Thailand Art Up Close
Explore over 70 years of Thai art history
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Dive into the tiniest details
Take a closer look on the brush strokes
Explore by color
Over 500 artworks sorted by colors
Meet Thai People Through Portraits
From times of the Old to Modern Siam
Bring the paintings to your living room
Experience augmented reality and hang these paintings in your home
Zoom into unseen local materials
From feathers to metal scraps
Rural lifestyle of northern Thailand
Prasong Luemuang presents the rural lifestyle of people in the northern region of Thailand.
Lanna culture
The symbols in the painting reflect the influence of the Lanna culture on the artist while the characters are inspired by his own personal stories and the simple lifestyle of rural people
Contrasting brushstrokes
The picture is crated with skillful brushstrokes, bold lines and the marvelous use of line and pattern.
Hybrid
The artist includes Lanna traditions and cultural practices such as traditional textiles with quintessentially Lanna patterns, betel chewing, tattoos and Lanna characters.
Festival
The colour tone creates a new creative direction of Thai fine art that undergoes the processes of appropriation and adaptation. Read more about this painting here
Now see the contemporary art
And find the bits you dont normally get to see
Shaping the History of Thai Modern and Contemporary Art
Let there be light
Discover Thai culture and traditions through understanding of light
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