Attasit Pokpong - Streets of Bangkok III

This is one of Pokpong's older street scenes. Done in 2005. It measures 80cm. x 60cm. (32" x 24") and is oil on canvas. This is a blue chip painting, that will likely appreciate significantly over time. This work is currently stretched, and unframed. It is gorgeous. 

This "classic" style is preferred by many of his collectors. This is the first time this gallery has had one of these portraits, in many years. As you can see, the recent auction results are climbing. That makes this rare, and difficult to find painting a real bargain.

Attasit Pokpong has become one of Thailand's top contemporary artists. He has demonstrated an ability to convey ideas which are distinctive, mysterious, and compelling. Pokpong's technical mastery, combined with his fresh take on everyday life, in this part of the world, combine to make his work stimulating, and gorgeous, while at the same time creating a great deal of intrigue. His recent shows in Bangkok and worldwide have sold out.

Pokpong is now showing at Art Basel, both in Miami and in Basel. He is represented worldwide, but, none of this style of work is available anywhere, except from this gallery. These paintings are far more beautiful in person, than they are in the images. The photos just cannot capture the subtle beauty of the work, nor the mastery of the technique. For this reason we offer a money back guarantee on these lovely paintings.

Attasit Pokpong CV

 Education

Archiwa Nakhon Sawan College, Nakhon Sawan, Thailand.
-Phochan Faculty, Rajamonkong Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.
-BA degree in Art Rajamonkong Technology Centre, Bangkok, Thailand.

Thailand Exhibitions

1998 - Group show entitled “Colour and Light” at Wittayalai Phochan Art College Anniversary Exhibit, Bangkok, Thailand.

“Color and Light”, Porchang Institute, Bangkok, Thailand. 

1999 - Group Art Show & SON-SILP Group Art Show, Bangkok, Thailand.

2004 - Collective Art Show of artists from the Northern Thailand, “Free-Land” Department Store, Bangkok, Thailand.

Exhibition entitled “Emotion and Movement”, with Mr Kitti Narod, River City Shopping Mall, Bangkok, Thailand.

“My View”, Watercolor show, Amari Watergate Hotel Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand.

2005 -  Watercolor exhibition, Thailand Cultural Show and Paintings Exhibition, Nakemequrs GT Plaza Hall, Bangkok, Thailand.

Thailand Paintings Exhibition, Thai Ambassadors Residence, Bangkok, Thailand.

2006 - Solo show, “About Town”, The Den Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

2007 - Group Exhibit, River City Shopping Centre, Bangkok, Thailand.

Solo show, “The Way of Life”, Gossip Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

2008 - Solo show, Pokpong, Jumjuree, Bangkok, Thailand

2009- Solo show, Jumjuree Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

" STAR IN THE PAST "  Bkk, Thailand 

2011 - Up to Gu, Bangkok, Thailand

Black and White paintings, Bangkok, Thailand

The Soul of Asia Gallery, Surin Beach, Phuket, Thailand

Koi Art Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

2012 -  Up to Gu, Bangkok, Thailand

Black and White paintings, Bangkok, Thailand

The Soul of Asia Gallery, Surin Beach, Phuket, Thailand

Koi Art Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

Group exhibition – Black and White paintings, Bangkok, Thailand

2013 – Solo Exhibition “Inner Soul” at Koi Art Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

Inner Soul, Koi Art Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

2014- “Don’t Quit Your Day Dream”, Koi Art Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

Visage, La Lanta Fine Art, Bangkok, Thailand

2016- Adler Subhashok Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

2017 - Koi Art Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

International Exhibits

2006-2007 Solo and Group shows in Hong Kong and Japan.

2008 –The Chelsea Art Show, London

The Cork Art Fair, Cork. Ireland

Art Ireland Autumn Collection, Dublin, Ireland 

The Edinburgh Art Show, Edinburgh, Scotland

MLA Gallery, Spring Brewery Artwalk, Los Angeles, CA.

MLA Gallery, Fall Brewery Artwalk, Los Angeles, CA.

2009 – MLA Gallery, Spring Brewery Artwalk, Los Angeles, CA

MLA Gallery, Fall Brewery Artwalk, Los Angeles, CA

Hongkosun Gallery, Solo show, Shanghai, China

China House Gallery, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Galerie Artes, Paris, France

2010 -  Absolute Art Gallery, Brugge, Belgium

Chinese House, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Kromatik Art gallery, Beirut, Lebanon

MLA Gallery, Spring and Fall Brewery Artwalk, Los Angeles, CA

2011 – Leonhard’s Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium

Kromatik Art Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon

Beijing ArtFair, Beijing, China

Group exhibition, Hong Kong

MLA Gallery, Spring and Fall Brewery Artwalk, Los Angeles, CA

2012 – Art Basel, Switzerland. Represented by La Lanta Fine Art.

Art Basel, Miami, Florida. Represented by La Lanta Fine Art.

MLA Gallery, Spring and Fall Brewery Artwalk, Los Angeles, CA

Plantation Urban Resort and Spa, Cambodia

Affordable Art Fair Singapore

2013 –  MLA Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.

Art Basel, Switzerland. Represented by La Lanta Fine Art.

Art Basel, Miami, Florida. Represented by La Lanta Fine Art.

2014 -  MLA Gallery, Spring Brewery Artwalk, Los Angeles, CA.

Art Basel, Switzerland. Represented by La Lanta Fine Art.

Art Basel, Miami, Florida. Represented by La Lanta Fine Art.

Asia Contemporary Art Show, Hong Kong

MLA Gallery, Spring and Fall Brewery Artwalk, Los Angeles, CA

2015 -  MLA Gallery, Spring Brewery Artwalk, Los Angeles, CA

MLA Gallery, Fall Brewery Artwalk, Los Angeles, CA

Art Basel, Switzerland. Represented by La Lanta Fine Art.

Art Basel, Miami, Florida. Represented by La Lanta Fine Art.

Art Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan

2016- MLA Gallery, Spring Brewery Artwalk, Los Angeles, CA

MLA Gallery, Fall Brewery Artwalk, Los Angeles, CA

Art Basel, Switzerland. Represented by La Lanta Fine Art.

Art Basel, Miami, Florida. Represented by La Lanta Fine Art.

Art Taipei, Taipei, Taiwan

Beyond a Shadow, S.A.C. Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand

Art Stage, Singapore

2017- MLA Gallery, Spring Brewery Artwalk, Los Angeles, CA.

Art Basel, Switzerland. Represented by La Lanta Fine Art.

Art Basel, Miami, Florida. Represented by La Lanta Fine Art.

Asia Contemporary Art Show, Hong Kong

MLA Gallery, Spring and Fall Brewery Artwalk, Los Angeles, CA

Volta Basel, Switzerland

2018 - MLA Gallery, Spring Brewery Artwalk, Los Angeles, CA.

Art Basel, Switzerland. Represented by La Lanta Fine Art.

Art Basel, Miami, Florida. Represented by La Lanta Fine Art.

Asia Contemporary Art Show, Hong Kong

SFA Projects at Volta Basel, Switzerland

2019 - VOLTA Art Fair, Basel represented by SFA Projects

“Venice Biennale”, Ravagnan Gallery, Venice, Italy

Solo exhibition, “The Blooming a New Sense (Self)”, SFA Projects, Studio 710, New York City, USA

Inner Fascination, Raghavan Gallery, Venice, Italy

MLA Gallery, Spring and Fall Brewery Artwalk, Los Angeles, CA.

2020 - MLA Gallery, Spring and Fall Brewery Artwalk, Los Angeles, CA.

2021 - International Sumuk Biennale 2021, Mokpo, Korea

Solo exhibition, Leonhard’s Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium

Raghavan Gallery, St. Marks Square, Venice, Italy

2022 – Attasit Pokpong – New Paintings, Leonhard’s Gallery

Time flies - Il Teatro de Mostra, Lake Como, Italy

MLA Gallery, Spring and Fall Brewery Artwalk, Los Angeles, CA.

2023 - Solo exhibition, The Presence, Museum of Cultures, Lugano, Switzerland

The Presence, MUDEC - Museo Della Culture, Milan, Italy

2024 - Flowering Branch, Ravagnan Gallery, Venice, Italy, MLA Gallery, Spring and Fall Brewery Artwalk, Los Angeles, CA, Sol Gallery, Fitzroy Australia, Leonhards Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium

2025- MLA Gallery, Spring Brewery Artwalk, Los Angeles, CA, Sol Gallery, Fitzroy Australia

Awards

1995 - 2nd runner-up in 47th Annual Student Art and Handicraft Contest held in Sukhothai.

1996 - 1st runner-up in 48th Annual Student Art and Handicraft Contest, watercolour and portraiture categories, held in Lampang.

1996-97 – award for excellence in watercolour painting, Phochang  Faculty Anniversary Art Exhibition.

1997, 1998, 2001, 2002 and 2003 – Award for Excellence in Chonburi Art Contest entitled “Beautiful Seascapes and Landscapes”.

December 1998 – awarded 3rd prize in the Thai Ministry of the Interior Community Art Competition.

March 1999 – awarded first prize in the Royal Thai Social Development Art Exhibition.

April 1999 – awarded first prize in the Lottery Art Award contest, held for the first time on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Thai State Lottery.

2004 – Award for Excellence in the Bangken University Art Competition entitled “Thai Orchids”.

About the Artist

 Since launching his professional career as a painter, Mr Attasit Pokpong has won a series of awards and prizes in art competitions in Thailand and, at a young age, he is already a recognised master of watercolour, acrylics and oils.  His earlier watercolours portray the hustle and bustle of city life with its interminable Thai traffic jams in delicately luminous colour combinations that imbue the scenes with a curiously refreshing sense of tranquillity.  The large oil and acrylic canvases Attasit is currently producing reflect the pale palette and relaxed brushwork of his watercolours, portraying girls in their natural beauty, unaffected and real.  His girls are at once clearly oriental in their features but universal in their unassuming beauty, appealing to viewers of every race and culture.