
Than Soe said the pair will donate proceeds from the exhibition to the Lotaya Hinthada Kyaung monastery in Swepyithar Township, home to 130 novice monks.
