{"id":5732,"date":"2012-09-03T03:45:00","date_gmt":"2012-09-03T03:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artbangkok.com\/?p=5732"},"modified":"2012-09-03T03:45:00","modified_gmt":"2012-09-03T03:45:00","slug":"kritsana-chaikitwattana-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artbangkok.com\/?p=5732","title":{"rendered":"Kritsana Chaikitwattana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Artist Kritsana Chaikitwattana<\/p>\n<p>Thavibu Gallery | Contemporary Art from Thailand, Vietnam and<br \/>\nBurma<\/p>\n<p>Kritsana Chaikitwattana is one of Thailand&#8217;s talented<br \/>\nyoung artists.\u00a0 He was born in 1977 in Hat Yai, and graduated with a Bachelor<br \/>\nDegree from Chulalongkorn University in 1998 and proceeded to attain a Master<br \/>\nDegree from Silapakorn University in 2002.\u00a0 The last exhibition entitled Venuses<br \/>\nof Bangkok focused on the strength of Thai women and their expanding roles.\u00a0 The<br \/>\nartist pays homage to Thai women in today&#8217;s society.\u00a0 His Venus series is<br \/>\npainted as oil on canvas, though mostly he has worked on carved and painted wood<br \/>\nand small wooden patches on board.\u00a0 To the artist, patches, scratches and wear<br \/>\nincluded in the works symbolise the passing of time.\u00a0 Some of his works even<br \/>\nincorporate stones from Hualamphong, the main railway station in Bangkok.\u00a0 The<br \/>\nfocus of Kritsana\u2019s work is often on the inner world of individuals, and the<br \/>\nstruggle for self-realisation, often relating to Buddhism.\u00a0 Other areas of focus<br \/>\nare social commentary and the dire situation in the deep south of Thailand where<br \/>\nthere is an ongoing conflict.\u00a0 Kritsana has participated in several exhibitions<br \/>\nin Thailand, as well as in Korea (2003), Spain (2005), Taiwan (2006), China<br \/>\n(2008, the Olympics) and Singapore (2008).\u00a0 Gallery 1 | 2 (s= sold<\/p>\n<p>Venus at MBK (Shopping Mall)The LoserTrying to Touch the GroundMe and the<br \/>\nBuddha I<br \/>\nVenus in a Desolate World The Long MarchTruth and Illusion (1)Me and<br \/>\nthe Buddha II<br \/>\nThe Pretentious BuffaloMonsoonStop no. 2Venus with<br \/>\nThai Souvenir Postcard (2)<br \/>\nVenus with Thai Traditional<br \/>\nDollsConflict (2)SentimentVenus of Bangkok with Thai Traditional Doll<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Thavibu Gallery<br \/>\nHomeArt For SaleArt RelatedPurchaseResourcesThai<br \/>\nArtistsVietnamese ArtistsBurmese ArtistsOther ArtistsSpecial ObjectsJirapat<br \/>\nTatsanasomboonJitrin ThaothongKritsana ChaikitwattanaSanti ThongsukThaweesak<br \/>\nSrithongdeeTheerayuth InkaewTherdkiat WangwatcharakulVasan SitthiketWarawut<br \/>\nIntornCong Kim HoaDinh QuanDinh Y NhiHong Viet DungLe Quang HaNguyen Thanh<br \/>\nBinhNguyen TrungPham An HaiTrinh TuanVan Duong ThanhAung Kyaw HtetAung MyintAye<br \/>\nKoMin ZawMPP Yei MyintMyoe Win AungNyein Chan SuPhyu MonU Lun GyweEdvard<br \/>\nSasunMartin CollinsRalph KiggellVann NathBurmese LacquerNew<br \/>\nAdditionsPublicationsVideosArt CategoriesArt ExhibitionsArt ArticlesArticles on<br \/>\nThai, Vietnamese, Burmese artTips &#8211; 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