by nyunt

from january 2024
collaborative sculpture (prototype 1)
part of series - things we don’t have

teak wooden figure in old burmese warrior attire

piece created in collaboration with wooden sculptor used to sculpting tradational wooden pieces from buddha sculptures to different “pan” or different burmese designs (mostly used for religious purposes)

before deciding on a design for the sculpture, i went around the wooden vendors of mandalay mahar myat muni pagoda and saw that most hand gestures of sculptures are close to being the same due to religious reasons, but the key was that it is a religious visual language that is understood by many after the passing of time

i think alot about the universal visual languages that can be understood within different cultures and countries, i then started thinking about hand gestures that are not only universal due religious means but more so became universal due to internet and pop culture of today

the one hand gesture we are familiar with without a doubt is the peace hand gesture that was used by the allied nations during world war 2 to signal victory, the gesture then slowly evolved to be what we know and understand today through many sentiments and the passing of time ( slowly became the peace sign )

the gesture is presented by a figure dressed in a war attire (upper body) and a more relaxed attire for the lower body, attempting to potray the figure not in war zone but in a more post war time frame with the most mainstream hand gesture for pictures today !

तृष्णा (tarashna)

“ black on black on black on black “
december 7, 2023 - 170 cm x 170 cm
acrylic, oil, poster ink & pastel on canvas

title: tainted
from may 1 2023
acrylic, poster ink & oil pastel on canvas

acrylic on june 20, 2016 time issue

havent posted in a while,

title: brain spit

pen on paper
non dominant hand drawing

drew one thing after another slowly without thinking much

many thoughts
may 8, 4 ft x 3 ft
charcoal on canvas

a piece of writing about the power of flow

Unleashing Creativity: The Power of Flow The state of flow is often described as being in the zone. It’s like being so engrossed in a good book that you lose track of time, or…

x 15 of me
mid april 2023
acrylic on a3 drawing paper

quick (arnd 30 sec) portraits
not gona bother posting one by one due to how fast it took
acrylic on 130 gsm smooth drawing paper

mid april 2023, size a3
acrylic on canvas paper

april 2023
untitled size a3
acrylic on canvas paper

april 2023
size a3 . . _ _ _ . . .
acrylic on canvas paper

april 2023
deadth inside
on two pieces of a3
acrylic on canvas paper

untitled,
april 2023
acrylic on Mediums canvas paper

will be posting a bunch of a3 visual record from when i was in bangkok, lived in an environment where i had to be very careful with painting and felt suffocated due to certain things that happened there,

missed home alot but when i thought about it my parent’s house of which i usually reside in myanmar is not exactly home home but more of a safe, warm shelter but then where even is home when i dont feel similar to the people in my own country…

doing alot better with reconnecting with myanmar and decolonizing self but just surprised i missed myanmar and wanted to go back alot during my three weeks in bangkok

untitled
but maybe home without the h

april 2023
acrylic on vault box,
felt less lonely and alienated with the box when away from home

linescape
april 2023
3ft x 3ft
acrylic on canvas

linescape
april 2023
3 ft x 3ft
acrylic on canvas

linescape
April 2023
3ft x 3 ft
acrylic on canvas

linescape
april 2023
3 ft x 3 ft
acrylic on canvas

march 2023
a series of three,
all acrylic on canvas

field
march 29 2023
acrylic on canvas

* from the past

untitled
feburary 2023
untitled, chalk on blackboard

* from the past

untitled,
feburary 2023
chalk on blackboard

what a window do is really interesting to me, in a sense it shows you a world that is different from where you are, in a sense i treat my paintings and works like windows..

all emotions causes suffering, but rather than painting suffering itself, and rather than painting emotions, alot of paintings created are more of a reflection instead, sometimes an instant reflection while feeling things, but sometimes during a certain calm after a storm

after coming back to myanmar during a time like this i’ve been even more obsessed with what a window is… maybe because of the concept of escapism and how everyone seems to be involved in some sort due to all the happenings, suffering, deaf greed & rough disagreement between idealogies from the same homeland

majority of life satisfaction level is rock bottom

majority of people’s “healthy mental health” right now a just like thick make up, maybe beautiful and looking balanced on the surface but might not be what it is deep down ….

mental toxin, stirring within,
dancing current, tunes within,
devil’s baby, destructive within,
useless distraction, delay within

* from the past

around august 2022

* from the past

2021 london

fallen angel
acrylic on paper

* from the past

2021 london

attempted to do pixel art with no prior knowledge, just tried creating with the thought of one pixel per color

learned alot within the process from slight change of color’s effect and influence to how certain little choices make huge differences and how things can be just more suggestive then looking more like things in reality

* from the past

london deptford high st 2021

almost all of the spray stuff from london

most of which i did within a night, i rmemeber feeling very dark and gloomy, very empty and lonely, felt very drained for no reason from day one when university started off with a fresher’s party …

I don’t drink like that, i dont drink socially and also dont smoke cigs socially like almost every other people my age in london and also didn’t feel like giving my time to parties…

maybe i was just oversensitive about london’s relationship with myanmar especially when my country is slowly withering after their colonization and how i feel as if they are responsible for some things happening within myanmar to some extent

* from the past

@ london 2021
spray paint on wall

still floating maybe