SAC Gallery is pleased to present Fantastical Manifestations the inaugural exhibition in Thailand of emerging contemporary printmaker Raj Bunnang. The relief prints featured in Fantastical Manifestations are a massive undertaking that involved countless hours of focused drawing, carving, and printing over a period of seven years. As a child, his father shared with him the stories of Thai mythology while drawing images of gaur in the Thai jungle and seven headed dragons. Raj has created the monstrous creatures each which represent a drug wreaking havoc on a hapless populace who are fighting against them.
In this series, Bunnag draws inspiration from the grotesque and wondrous images of historical print works by Jacques Callot and Francisco Goya such as The Miseries and Misfortunes of War (1633) and The Disasters of War (1810-1820). Using the process of relief printmaking, the artist creates exceptionally detailed, large scale prints that capture the unfocused and ultimately destructive energy of governmental response to illegal narcotics in the war on drugs. In the spirit of the early masters, the prints offer the same unflinching documentation of the unintended consequences of war: brutality, human suffering, and lost civilian lives.
The “Fantastical Manifestations”, a solo exhibition by Raj Bunnag, will be on view from 26 January - 21 March 2021 at SAC Gallery. For more information please contact 02-258-5580 or info@sac.gallery
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SAC Gallery is pleased to present Fantastical Manifestations the inaugural exhibition in Thailand of emerging contemporary printmaker Raj Bunnang. The relief prints featured in Fantastical Manifestations are a massive undertaking that involved countless hours of focused drawing, carving, and printing over a period of seven years. As a child, his father shared with him the stories of Thai mythology while drawing images of gaur in the Thai jungle and seven headed dragons. Raj has created the monstrous creatures each which represent a drug wreaking havoc on a hapless populace who are fighting against them.
In this series, Bunnag draws inspiration from the grotesque and wondrous images of historical print works by Jacques Callot and Francisco Goya such as The Miseries and Misfortunes of War (1633) and The Disasters of War (1810-1820). Using the process of relief printmaking, the artist creates exceptionally detailed, large scale prints that capture the unfocused and ultimately destructive energy of governmental response to illegal narcotics in the war on drugs. In the spirit of the early masters, the prints offer the same unflinching documentation of the unintended consequences of war: brutality, human suffering, and lost civilian lives.
The “Fantastical Manifestations”, a solo exhibition by Raj Bunnag, will be on view from 26 January - 21 March 2021 at SAC Gallery. For more information please contact 02-258-5580 or info@sac.gallery
Linktr.ee/sacbangkok
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