I went to update the work of Satta Homsawat ( LaFe ) since he moved to ChiangMai with his family and built a house in Maerim ChiangMai, surrounded by a rice field and the Doi Suthep mountain range.
Here is a part of our interview...
JY.
Tell us about the progress of the watercolor artist group that attended the event performing various shows together recently and going back to when I interviewed you and your work eight years ago.
SH.
During the period from 2015 to 2019, I worked in two areas at the same time:
1.
Bringing
the
work
of
Thai
watercolor
artists
to
exhibit
abroad
in
order
to
introduce
Thai
watercolor
artists
to
the
world
to
be
aware
of
Thai
watercolor
works.
I
last
worked
to
promote
Thai
artists
in
2019,
ending
with
a
very
important
event
that
I
held
in
Switzerland
at
the
Watercolor
art
Zurich
2019
event.
After
this
event
my
personal
career
has
become
more
busy.
The
World
Masters
Association
of
Watercolor
Arts
in
England
has
officially
appointed
me
as
a
world
master
of
watercolor.
So
I
had
to
turn
my
back
on
public
work.
2. Since 2015, I have had the opportunity to sign a five-year contract with a
gallery in Moscow to exhibit my personal works and teach masterclasses in
watercolor art, with students mostly from Russia and Europe. and
America, which is considered an important step personally. having
advanced to a full-fledged career as a watercolor artist in the watercolor
world. It placed my work at the top level in the world of watercolors from
now on. Mostly, I was invited to attend biennales of the watercolor industry
in Europe and America.
JY.
Is there any event that you remember or a time you went to a
workshop that impressed you?
SH.
The workshop that impressed me was in Russia. Mostly because I
have a contract that requires me to go there at least twice a year. There I
got to know people interested in watercolor from every corner of the
world. There I have a personal Thai, Russian, and English interpreter. The
welcome from the institute and the people was excellent and warm. The
next workshop would be in Italy, which I have to go every year as well,
both to Rome and Milano.
JY.
Please tell us about the atmosphere at the event the last time you
traveled to one.
SH.
Most recently I attended a major event in the world's watercolor
industry at an exhibition in England under the name IWM (International
WATERCOLOR Masters) with 42 artists selected from around the world.
This exhibition of work is a VIP level event for those interested in
watercolors around the world. Tickets to attend the event are bought at
high prices. Exhibiting work in a beautiful old castle, Lilleshall Hall, for
viewing Exhibition, Workshop and Demo. Or creating a live private VIP
online show of the artist. After that, an auction of the works was held. A
work I created for display in the size of 35x28 cm. It was auctioned for
2,000£ by a British female buyer who has followed my work for more than
five years.
JY.
Introduce yourself, your hometown, family, and education clearly once
more.
SH.
I was born in Chanthaburi Province in a family that farms durian. I
acquired a Bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Painting, Silpakorn
University.
JY.
Future goals, using tools or colors in work, charcoal, and others.
SH.
I am an artist who studied art from the Faculty of Painting, Silpakorn
University with a thesis on conceptual art, installation art, and land art.
Therefore, watercolor is the medium that I have chosen for the concept of
my work. For me, watercolor in my view is not a technique but a medium
for communicating with the audience. And I can play with other media if it
matches the concept I have set for my work. In the future, I have an idea to
use watercolor as a medium to create street art and land art works as well.
JY.
Other stories that you would like to tell readers both in this country
and abroad that I do not know more about.
SH.
I'd rather be within Thailand at this point. Under the new collective
art, for me, good art has no separation of techniques and methods
nowadays. That art can transcend all sciences in every dimension, like
today cartoons that have never been accepted as good art can still be good
art. Therefore, let's not look at the value of art in techniques and methods.
That might lead one astray. But let's look mainly at the identity of the artist
primarily based on his or her mastery over their work. Whether there is
truly a Master in the work or not, is very difficult for the artist because
most artists are unable to understand their own master status within the
basis that is stuck under the world's art education knowledge. Most artists
tend to create art with knowledge and expand with knowledge. But there is
no understanding of the true identity of artistic innovation itself. In foreign
countries, such as in Germany, there are courses on this subject. which is
very interesting. This will result in artists continuing to create masterpiece
-level art. This will allow Thai artists to compete with foreign artists.
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