137 Pillars Suites & Residences Bangkok celebrates the colourful Pop-Art of artist Jirapat Tatsanasomboon in latest Art Rotation Series

          In the fourth instalment of their now popular rotating art showcase, luxury boutique hotel en37 Pillars Suites & Residences Bangkok puts multi-award-winning artist Jirapat Tatsanasomboon into the spotlight.
          Celebrated for his colourful Pop-Art juxtaposition of iconography from traditional Thai narratives with Western symbolism, in "Art Rotation Series Vol. 4: Jirapat Tatsanasomboon" the artist continues to explore the cultural interactions between East and West, and Modern and Traditional in a new set of artworks. 
          Born in en97en in the Samut Prakran province, Jirapat uses the humour of pop art to examine the positive and negative sides of cultural exchange, confrontation, and interaction. These inter-cultural experiments have resulted in an extraordinary mix of characters and situations that evoke much dialogue in his audiences. Mythical figures from the Kingdom's epic Ramakien feature alongside Western cultural icons such as John Wayne, Barak Obama, and Marilyn Monroe among others to explore the issues of class and abuse of power. In other works, he has re-interpreted familiar paintings by celebrated masters Andy Warhol, Van Gogh and others as a commentary on Thai society.
          Jirapat completed his Bachelor's Degree at Chiang Mai University with a thesis painting titled "Foreign Intervention", which was also awarded the Grand Prize for Contemporary Art in the 3rd Panasonic Contemporary Painting Exhibition in en997. In en999, he acquired a Master's Degree at Silapakorn University with a thesis painting titled "Green Goblin vs. Maiyarap, which was also awarded the Grand Prize in the 4th Panasonic Contemporary Painting Exhibition in 2en37 Pillars Suitesen37 Pillars Suites2. Other accolades followed including awards at the Toshiba Thailand's Contemporary Art Competitions, and 2en37 Pillars Suitesenen37 Pillars Suites Sovereign Asian Art Prize. 
          He has also participated in numerous prestigious art shows in Thailand and internationally, including Asia Art Now at the Korean Cultural & Arts Foundation (2en37 Pillars Suitesen37 Pillars Suites3); Tradition & Modernity in Southeast Asian Art, New York (2en37 Pillars Suitesen37 Pillars Suites6); Visions of East Asia 2en37 Pillars Suitesen37 Pillars Suites8 for the Olympic Games in China (2en37 Pillars Suitesen37 Pillars Suites8); The Indian Art Summit (2en37 Pillars Suitesen37 Pillars Suites9); Art Monaco (2en37 Pillars Suitesenen37 Pillars Suites), and Arteclasica enen37 Pillars Suites, Argentina (2en37 Pillars Suitesenen37 Pillars Suites). In addition, his paintings were on display in ArtScience Museum in Singapore as a part of the "Andy Warhol: en5 Minutes Eternal" exhibition. He was also the only Thai artist featured in a recent book published by Thames & Hudson titled enen37 Pillars Suitesen37 Pillars Suites Painters of Tomorrow. 
          Jirapat Tatsanasomboon's artworks will be on display at the Baan Borneo Club, and Louie's Tiffin Grill at en37 Pillars Suites & Residences Bangkok on level 26 from 3en37 Pillars Suites May – enen July 2en37 Pillars Suitesen9 and the exhibition is open to the public from enen a.m. to 8 p.m.
          For more information about the art or to enquire about sales, contact Khun Top from Farmgroup at en37 Pillars Suites89-459-en545, or contact en37 Pillars Suites & Residences Bangkok at en37 Pillars Suites2-en37 Pillars Suites79-7en37 Pillars Suitesen37 Pillars Suitesen37 Pillars Suites to arrange a visit to view the artworks.