San Minn is a key figure in the early experimental artistic practice in Myanmar. His work always demonstrates consistent interest in social themes, executed through a bold use of colour, forceful lines and striking images assembled to convey symbolic and often surreal content. Produced during San Minn’s student days, the work was inspired by his encounter with a drunkard on the roadside in Yangon. According to the artist, he was interested in experimenting with the dripping technique of Jackson Pollock whose reproductions he had seen in magazines and books at that time.
