A man looks at paintings in artist Lun Mya Mya’s most recent exhibition. Pic: Lwin Maung Maung

Artist Lun Mya Mya held her 6th solo art exhibition from January 20 to 24 at the Artist and Artisan Organisation Sale Centre at the East wing of Bogyoke Market in Yangon.

There were 55 paintings on show at the exhibition in various styles from impressionism to modernism, realism and even abstract. Painting in what Lun Mya Mya calles the “four isms” was one aim of the show, however, since the artist prefers impressionism, most of her paintings were in this style.

Daw Lun Mya Mya, 68, said, “I had to take one year [to complete] this 6th solo show. I am really satisfied to show all the ‘isms’ at this show. Among the four ‘isms’, modernist paintings are special because I have been studying modernism for only a short time. I think we should learn and create at every age even though we get older”

One of her modern paintings, “Life” ponders the meaning of life and is based on a famous poem by Saya Zaw Gyi entitled “The Route of the Water Hyacinth” (Bay Dar Lam). In the poem, a dry leaf from a coconut palm falls onto the water hyacinth, which is floating in a river. Although the water hyacinth sinks into the river, she never gives up trying to survive. She has to face the danger of ducks, but she can overcome all the obstacles and still remain afloat.

Daw Lun Mya Mya loves to travel around Myanmar and is eager to share the nature of the people in the countryside, seasonal flowers and beautiful scenes of different places with her audience. The artist is planning to hold a 7th solo exhibition next year.