Htein Lin

Works from Exhibition: MISSING ASIA - OBSERVING EUROPE | 19.11.2009 > 16.01.2010

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© HTEIN LIN Self - Portrait, 2008, Acrylic and collage on canvas, 61 x 61 cm
© HTEIN LIN Self - Portrait, 2008, Acrylic and collage on canvas, 61 x 61 cm © HTEIN LIN In the footsteps of Buddha, 2009, Acrylic and collage on canvas, 100 x 70 cm © HTEIN LIN Asian city by day, 2009, Acrylic on canvas, 101 x 101 cm © HTEIN LIN Do you miss Mandalay?, 2009, Acrylic and collage on canvas, 100 x 70 cm © HTEIN LIN Do you miss Burma?, 2009, Acrylic and collage on canvas, 92x 92 cm © HTEIN LIN How do you find Barcelona? I, 2009, Acrylic and shan paper, collage on canvas, 92 x 92 cm © HTEIN LIN How do you find Barcelona? II, 2009, Acrylic and shan paper, collage on canvas, 61 x 61 cm © HTEIN LIN How do you find London? II, 2006, Acrylic on canvas, 101 x 101 cm © HTEIN LIN How do you find Amsterdam?, 2009, Acrylic and collage on canvas, 92 x 92 cm © HTEIN LIN How do you find Venice?, 2009, Acrylic and collage on canvas, 92 x 92 cm © HTEIN LIN How do you find Venice St Marks?, 2007-2009, Acrylic on cotton, 94 x 193 cm © HTEIN LIN Nargis 2, 2008, Acrylic on canvas, 70 x 100 cm © HTEIN LIN Nargis 3, 2008, Acrylic on canvas with collage, 101 x 101 cm © HTEIN LIN Nargis 4, 2008, Acrylic on canvas with collage, 101 x 101 cm © HTEIN LIN The Life of the Buddha, 2009, Acrylic on cotton canvas, 415 x 280 cm © HTEIN LIN Memories of Burma 2, 2009, Acrylic on canvas, 80 x 30 cm © HTEIN LIN Did you miss the Saffron Revolution?, 2008, Acrylic and shan paper, collage on canvas, 100 x 100 cm © HTEIN LIN How do you find Belfast?, 2009, Earth, glue and shan paper, collage on canvas, 100 x 70 cm
© HTEIN LIN Self - Portrait, 2008, Acrylic and collage on canvas, 61 x 61 cm
© HTEIN LIN In the footsteps of Buddha, 2009, Acrylic and collage on canvas, 100 x 70 cm
© HTEIN LIN Asian city by day, 2009, Acrylic on canvas, 101 x 101 cm
© HTEIN LIN Do you miss Mandalay?, 2009, Acrylic and collage on canvas, 100 x 70 cm
© HTEIN LIN Do you miss Burma?, 2009, Acrylic and collage on canvas, 92x 92 cm
© HTEIN LIN How do you find Barcelona? I, 2009, Acrylic and shan paper, collage on canvas, 92 x 92 cm
© HTEIN LIN How do you find Barcelona? II, 2009, Acrylic and shan paper, collage on canvas, 61 x 61 cm
© HTEIN LIN How do you find London? II, 2006, Acrylic on canvas, 101 x 101 cm
© HTEIN LIN How do you find Amsterdam?, 2009, Acrylic and collage on canvas, 92 x 92 cm
© HTEIN LIN How do you find Venice?, 2009, Acrylic and collage on canvas, 92 x 92 cm
© HTEIN LIN How do you find Venice St Marks?, 2007-2009, Acrylic on cotton, 94 x 193 cm
© HTEIN LIN Nargis 2, 2008, Acrylic on canvas, 70 x 100 cm
© HTEIN LIN Nargis 3, 2008, Acrylic on canvas with collage, 101 x 101 cm
© HTEIN LIN Nargis 4, 2008, Acrylic on canvas with collage, 101 x 101 cm
© HTEIN LIN The Life of the Buddha, 2009, Acrylic on cotton canvas, 415 x 280 cm
© HTEIN LIN Memories of Burma 2, 2009, Acrylic on canvas, 80 x 30 cm
© HTEIN LIN Did you miss the Saffron Revolution?, 2008, Acrylic and shan paper, collage on canvas, 100 x 100 cm
© HTEIN LIN How do you find Belfast?, 2009, Earth, glue and shan paper, collage on canvas, 100 x 70 cm

 

Htein Lin was born in Burma in 1966. He studied law at University, became involved in Anyeint (Burmese Popular Theatre), and led the 1988 student protests in favour of democracy. Before being jailed in 1998, he was a pioneer of performance art in Burma. During the six years he spent in prison, he developed printing and painting techniques that allowed him to secretly create hundreds of works on prison uniforms, using smuggled materials and objects he had in his cell, like plates and lighters. After his release, he continued to paint using the techniques he had devised in jail and has also further developed his work as a performance artist. Htein Lin's work is based on his extraordinary life experiences, political events in Burma, and his profound Buddhist faith. He currently lives in the United Kingdom, and his work has been exhibited in the UK, US, Australia, Hong Kong, Thailand, at major international fairs, like the 2007 Venice Biennale and the Singapore Fringe Festival 2010.