T h a i L A P
Thai Lifestyle Art Project (Thai LAP) is a three-year commission during which I travel with my Thai hosts to an area where I observe and absorb elements of the various regions then create a body of work (paintings on canvas and paper, video, and images of my creative process) reflecting my interpretations of the lifestyle, culture and aesthetics of Thailand.
Each visit to Thailand consists of two weeks of travel and studio work under the sponsorship and patronage of international business and management consultant James A. Menges, an American expatriate and nearly twenty year resident of Thailand. Jim's photography and video camera work are integral to the documentation of this project.
Images shown here are but a sampling of the paintings and photographs created during November 2006.
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Thai LAP project outlineThai LAP #1 works on canvas inventoryThai LAP #1 works on paper inventoryThai LAP #1 video teaser (approx. 2 minutes; 2.3MB)for the international vision:
Lifestyle Art Project Outline
S.P. in front of Lifestyle, Saraburi, Thailand, November 2006
(photo:James A. Menges)
S.P. with Lifestyle in-progress, Saraburi, Thailand, November 2006
(photo:James A. Menges)
S.P. with work-in-progress, Saraburi, Thailand,November 2006
(photo:James A. Menges)
Wat (C_7A), 11/06, left panel of diptych, total size 80cm x 200cm,
acrylic, gold leaf, on canvas
Wat (C_7B), 11/06, right panel of diptych, total size 80cm x 200cm,
acrylic,Buddhist prayers on palm leaves on canvas
untitled (P_1), 11/06, 5x8 in., watercolor, rubber stamp ink,
press type, torn papers on paper
Business as Usual (C_1) 11/06, 80cm x 120cm
acrylic, rubber stamp ink, ink jet paper,
newspaper, and spray acrylic on canvas
untitled (P_1), 11/06, 5x8 in.,
watercolor, rubber stamp ink, vinyl letter on paper
Figure Eight (C_1) 11/06, 80cm x 120cm
acrylic, tape, rubber stamp ink, newspaper, poster paper,
and spray acrylic on canvas
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