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BKK Street Connection

 

BKK Street Connection Poster, show at ArtGorillas

 

 

BKK Street Connection
New works and on-site project by Alex, AMP, Bon, YOK (Aus), and Brooke (AUS).
Opening reception: Monday, August 4th, 6 pm. onwards. with special performance from Okizoo’s MC Trix1 & DJ IK.

August 4- 31, 2008

ArtGorillas ArtGallery is pleased to announce BKK Street Connection, a group exhibition featuring new works and on-site project by 3 of Bangkok’s most dynamic Street Artists, plus 2 talents from Australia.

BKK Street Connection brings the vibrancy of urban art scene currently found in Bangkok into the gallery setting, right in the mekka of youth culture, through newly created astonishing original works and site-specific project.
The five talented artists each have their own individual aesthetic, and means of expression where this show connected them to create a visual dialogue and creative exchange for the first time.

About the artists:
ALEX - http://www.myspace.com/alexokizoo
AMP - http://www.ampstreet.com/
BON - http://www.flickr.com/photos/tbon
YOK - http://www.theyok.com/
Brooke - http://www.brookebobridge.com/

นิทรรศการ BKK Street Connection
ระยะเวลาแสดง: 4-31 สิงหาคม   2551
เปิดงาน: วันจันทร์ที่ 4 สิงหาคม  เวลา 18.00 น.เป็นต้นไปที่แกลเลอรี่ พร้อมดนตรีมันส์ๆจาก MC Trix1 พร้อม DJ IK จาก Okizoo

นับแต่อดีต ถนนคือสิ่งที่ทำให้เกิดการเดินทาง และติดต่อแลกเปลี่ยนระหว่างผู้คนที่อยู่ห่างไกล แม้ในปัจจุบันจะมีวิธีการเดินทางอื่นๆที่รวดเร็วกว่า แต่ถนนทุกสายก็ไม่เคยถูกทิ้งร้าง มันกลับเปลี่ยนแปลง เติบโต และเข้ามามีบทบาทในชีวิตของผู้คนมากขึ้นด้วยซ้ำ
ขณะเดียวกันความเปลี่ยนแปลงของสังคมปัจจุบันที่เกิดขึ้นอย่างรวดเร็ว ก็ทำให้ทัศนคติและความต้องการของผู้คนมีความหลากหลายขึ้น พาให้ต้องการพื้นที่ในการแสดงออกหรือสื่อสารกับคนอื่นๆมากขึ้นตามไปด้วย
เมื่อต้องการจะสื่อสารกับผู้คนจำนวนมาก ท้องถนนนับเป็นตัวเลือกที่ดีในอันดับต้นๆ กราฟฟิติก็เป็นตัวอย่างหนึ่งที่แสดงถึงความต้องการป่าวประกาศอะไรบางอย่างให้คนจำนวนมากได้รับรู้ผ่านพื้นที่บนท้องถนน และได้พัฒนาตัวเองสู่ความเป็นศิลปะในเวลาต่อมา ด้วยเทคนิคและรูปแบบที่หลากหลายมาขึ้นทำให้เกิดเป็นกระบวนของสตรีทอาร์ตแบบต่างๆ ไม่ว่าจะเป็นสติ๊กเกอร์ เสตนซิล หรือการนำวัสดุอื่นๆมาประยุกต์ใช้
ถนนในเมืองต่างๆอาจจะแตกต่างกัน ทั้งผู้คน สิ่งก่อสร้างและวัฒนธรรม แต่สิ่งหนึ่งที่เหมือนกันก็คือถนนในเมืองใหญ่ๆทั่วโลกมักจะมีสตรีทอาร์ตปรากฏอยู่ตามข้างทาง อาจจะปรากฏอยู่บนป้ายบิลบอร์ดขนาดใหญ่ หรือตามซอกหลืบในซอกซอยเล็กๆ ทั้งหมดล้วนแสดงให้เห็นว่าศิลปะตามข้างทางเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของท้องถนนและชีวิตเมือง และถนนทุกสายก็เชื่อมโยงกันอยู่ด้วยศิลปะเหล่านั้น
นิทรรศการ BKK STREET CONNECTION คือนิทรรศการแสดงผลงานของสามศิลปินไทยและอีกสองศิลปินจากออสเตรเลีย ซึ่งศิลปินที่ร่วมแสดงผลงานในครั้งนี้ประกอบด้วย
1. ALEX ไรเตอร์ที่โชกโชนทั้งการพ่นสีบนกำแพงริมฟุตบาทจนถึงผนังแกลเลอรี ผลงานของเขามักจะสื่อถึงเรื่องราวต่างๆในสังคมด้วยภาษาภาพที่มีเอกลักษณ์เฉพาะตัว
2. ไผ่AMPเจ้าของแบรนด์ สตรีทแวร์ที่เป็นที่รู้จักอย่างแพร่หลาย เนื่องจากฝีไม้ลายมือในการออกแบบลวดลายบนเสื้อยืดของเขา นอกจากนั้น การแปะสติ๊กเกอร์บนท้องถนนก็ยังเป็นงานอดิเรกของเขาด้วย
3. BON ชายหนุ่มที่รักงานศิลปะและความตื่นเต้นบนท้องถนน พ่วงท้ายด้วยความต้องการบอกกล่าวถึงทัศนคติทางการเมืองของตัวเอง ทำให้เขาต้องเข้ามาข้องแวะกับสตรีทอาร์ตอย่างช่วยไม่ได้ และสุดท้าย
4.YOK กราฟฟิติไรเตอร์จากซิดนีย์ที่เดินทางมาไกลถึงกรุงเทพฯ ผลงานของเขามีความโดดเด่นอยู่ที่คาแร็คเตอร์ซึ่งเป็นที่รู้จักของไรเตอร์ชาวไทยมาพักใหญ่
5. Brooke ศิลปินสาวเพียงหนึ่งเดียว กับการแสดงงานครั้งแรกในกรุงเทพฯ

ทั้งห้าคนต่างสร้างงานศิลปะบนท้องถนนเหมือนกัน จึงไม่แปลกที่จะเดินวนมาเจอกันในวันหนึ่ง ทำให้ทั้งห้าได้มารวมตัวกันในนิทรรศการ BKK STREET CONNECTION ซึ่งเป็นการยืนยันว่าศิลปะคือสิ่งที่สามารถเชื่อมโยงถนนทุกสายในโลกไว้ด้วยกัน

“”4B”FourBIZARRE” a comic art exhibition, June 16 – July 13, 08

ArtGorillas ArtGallery & Lenarai are pleased to announce “FourBIZARRE”, an art exhibition by 4 renowned graphic novelists; Songsin Tiewsomboon (UP), Songwit Seakittikul (Seng), Suttichart
Sarapaiwanich (SS), and Vachira Petmaneenilsai (Nonworld).
Their graphic novels have achieved cult status and been widely acclaimed by local youth, as well as the 20 & 30 something. In FourBIZARRE, a massive collection of new works from the artists, which
never before seen or exhibited, will be on view with mass appeal and a comic sensibility.
Show duration: June 16 – July 13, 2008
Opening Reception: Mon. June 16, 6 p.m. onwards at the gallery. (artists’ talk, live music performance by Songsin T.)
Artists’ other works:
Songsin Tiewsomboon: author of Improvise, 9Lives, Beansprout&Firehead, etc./ http://songsin.exteen.com/
Songwit Seakittikul : author of Our World, etc./ http://wesong.exteen.com/
Suttichart Sarapaiwanich : author of Joe, the sea-cret agent, etc./ http://yerrman.exteen.com/
Vachira Petmaneenilsai : author of 2 be killed, etc./ http://nonworld.exteen.com/
More about Lenarai:
http://www.lenarai.com/ & http://brokuu.exteen.com/
For more information, please contact
ArtGorillas ArtGallery
260 2nd Floor Lido Multiplex Siam Square Soi 3 Bangkok
E-mail : artgorillas@gmail.com
Web : http://www.myspace.com/artgorillas
Tel/Fax: +66 2 658 3975
Thank you.

C(IT)Y#12: Rinpa Eshidan’s [en] in C(IT)Y, Friday June 6, 13, 20, 27, 08

C(IT)Y#12: Rinpa Eshidan’s [en] in C(IT)Y

ArtGorillas ArtGallery is pleased to present the screening nights of Rinpa Eshidan’s [en].

[en] represents both the individual and collaborative efforts of Rinpa Eshidan’s unique collective and approach in making intriguing urban art where process of creation is way fascinating than the finished project.

The following VDO will be shown every Friday, 7 p.m., starting from June 6 through June 27 at the gallery:
- Cube (2007)
- Room (2006)
- Terra Trance (2006)
- Puzzle (2006)
- One Week of Artwork (2005)

The special bonus live-art VDO will be shown prior an artist talk on Thursday, July 3rd. This is your only chance to meet one of the fantastic art crew behind all these sensational VDO art.

We know you might have seen some of their works before through itsy-bitsy YouTube, but this is the first time in Thailand that audiences can see their high resolution selected works in a big screen. This event also celebrates the release of their long-awaited DVD which is available at the gallery as pre-order at THB650. Don’t bother ask us for a free copy of it, if you like their work, support them by order it. The last day of pre-order will be June 30, 2008. All the pre-ordered DVD will arrive with the artist on July 3.

Screening schedule: Friday June 6, 13, 20, 27, 7 p.m.
Bonus live-art screening & Artist Talk by Tokyo-based artist D.H. Rosen of Rinpa Eshidan: Thursday July 3, 8 p.m.

Please contact the gallery for further inquiry.
ArtGorillas ArtGallery
Tel: +66 2 658 3975
E-Mail: artgorillas@gmail.com
Web: http://www.myspace.com/artgorillas
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About Rinpa Eshidan
“Rinpa” is a word created by the founders of the group meaning “to bring people together, while “Eshidan” essentially means “art crew.” The Rinpa Eshidan is a team of artists brought together by a common creative expression.

In October of 2006, Rinpa Eshidan’s crew’s core members Noiz-Davi, Daisuke Yamamoto, D.H. Rosen, Akari Sasai and Xola gathered to create “Room,” the first Rinpa Eshidan video to include 3-dimensional work created in the group’s trademark art-in-process style. The group’s main activities are performing in live-art events and creating videos of art in action. Instead of focusing on the finished project, they believe the process of creation itself is where art comes to life and their videos aim to engage their audience in that process.

At around the same time the group posted their first videos on YouTube and the response was phenomenal. Within a few weeks the now-famous “One Week of Artwork” earned over a million hits and became one of the most heavily blogged art videos of all time.

In 2007 Rinpa Eshidan’s newfound internet fame led to several invitations to perform both domestically and internationally. Over the past year and a half the crew could be seen creating live art in clubs and art spaces all over Tokyo, and they also took on several commercial projects including the creation of commercial films for Tsutaya, KDDI America, and the opening film for the extremely popular NHK program “Salary Man Neo.”

In September of last year they were invited to do a 3-day residency in China at the world-renowned Dangdai International Arts Festival in Beijing’s famous 798 art district. Rinpa Eshidan closed this monumental year with a performance at Kanazawa’s newly developed Geijutsu Mura art center.
For more information about the Rinpa Eshidan, please visit http://www.rinpaeshidan.jp/ or info@rinpaeshidan.jp
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About D.H. Rosen
Long-time Japan inhabitant Daniel Harris Rosen is a ceramicist and writer whose aim is to capture the “process of creation” in his work.
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C(IT)Y#11: CITY REVISITED photography art show, May 27- June 13, 2008

ArtGorillas ArtGallery is pleased to announce our first group photography art show, “C(IT)Y#11: CITY REVISITED”, where city image interpreted and captured in varied and beautiful ways.
This exhibition will feature over 40 photographic art which embraces from platinum and silver prints to c-prints and digital prints from 15 renowned photographers as well as great talents.
Come see their creation and be inspired to see the IT in the C(IT)Y a little bit differently.

Photographer list:
1. Surat Osathanugrah
2. Isra Buranasomphob
3. Dow Wasiksiri
4. Chamni Thipmanee
5. Pittaya Nontapaoraya
6. Jamigorn Sangsiri
7. YoonKi Kim
8. Peter Tresize
9. Chankit Kitsomsub
10. Kamthorn Paowattanasuk
11. Noppadol Kaosum-ung
12. Christopher Wise
13. Surat Suvanich

*14. Thomas Fritzsche

*15. Bogomir Krajnc

Exhibition: May 27 – June 13, 2008
Opening Reception: Wed. May 28, 6-9 p.m. at the gallery.

For more information, please contact the gallery. Thank you.
ArtGorillas ArtGallery
260 2nd Floor Lido Multiplex Siam Square Soi 3 Bangkok
E-mail : artgorillas@gmail.com
Web : http://www.myspace.com/artgorillas
Tel/Fax: +66 2 658 3975

C(IT)Y#11: CITY REVISITED นิทรรศการภาพถ่ายขาว-ดำ photography art show ,May 27- June 13, 2008C(IT)Y#11: CITY REVISITED นิทรรศการภาพถ่ายขาว-ดำ photography art show ,May 27- June 13, 2008

C(IT)Y#10: Delicate Electronics music workshop, May 24, 08

C(IT)Y#9:”Off Piste – In the Land of Kustaa Saksi”, by Kustaa Saksi, May 23- 26, 08

ArtGorillas ArtGallery together with CG+ (Thailand) and Territory (Malaysia) magazines are pleased to announce C(IT)Y#9″ Off  Piste – In the Land of Kustaa Saksi”.
Kustaa’s works have been enjoyed by art lovers in various group and solo exhibitions worldwide, including Paris, Tokyo, Italy and Finland. This coming exhibition, O  Piste, named
after a skiing term, is an extreme version of the sport, and the skier deliberately skis o  trail in undeveloped terrain and area.
The Off  Piste exhibition is a retrospective of Kustaa’s lifetime collection of works. In it, we see the progression of ideas thoughts and concepts, the intersection of inspiration,
imagination and challenges that Kustaa have taken on in his journey so far as an artist, which like the Off  Piste Skier, is bravely conquering and marking new territory.
Kustaa will exhibit hand silk screened posters on paper, in addition to creating an installation of psychedelia and color, that will tease the senses of the viewer. This invitation into the
land of Kustaa Saksi is one that promises to open up new horizons and adventures for the viewer, as he takes us o  the beaten track, to the sanctuary of his intense and trippy world.
Singapore is the  first Asia Paci c country to host this extraordinary exhibition, before Kustaa takes this show to Bangkok and Manila.
A selection of more than 30 pcs kustaa collections will be exhibited
Show duration: May 23- 26, 2008
Opening Reception: May23, 6 p.m. onwards at the gallery
For more information about the artist, visit http://www.kustaasaksi.com/
For more information, please contact the gallery at 0-2658-3975 or artgorillas@gmail.com.

C(IT)Y#8: CITY GIRLS, a 6-person art exhibition, May 6 – 20, 08

ArtGorillas ArtGallery is pleased to announce C(IT)Y#8: CITY GIRLS, a 6-person art exhibition that unveils the sweet and melancholic journey of 6 female artists  in the big city through almost 40 drawings, paintings, prints, mixed media  and a massive installation.

Show duration: May 6 – 20, 2008
Opening reception: Tue. May 6, 7 p.m. onwards at the gallery

For more information, please contact 0-2658-3975 or artgorillas@gmail.com or http://www.myspace.com/artgorillas

About artist & concept:

1. Tomoko Matsui (niko): drawing, painting
Graphic designer and illustrator.
I was born in Osaka, Japan in 1981. After traveling the world as a backpacker, I became interested in the South East Asian subcultures, which I have found to be quite unique and different from the more well-known European, American and Japanese subcultures. In 2005, after graduating with a degree in graphic design from Kanazawa College of Art, I decided to move to the hottest Asian city of Bangkok. niko is the girl, me and the name of my world.

Concept: CITY GIRLS
Bangkok, the city I am in loving with.
Bangkok, the city which is flooded with tempting and trashy something.
This is the place where CITY GIRL can be excited and depressed, falling love and getting hurt. Where, over and over again, with feeling lonely, want to cry out, want to run away, but then can get as much, or rather much more.
Bangkok is the one for them like a Big Boyfriend that gives hard time occasionally, but never cheats, and always encourages to be what they want to be.

2. Tunnicha Tangkawattanakul: installation
A fresh graduate from the class of 2007, Faculty of Fine & Applied Arts, Textile Design, Thammasart University.

Concept: The Pulp of Mushroom
The world is consisted of the variety of lives. What one sees as a physical beauty, can be extremely vicious from inside. Through these mushrooms, I tried to imitate the multitude of things in our society, especially stressful competition, materialism, and capitalism.

3. Thanistha Nuntapojn: print (etching & silkscreen)
A junior at Department of Painting, Faculty of Painting, Sculpture, and  Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University

Concept: Building
My inspiration for this print series came from observing the lives and living in the city. Massive demands for shelters have led to the mega constructions which badly effect our environment. In my fantasy, I believe that in the near future, human would be able to develop shelters and buildings that can continually self-construct to serve our never ending needed.

4. Sirima  Sriraksa: print (etching & silkscreen)
A junior at Department of Painting, Faculty of Painting, Sculpture, and  Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University

Concept: My land of bliss
I see myself as a flower that my mother planted back at my hometown. These prints reflect my yearning for life at home after years living in the city.

5. Chonticha  Promduang: print (etching & silkscreen)
A junior at Department of Painting, Faculty of Painting, Sculpture, and  Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University

Concept: Mushrooming
I see a mushroom as a symbol of growth. Houses that have grown from mushroom are filled with love and bond, which every family should have had.

6. Suwimon Jaroensuk: mixed media
A junior at Department of Painting, Faculty of Painting, Sculpture, and  Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University

Concept:
Nothing lasts forever.

C(IT)Y#7: Desire beyond a Thin Red Line by by Rewat Roopsri and Kampanart Sangson, April 21 – May 3, 2008

ArtGorillas ArtGallery is proud to present a two person exhibition by Rewat Roopsri and Kampanart Sangson.
The exhibition will be featuring an exciting collection of oil, acrylic paintings and sketches from both talents with vividly detailed subjects and environments of remarkable atmosphere. Through their repetition of visual motifs about their liveihood in the C(IT)Y, the connection is left for the viewer to decipher.
Both talents are fresh graduates from Department of Painting, Faculty of Painting, Sculpture, and  Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University this year.
Show duration: April 21 – May 3, 2008
Opening Reception: Monday, April 21, 2008, 7 p.m. onwards at the gallery.
Rewat Roopsri’s Concept: Beyond a Thin Red Line
I believe that our life is a matter of fate and destiny. It is like we are playing a game where we barely know when exactly the game will be over. Therefore, we should treat ourselves in an appropriate way, as well as value everyday of the rest of our life. Nonetheless, living with care, awareness, and consciousness.

Kampanart Sangson’s Concept: Desire and Illusive Objects
I am often allured by the aesthetic values of objects, and wish I could own them because I can feel the hope and dynamic power for my life through the design of those appealing things.
However, as I have been taught, my moral conscience about sufficiency always tells me not to cling to those objects. It always make me feel guilty for my appreciation and desire for possessing ones. Through these paintings, I was trying to unveil how sufficient life and hope are intriguingly overlapped in a material world.

C(IT)Y#6: Violence & Women by Feminism Lives, March 8, 08