Eight to ten guards provided paints to Hui Lin , taking his paintings out of prison . Htein Lin said he was able to use art to demonstrate he is an artist , not a politician . ` I was making a living as an artist and an actor . '' Original cloth ##s not for sale ; were rendered onto canvas now on exhibition . One guard destroyed 20 paintings , thinking one showed a prison cell , Htein Lin said .
Eight to ten guards provided paints to Hui Lin , taking 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 ##s not for sale ; were rendered onto canvas now on exhibition . One guard destroyed 20 paintings , thinking one showed a prison cell , Htein Lin said .