This is one of Pokpong's older street scenes. Done in 2005. It measures 160cm. x 120cm. (63" x 47") and is oil on canvas. This is a masterpiece that will likely appreciate significantly over time. 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
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.
Thai Fine Art Ltd is pleased to introduce Attasit to the British and European public alongside our established artists, including our featured artist, Mr Kitti Narod, with whom Attasit regularly exhibits in Bangkok, where both painters have made their home and established themselves firmly on the local art scene.