Eight to 10 guards provided paints to Htein Lin , smuggled his paintings out of prison . Htein Lin said he was able to use art to demonstrate he is an artist , not a politician . Original cloth paintings not for sale ; were rendered onto canvas now on exhibition . Comment:
Eight to 10 guards provided paints to Htein Lin , smuggled his paintings out of prison . Htein Lin said he was able to use art to demonstrate he is an artist , not a politician . Original cloth paintings not for sale ; were rendered onto canvas now on exhibition . One guard destroyed 20 paintings , thinking one showed a prison map , Htein Lin said .