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The Art Center at the Jim Thompson House
presents 'temporary insanity' , an
exhibition of recent works by Thai artist Pinaree
Sanpitak , which will open in Bangkok on July 29,
2004. Internationally acclaimed, Pinaree is known for
her abstract shapes and forms of the female body which
she portrays through various media including: drawing,
ceramics, sculpture, painting and textiles. Her work
explores feminine sensuality, desire and sensitivity.
The
exhibition, features three major genres of Pinaree's
work. "breast stupas" (2000-2001) depicts subtle
renderings of the female breast created by unthreading
silk textiles. "vessels" (2003) is a series of
molded forms made from cast brass with gold-leaf inlay.
Her striking new endeavor "temporary insanity"
(2003-2004) consists of a series of interactive,
soft-sculpture forms.
temporarily insanity adds an entirely new
dimension to Pinaree's statement about the female form.
She transforms the breast from merely being an object of
desire to make a deeper emotional statement. Through
these new works the artist shifts from purely sculptural
renderings to an interactive form of art that calls on
the viewer to participate. The artist uses silk to
create soft, three-dimensional forms of the female
breast. Each form conceals a sensor, which responds to
sounds made by the viewer as he or she walks through the
exhibition. Gradually the forms begin to move and
undulate when activated by sound.
Pinaree Sanpitak, one of Thailand's most
prominent female artists, was born in 1961. Her career
as an artist began in the early 1990s, and her works
have been included in major art exhibitions such as
Glimpse into Future: Art in Southeast Asia 1997 ,
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan; The
3rd Asia Pacific Triennale of Contemporary
Art 1999 , Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane,
Australia and The 2nd Fukuoka Asian Art
Triennale 2002 , Fukuoka, Japan. She has also
participated in a number of solo exhibitions at
locations including: the Art Center, Chulalongkorn
University; The National Gallery Bangkok; About
Studio/About Café, Bangkok; and Salina Art Center,
Kansas, USA. She currently lives and works in
Bangkok.
In
conjunction with this exhibition, The James H. W.
Thompson Foundation will assist with the publishing
of a book titled, temporary insanity - Essays on
Women Artists in Asia . The work will focus on
the subject of contemporary women artists, with a
particular focus on Asian art. Distinguished art
critics, writers and specialists on women's contemporary
arts, particularly in the Asia/Pacific region will
participate. The contributors include Prof. Dr. Apinan
Poshyananda, Ministry of Culture, Thailand; Prof.
Mary-Ann Milford-Lutzker, Mills College, Oakland, USA;
Rhana Devenport, curator, Queensland Art Gallery;
Iola Lenzi, Singapore based freelance curator/writer,
and Dr. Arun Shaowanasai, a prominent Thai psychiatrist.
Opened in December 2003, The Art Center at the
Jim Thompson House is located in the same compound
as the Jim Thompson Museum. The new gallery features
rotating exhibitions on textiles and various related
arts. The exhibition 'temporary insanity' , which
will be open to the public daily, marks the inaugural
contemporary art exhibition to be housed in the new
gallery until October 31, 2004. The exhibition is
curated by Gridthiya Gaweewong, an independent,
Chiangmai-based curator, and was made possible through
the support of the Thai Silk Company.
The Art Center at the Jim Thompson House
Soi Kasemsan 2, Patumwan, Bangkok, Thailand
The
Art Center at the Jim Thompson House is open daily
9.00 - 5:00
Admission Free
For
further information pls. contact
Khun Supicha
- Tel. 0 2216 7368
email supicha@jimthompsonhouse.com
Khun Gridthiya -Tel. 01 9147663
email mailto:gg304@yahoo.com
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