Win Pe
Win Pe | |
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ဝင်းဖေ | |
| Born | 1935 (age 89–90) Mandalay, British Burma |
| Nationality | Burmese |
| Education | Studied with Ba Thet and Kin Maung (Bank) |
| Known for | Painting, Film Director, Short Story Writer |
| Movement | Modernism |
Win Pe (Burmese: ဝင်းဖေ; born 16 June 1935) is one of Myanmar’s most celebrated living artists. Along with his close friends Kin Maung Yin and Paw Oo Thett, Win Pe was a leader of Myanmar’s modern art movement in the 1960s. In the 1970s and 1980s, he was a successful film director, winning Myanmar’s equivalent of the Academy Award in 1981. He is also a respected short story writer.