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While Buddhism has played a significant role in Thai art, with many sculptures and paintings depicting Buddha images and religious themes, [1] [2] nature, including flora and fauna, as well as mythical creatures, has been a major inspiration for Thai art, with colorful motifs appearing in various types of art forms. [3]
A Buddha image in Thailand typically refers to three-dimensional stone, wood, clay, or metal cast images of the Buddha. While there are such figures in all regions where Buddhism is commonly practiced, the appearance, composition and position of the images vary greatly from country to country in Buddhist art .
Wihan (Thai: วิหาร) – a shrine hall that contains the principal Buddha images. It is the assembly hall where monks and laypeople congregate. Mondop (Thai: มณฑป) - specific square- or cruciform-based building or shrine, sometimes with a spired roof. It is a ceremonial form that can be appear on different kinds of buildings.
Silpa Bhirasri, an Italian-Thai sculptor who is considered the father of modern art in Thailand, founded Silpakorn University in Bangkok in 1943, which became the leading art school in the country. [ 50 ] : 4–5 Fua Hariphitak , a student of Bhirasri, was an avant-garde artist who experimented with Impressionism , Post-Impressionism , and Cubism .
He is well known as the first artist to introduce linear perspective to Thai traditional art. [2] [3] [4] The works of Khrua In Khong served under the king's desire to modernize Thailand in order to survive the Western colonialist aspiration. His best-known works are mural paintings in the ubosoth (chapel) of Wat Bowonniwet and Wat Borom Niwat.
Baan Dam Museum (Thai: พิพิธภัณฑ์บ้านดำ), also known to foreigners as the Black House Museum, is a private art museum comprising a mixture of traditional northern Thai buildings with unconventional and contemporary architecture, designed by Thawan Duchanee. [1]
Natnicha Somparn and Sorsomrudee Thippayatum pose for a picture as they celebrate after receiving official marriage certificates. More than a thousand LGBTQ couples across Thailand married as same ...
The largest commercial art gallery in Thailand. Founded in 1979 is one of Thailand's leading collectors of Thailand's national artists. [4] Rock Around Asia Gallery: Novotel Hotel Suvarnabhumi Airport: Art Gallery: Southeast Asian art, contemporary art, khon masks, marbles, paintings, earthenware Wajawittayawatt Museum Pathum Wan: Dental ...