By the Ayeyarwady
Created on the first day of ARTICO RESIDENCY 2026, By the Ayeyarwady draws from life around Bupaya in Bagan. Against the familiar form of Bupaya, Tun Unt depicts local boatmen whose everyday lives are closely connected to the Ayeyarwady River, carrying passengers across the water and taking visitors along the river. The work looks beyond Bagan’s historic monuments to the people who continue to live and work around them, reflecting the enduring relationship between people, place, and the river.
Tun Unt
Born in Yangon in 1966, Tun Unt is a Myanmar artist and the son of renowned painter Maung D, from whom he began learning art at an early age. He started his professional creative career as a screen-printing designer and comic artist, with his first published comic artwork appearing in Tharaphu Magazine. He later continued his artistic studies under Maung Nyo Win (U Nyo). Tun Unt held his first solo exhibition, LOVE, at Myo Kyaw Gallery on Pansodan Road, followed by his second solo exhibition at Ahla Thit Gallery in 2006. Since then, he has exhibited extensively in solo and group exhibitions. In March 2026, he presented My Unknown Number, his 10th solo exhibition, at MGB Gallery. He continues to develop his distinctive artistic practice through ongoing experimentation and exploration.
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