Project Description

Oil and mixed media on canvas

Dimensions : 58,5 cm x 41 cm

Signed lower right : S.Sriboon dated 1972

semi-abstract composition Asian

SRIBOON Respond

Painter of the twentieth century from Thailand.

One of his works (Fishing village) is in possession of Hong Kong Museum of Art

A work for sale in the United States

A work already sold in San Francisco

Modern Thai painting

Traditional Thailand and its artistic heritage come together when you talk about traditional art and culture. Handicrafts are gradually put forward forming a range of rich and rare products, at the base of Thai history and customs.

Ainsi, Thai art is distinguished by its very varied set of craft techniques such as painting, the sculpture, ceramics, weaving, the music, theater…

Thai artists initially only had a set of five primary colors (the Red, blue, yellow, white and black), which they used to produce other kinds of pigments. These pigments then allowed artists to create murals, also used for banners and illustrations.

The representations were more or less large according to the degree of importance, the use of shadow did not yet exist and the pictorial techniques were very advanced for the time.

From a religious and traditional perspective, Thai painting adorned the walls of temples and palaces, just like the illustrations in the books. Religion, as well as royalty, quickly took an important place within the paintings in order to bring out the beauty of the objects and the riches.

At XIX^e century, pigments were enriched and new techniques, from the West, surged to give the paintings a more modern look. The use of gold leaf brought more light to the representations and the colors more detail. Despite the perseverance of the traditional style, some artists achieved the feat of creating their own style, born from the fusion between the traditional style and the western style, a unique style combining tradition and modernity.

Another work is offered to you by the Gallery