Background
Po Po was born in 1957 in Pathein, Myanmar.
Po Po was born in 1957 in Pathein, Myanmar.
His work has been exhibited in Japan, South of Korea and Berlin. His formal name is Hla Oo. He is self-taught. Since 1987 Po Po has held many solo exhibitions, and his work has been shown at the Yokohama Triennial in Yokohama, Japan, the Gwangju Biennial in Gwangju, South of Korea, Fukuoka Triennale in Fukuoka, Japan and in the House of World Cultures, Berlin.
A May 2004 report described Po Po as one of the younger Myanmar artists who were creating impressive works in isolation and in conditions of penury.
However, Po Po is one of the few "contemporary" Myanma artists who have been able to travel, for example participating in the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum"s event in 1999. He was also able to take part in Saigon Open City in Vietnam.
In June 2010 he visited Singapore to give a talk at the Osage Art Foundation.
Quotations: "At best, his works reflect the lightness of being, joyfully, bearably so".
