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Niran Charoenpong
Year : 2019
Medium : Acrylic on Canvas
Dimensions : 100 x 100 cm

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About : The building of a Buddhist temple in

Thailand, with peculiar art technique and
direction that has a ravishing meaning
behind it.
 The Artist
Wat Prakeaw

Ayuttaya

Wat Pho Graduated from Rajabhat Institute

Suan Dusit

Minimalist style and strong

Wat Yai Chaimongkol
impressionist strokes

Dedicated to create art to express

Thai culture and traditions
 Similar to other Southeast Asian
Orange color to represent countries, such as Cambodia and Laos
the outfit of the monk

Wat Phra Kaew temple is one of the

Utilized the 3D that acrylic paint major subject/popular place to
can create to make the silhouette explain/show Thai’s religion, Buddhism
of the whole temple

Wat Phra Kaew, one of

Thailand is a country that widely Bangkok's most revered wats
practices Buddhism

"Wat" is a word for Buddhist temple or

Almost 95% of the population in Thailand is monastery in the spoken languages of
Buddhism Thailand and Cambodia
Is the temple real or
imaginary?
A real temple in Thailand
named “Wat Phra Kaew”
Why is he using only white?
The most sacred Buddhist
temple in Thailand. To display Thai culture and their belief
The complex consists of with minimum color that leaves a strong
Why is he making the temple
buildings Grand Palace in the impression.
hidden? Any meaning?
historical center of Bangkok. In Thailand, white is a representation of
Emphasis on the peacefulness of the religion and Buddhism.
temple. Orange is one of the most important colors
in Buddhism (Buddha picked the color for
Object is the home of the Emerald
the robes because orange signifies spiritual
Budha.
ascension, radiance, and enlightenment)
In ancient times, the gem statue granted
Umbrellas and parasols play an important
protection to the palace, why it's
part in the symbolism of Buddhist beliefs.
depicted as "hidden" so no other
Octagonal and square parasols in yellow
kingdom would attack, find and steal and red silks are always seen draped above
the gem statue just like Taksin. the throne of a Dalia Lama.