Aung Ko

Artist Aung Ko was born in Shwedaung , a small town that is rich in cultural buildings . He studied art at the National University of Art and Culture and graduated in 2001 . Since then he has created various themed paintings . He mostly depicts the old cultural buildings around his town in order to commemorate and appreciate them. It is his belief that old is gold . His favorite medium is oil color and sometimes, he enjoys painting with watercolor whenever he goes outdoors for painting. On those occasions he finds himself in reverie. He has exhibited a lot of art exhibition at home and he has also had the chance to show abroad including in Chiang Mai in 2015 and also at Burma Rising :The first Contemporary Art Show , Boston , USA in 2017 . He has two solo exhibitions under his belt and this, his third solo show was at Kalasa art space , also marked his birthday and turning 41. To quote Aritst Aung Ko , “I would like to create these paintings to present what I value; the old buildings and the ones who built them. Most of the buildings were destroyed in the war and some deteriorated because they didn’t have enough maintenance and care. Artist Aung Ko , mainly would love to give a message to the audiences to value our old cultural buildings and keep them well. This is the best way to give cultural inheritance to the next generations . ” Artist Aung Ko has been working on this series titled “OLD IS GOLD’’ since 2015 but late 2017 , his sentiments grew stronger, his creativity got finer and his approach, bolder. His paintings seeks to showcase the bold colors and expressive forms that is the artist’s signature style that reflect a modernist aesthetic based on the artist’s belief that a depth of cultural and historical contexts as well as personal mythologies reflect in his imagery. Artist Aung Ko still live in his lovely small town in Yangon most of his time with his family but frequently to come to Yangon to do some works related with arts. Whenever he arrive Yangon , he do come to KALASA Art Space and all of his works are also here as he is one of major artists of KALASA .