In with the new

In with the new
YenakArt Villa (Bangkok)
9 September – 7 October 2017
Artist: Tanupom Enon
Curator: Nim Niyomsin

‘In with the new’ is a series by Tanupon En-on. It is his interpretation of modern society where news and information is highly accessible and people are able to interact and travel freely. In this series, the artist explores this issue by looking through the E-sarn artistic past of Hoop Tam, a unique traditional mural painting that uses vivid colors. En-On experiments with the symbolic combination of old and new characters, to reflect on the current changes in Thai society

Full concept

‘In with the new’ is a series by Tanupon En-on. It is his interpretation of modern society where news and information is highly accessible and people are able to interact and travel freely. Everything is interconnected. All cultural aspects influence each other and have become intertwined.

Local characteristics and identity are now harder to define with the influx of external influence. Traditional art and culture are constantly being transformed and re-interpreted resulting in new visual language.

In this series, the artist explores this issue by looking through the E-sarn artistic past of Hoop Tam, a unique traditional mural painting that uses vivid colors. En-On experiments with the symbolic combination of old and new characters, to reflect on the current changes in Thai society.

News

https://www.yenakartvilla.com/tanuponeon-yenakartvilla-bangkok