Today we are talking about the impressive work of Suriwan Sutham, an emerging and talented Thai female artist. The first time that I saw his work was at the Bangkok Art and Culture Center as a current exhibition. The artworks are painted in maxi format and they immediately caught my attention. The pictorial technique is […]
Thawan Duchanee was a Thai contemporary painter, architect and sculptor. He’s one of the best national Thai artist, but his controverse work wasn’t always appreciate by the society. Born in 1939 in Chiang Rai, he studied art in Bangkok and Amsterdam. He died in 2013 at 74 years old. Some of his early works caused […]
The Black House or the Baan Dam Museum is a characteristic creation by the eccentric artist Thawan Duchanee. In part art studio, museum and house, Baan Dam is a complex of traditional Thai houses mixed with some modern and grotesque buildings. The Black House is a combination of dark, surrealistic and funny feeling. Maybe some […]
Chalermchai Kositpipat is born in Chiang Rai on 1955. He went to the first school of visual art in Thailand, the Silpakorn University is ispirate by the teachings of the Italian Corrado Feroci. Kositpipat was specialized in Thai art on 1977. He started him career by design movie posters. His early wall paintings mixed traditional […]
If you are in the north of Thailand you can’t miss the most eccentric temple in South East Asia. It’s the best Wat I have seen in all my life long. This famous temple is called Wat Rong Khum or White Temple and is a contemporary structure made in 1997. The Wat isn’t finished yet, […]
So, here we are again with the #asianpostseries. We keep talking about Jim Thompson House in Bangkok. Let’s start with an excerpt from the book about: “A historical overview of style. Thailand could well be described as a crossroads of Southeast Asian civilizations. Her geographical and political situation has allowed her to bring together a […]
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