BOW JIRATCHAYA PATTARATHUMRONG
625 ARCHITECTURE STUDENT
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introduction
Thawan Duchanee (September 27, 1939 – September 3, 2014) is a contemporary artist with an international reputation.In 2001,this notable artist also was given precious price by the Office of the National Culture Commission of Thailand as a national thai artist in fine art and visual art.
Thawan was raised in chiangmai, thailand and began formal art studies at the age of fifteen at the Art and Craft College, Bangkok, Thailand under the scholarship of the Ministry of Education of Thailand.In 1958,He studied at Painting, Sculpture and Graphic Art department in Silpakorn University.
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Buddhist references and myth have always played an important role in Thawan’s work.According to one of notable works,a series of Ramayana paintings by Thawan,He presents all of characters in his own interpretation.Because of these powerful and impressive buddhist paintings he was held in high esteem.
style and media
Thawan is the first engraver using a new technique.He used special ballpoint pen to create delicate engraving artwork containing million of strokes but after doing this kind of work for a while,A doctor suggest him to stop because the way he worked has had a disastrous effect on his health.
Thawan also influences the result by Zen brush in order to present a Zen philosophy in artistic form.
Unique characteristic of Thawan’s painting including not only form and religious story but also the colour he used.After learning about Chinese,Indian and Japanese artworks which is lack of colour,He felt inspire to paint in black and white in order to express the in visible inner feeling.
list of major works
paintings
The Dhammapada
The battle of Mara
The Last ten Lives of the