My Bio. as follow :
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Jirapat Tatsanasomboon was born in 1971 in |
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Samut Prakarn and completed Master Degree at |
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Silapakorn University in 1999. Tatsanasomboon |
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is one of Thailand’s leading artists whose works |
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display interactions between Thai and Western |
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culture. Then the artist has become more |
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political than ever; he reinterprets the story |
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of Nonthok of the Thai national epic Ramakien |
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and brings such issues as class, integrity and |
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abuse of power to the forefront. This makes the |
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series not only relevant to the on-going political |
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crisis in Thailand, but also universally |
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elsewhere. In his past series, his heroes are |
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depicted in a distinctive Thai setting and are |
often seen interacting with traditional Thai
heroes and mythical figures, most of whom are
characters in the Ramakien (Ramayana). Jirapat
also takes on well known icons spanning from
old master paintings to stars in the
entertainment industry and American
superheroes and puts them in a new, Thai
context. Jirapat has participated in several art
shows in Thailand and also in Korea (2003),
USA (NYC, 2006), Singapore (2008), China
(Olympics, 2008), India (2009), Monaco (2010)
and Argentina (2010) and also sells regularly at
international auctions. Jirapat's paintings were
on display at the ArtScience Museum in
Singapore in 2012 in the exhibition Andy
Warhol: 15 Minutes Eternal., Bahrain
(2015)., Jirapat Tatsanasomboon is the only
Thai artist who is featured in the new Thames &
Hudson book: 100 Painters of Tomorrow.,
Exhibited in the show: 'Semangat 10 -
Contemporary Expressions of Southeast Asian
Spirit', Petronas Museum 2016.