![]() His paintings contain a secret and magical archetypal symbolism that is enhanced by their materiality.Īndrew Stahl’s paintings also refer to past experience from Rome to Bangkok. In Panya Vijinthanasarn’s spiritual paintings he sometimes refers to fragments and memories of the past, exquisitely beautiful with hidden surprises. This exhibition is the third joint exhibition of Andrew and Panya, coming from different cultural perspectives the exhibition highlights their interest in the transcultural with both differences and synergies. Going deeper down, entering the magic unknown - there’s so much we don’t understand, but just like the title of the song ‘What will be, will be’ I float down the Chao Phraya River discovering new and wonderful remnants, glimpses of the old and new world passing by. I am sitting listening to other exquisite music - Wax Tailors version of ‘Que Sera’ while considering the title of show AP3 Falling I dream of falling, of feeling weightless, floating down, flowing over the edge, flowing air all around as I dream into a floating mode. Justin’s music from the dark mysterious Smalls emerges. Bangkok’s sparkling green lights, red lights, orange lights, a futuristic city bending around the river, fragments remembered: enormous golden and beautiful fading Buddhas, pagodas and boats on the flowing river. ![]() Sitting in an unusually hot steamy London this July thinking about my forthcoming exhibition with Panya in an even hotter Bangkok, dreaming of that sparkling city and its intensity- a dream lying ahead. Two Person exhibition with Thai 'National Artist' Panya Vijinthanasarn: I am interested in how figurative painting can use symbolism and can involve the surrealist idea of 'The Marvellous'Įxhibitions John France and European Artists in TokyoĢ017 - Ardel Third Place Gallery, Thonglor Soi10, Bangkok 10110, Thailand I collect things such as green trees from Japanese noodle packets, items of decoration, images and body parts. These little items do not add up to a story, they are mind wanderings, a collection of flowing thoughts floating across the surfaces, perhaps influenced by Chinese scrolls. Though the painting provides this image from a distance, as you move closer to the painting small images are revealed. Desire, the physical and the intellect are often in a kind of dance and struggle. In this painting the snake is the assassin and both sudden death and desire. 'â¨The Death of Trotsky' draws on multi-layered symbolic meanings. I have participated frequently in artists residencies at the invitation of the British Council and universities in China, Thailand, Australia and Sri Lanka, which have enabled me to consider and view different approaches to contemporary art.⨠Below is an excerpt of what I recently wrote about a painting 'The Death of Trotsky' (see image below) that I exhibited in a group show in the BACC museum in Bangkok, Thailand of Thai and British artists that I curated called 'MD3: 'Fragility and Monumentality'. I see international engagement as a vital part of contemporary practice. I believe art can be a complex and rich soup of different histories and traditions and the time we live in enables intercultural interaction and the creation of new discourses and germinations. ![]() My recent research concerns the implications and the potential offered by the transcultural and globalisation for contemporary art. Painting has a special fascination for me as it is so un-sensational –just mud on a surface. My research focuses on contemporary art and painting in particular. Group show Hanart TZ, Hong Kong 2018/2019 Bangkok Art Biennale 2019 OnlyĬonnect Osaka, Japan 2019 group show Gubbinal at Project Native Informant, London. Recent group shows include 2021 Nakata Museum Hiroshima, Japan 2020 The Sharjah Art Foundation, Sharjah, UAE and 2020 a solo show in Rome at Most recent solo exhibitions are an extensive solo survey show in 2019 at Newspapers and art journals and his works are in many private and publicĬollections both in the UK and abroad including the, Arts Council England, theīritish Council, the Government Art Collection, the British Museum, Sharjah Artįoundation and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. His exhibitions have been frequently discussed in international In public-funded residencies in Hong Kong, Thailand, China, Australia and Sri The Wingate scholarship for travel in South East Asia. He has received many awards including the Abbey Rome Scholarship and In London and the UK and widely internationally across Europe, Asia andĪmerica.
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