Art Exhibition Conjures Burmese Days Gone By

RANGOON — A new exhibition at Rangoon’s Lokanat Gallery offers a telling glimpse into the fashions and pastimes of days long gone in Burma.

“A Burmese Legend,” featuring 46 watercolor and acrylic works by Wa Lone, captures spectacular characters of bygone times in the golden land.

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In his third solo exhibition, Wa Lone said he sought to conjure the days of black and white memory, but offer them to a contemporary viewer with a modern sensibility.

“In the past,” he said, “everyone had their own Myanmar style. King, hunter, artist, trader, man and woman; they had their own styles, and I drew those.”

Works will be on view through July 14, and are available for purchase with price tags ranging from US$150 to $1,500.

Lokanat Gallery is located on the first floor of No. 62 Pansodan Road in Kyauktada Township, and is open daily from 9 am to 5 pm.