Monstrous Clarity

$3,600
2022
Acrylic on traditional Myanmar fabric
120 x 90 cm (48 x 36 inches)
Signed on the front, lower left corner
1 in stock
Canvas:
Carefully hand-selected traditional fabric from Myanmar, chosen for its texture, symbolism, and origin. The textile features motifs inspired by the Kachin ethnic group — an Indigenous community from northern Myanmar known for their vibrant weaving traditions and ongoing resistance against cultural and political erasure. Each pattern carries ancestral meaning, echoing stories of resilience and identity.
Technique:
The fabric is primed with a base medium to allow rich color absorption and archival quality. Acrylic is applied in layered strokes to build depth and texture, with acrylic tube used to create sharp, raised lines on her clothing — especially the pants — evoking traditional Myanmar patterns in a tactile, three-dimensional effect.
Process:
The figure’s blending with the fabric reflects how identity can be shaped or obscured by cultural expectations. Her emerging presence becomes a quiet resistance — a moment of self-realization and reclaiming visibility.
Artwork Description:
Monstrous Clarity explores the complex entanglement of female identity and societal perception in Myanmar. The figure’s translucent body blends into the traditional fabric, symbolizing how women are often absorbed into cultural expectations, their individuality blurred. Yet her posture is upright, strong, and unapologetically proud — a stance that questions whether she has found clarity in her role, or if she is beginning to emerge from the very forces that once obscured her. The work lingers in this tension, inviting viewers to consider whether visibility is a form of resistance, or a reclaiming of self from a monstrous, inherited truth.
Exhibition History:
- “Asia Now Paris”, Monnaie de Paris, France, 2023
- “TRIENNALE”, Bastille Art Center, Paris, France, 2022
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121 x 91 cm (36×48 inches)
Acrylic on Burmese hand-woven 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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2023
Acrylic on traditional Myanmar fabric
120 x 90 cm (48 x 36 inches)
Signed on the front, lower right corner
AVAILABILITY: In stock
AVAILABILITY: Out of stock
AVAILABILITY: Out of stock
AVAILABILITY: Out of stock
AVAILABILITY: In stock
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