AS a pre-opening event of the 10th China- South Asia Expo, Myanmar’s great artist Pachi Soe Moe and Chinese artist U Coco Wang (Chen Entian) will jointly create an AI oil painting named “Southern Silk Road” in honour of the Yunnan trade fair.
The expo will be held at Dianchi Lake International Convention and Exhibition Centre under the theme “Solidarity and Coordination for Common Development”.
To commemorate the expo, the “Southern Silk Road” artwork will be created in the style of an oil painting produced using Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology.
The artwork will combine historical landscapes and contemporary spirit from countries along the route onto a single canvas, vividly portraying the revival of the ancient trade route, which has existed for thousands of years, in the digital era.
Pachi Soe Moe is one of Myanmar’s most respected artists and is also an Academy Award-winning film director. His artistic work is deeply rooted in his profound understanding of Myanmar culture. U Coco Wang (Chen Entian), respectfully known internationally as “Prince Coco”, is regarded as one of the key initiators of the international Belt and Road Initiative and has conducted long-term research on the Southern Silk Road.
The use of AI technology as an innovative medium represents a pioneering exploration of how technology can strengthen culture and the arts. Artist Chen Entian noted that Myanmar occupies a strategically important position at the centre of the Southern Silk Road and is an important partner country in the Belt and Road international cooperation initiative.
He emphasized that cultural and artistic exchanges between China and Myanmar are extremely important for strengthening people-to-people relations within the region. He added that this collaborative AI oil painting project is not only a gesture of goodwill and best wishes for the expo but also a beautiful representation of the contemporary history and culture of the Southern Silk Road. — TWA/KTZH
