"As Kingfishers Catch
Fire"
An Exhibition of Oils by
Louise Truslow
2–29 October 2009
Rotunda Gallery & Garden Gallery & Café
Opening Reception Friday, 2 October 6:30pm
This new collection of oils by British artist Louise Truslow
features paintings of birds – from Thailand and around the world. Some
are depicted in their natural habitat, whilst others are shown against
a background of vibrant contrasting colour that brings out the
brilliance of the birds’ plumage. Water is another key element of the
exhibition; the effects of ripples, reflections and splashes created by
the birds as they move through and above oceans, lakes and streams.
A wide variety of species are included in the collection – from small seabirds to majestic swans – from colourful cockerels to shimmering peacocks. The birds are rendered with Truslow’s characteristic bold use of line and colour. She captures the sparkling sunlight that glances off the feathers of the egret’s head and the quizzical expression on the peacock’s face.
A charity auction will run throughout the exhibition, with funds raised going to provide care for HIV positive orphans. In addition, the exhibition will be used to publicise the work of the Bird Conservation Society of Thailand.
Louise Truslow has lived in Asia since 1990 and has been a regular contributor to the Bangkok art scene. Her exhibitions have attracted great public interest and wide critical acclaim and her work is held in private and corporate collections in many countries around the world.
The opening reception will take place on Friday 2 October at 6:30 pm
"Longevity and the River
of Sufficiency"
An exhibition by Thirach
Rungrangknokkul
31 October–29 November 2009
Garden Gallery & Café
"Longevity and the River of Sufficiency" is a unique exhibition by Thai
photographer and jeweler designer Thirach Rungrangknokkul. For this
exhibition Thirach uses mixed media techniques such as copper, silver,
metal etching, casting, gem setting, texturing, enameling and
photography as well.
In his work the artist uses different Chinese and Thai characteristics to represent the longevity and wealth in a modern meaning related to the environmental awareness. His photos of the river of sufficiency communicate the sustainable way to live and respect nature. The proceeds of the exhibition will be donated to the upstream community at Bang Nue.
Thirach is an innovative and successful jewelry designer and experienced photographer, who has been studying printing, color separation and photography since 1980. During his career, he has been using different mediums in different shapes, forms, texture, and colors to communicate with his audiences.
The artist would like to invite all interested media to attend his media presentation to be held on Tuesday morning 4 November from 9:30–10:30am at the Garden Gallery & Café. Please R.S.V.P. before 31st of October at vivploem@truemail.co.th
"Exotic
Worlds"
An
exhibition of oil
paintings by Mario Prencipe
31 October–29 November 2009
Rotunda Gallery
Italian artist, Mario Prencipe, will show oil paintings on canvas,
mixed media paintings and sketches from cultures and different
environments in his Bangkok debut exhibition “ Exotic Worlds”, at the
Neilson Hays’ Rotunda Gallery from 31st of October until the 29th of
November 2009.
In Exotic Worlds, the artist proposes a look between the visible and the invisible, between the perception and the imagination, the invention of ambitious presentations that is hiding matters related to the different ways to define and understand the world. The recurrent themes are often distorted anthropomorphous figures, sometimes imperceptible in the compositions, sometimes hidden in the elements to imply the enigmatic aspects of extraneous environments.
Mario Prencipe was born in Sesto San Giovanni, near Milan in Italy. He graduated in 1983 from the Liceo Artistico of Milano. His works have been widely exhibited in group and solo exhibitions in recent years and have a place in both private and public collections as in the Museum of City in Argentina, the National Gallery in San Jose, Costa Rica and in the National Museum Managua in Nicaragua.
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