Lightness in my Tongue
$2,100
acrylic on fabric
122 x 91 cm (48X36 inches)
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Usually women are represented in paintings as shy, quiet and docile, in traditional outfits. These paintings are often painted by men. However, outside in the real world, women are challenging these roles; most young women in real life do not reflect this image. I want to present a new image of Burmese Women – confident, independent and strong – painted by a Burmese woman.
The women in these paintings are very conscious they are rebelling against the traditional stereotypes. They are teasing an audience who think that women are second level, weak and dependent. The face shows that the girl is happy and proud of who she is, even though she is pushing beyond the social limits.
Chuu uses traditional women’s longgyi as her canvas to challenge the custom that women’s clothes should not hang at the same level as men’s. She hopes that other artists will follow her lead, and try to reflect the reality of women in Myanmar today, rather than following a stale and tired old convention.
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acrylic on traditional fabric
122 x 91 cm (48X36 inches)
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121 x 91 cm (36×48 inches)
Acrylic and paper collage on Burmese fabric
(This painting is being exhibited at the Bangkok Art and Culture Center (BACC). The collection is only accepted for reservation now, with availability for collection starting in February 2024. For reservations, please contact via email)
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A pride of being who you are, knowing what you want, valuing your existence is the motif of this framework. The unique fabric patterns merged the traditional props which innovated intimacy, highlighting the innermost nature of womanhood/femininity.
Proudly withholding against the current culture of daily lives for treating women-wears as dark things to make men’s souls dirty by touching, using, washing or hanging together.
Women should be freely able to discuss intimate subjects about their sexual livelihood and deemed to be explicit topics by society, without being frowned upon by the conservative public.
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