curtailed structures were left with just visible lines and dots connected to one another like symbols
or signs invented to convey certain messages. When Vichoke used plastic, laminate plates, and
aluminum plates, the symbols and signs derived from his strokes were deeply engraved on the
surfaces of the materials. We can compare these characteristics with pieces of wood or rocks used
by ancient tribes to communicate their accounts or record happenings. Sometimes the letters were
conveyed in the forms of incomprehensible pictures or illegible symbols. We can study the origins
of the materials, colors, and shapes by comparing the attitudes of the people and the events in the
era. If the letters symbolized spoken voices, the traces in Vichoke’s mixed media work resembled
symbols that conveyed his perspectives and thoughts. They were from his imagination and the artist
used them to represent nature, living things, the environment, and the existence and awareness of
his identity amid the volatile circumstances of prosperity and the decay of - era-.
Vichoke Mukdamanee is an important case study of mixed media artists in Thailand who pioneered work by using various types of materials in his paintings, sculptures, and installations. The
artist has been developing his concepts and work processes continuously for over 40 years, focusing
on mixing natural materials, scraps, industrial materials, and creative ideas from his awareness of
the impacts of the new social matters on the environment, local cultures and traditions, ways of
life, and beliefs.
REFERENCES
Art Gallery, Silpakorn University. 2015. An Application Form for the 62nd Fine Arts Exhibition (2016).
Bangkok: Art Gallery, Silpakorn University.
Art Gallery, Silpakorn University. 2015. Roster of Award Winners in the National Fine Art Exhibitions (the 1st
to the 60th from 2010 to 2014), in the 61st National Fine Art Exhibition. Bangkok: Silpakorn University,
pp. 143–164.
Dictionary.com. Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition, HarperCollins Publishers.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/mixed-media. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
Vichoke Mukdamanee. 2002. Collage Art in Thailand. Bangkok: Art Gallery, Silpakorn University.
Vichoke Mukdamanee. 2002. Mixed Media and Collage Art in Thailand. Bangkok: Art Gallery, Silpakorn
University.
Vichoke Mukdamanee. 2007. Post-modern Art (published art catalog for an art exhibition) by Vichoke
Mukdamanee. Bangkok: Art Gallery, Silpakorn University, p. 134.
Vichoke Mukdamanee. 1992. Work Creation Concepts. From Art Catalogs to…the Modern Existence,
Bangkok: Amarin Printing Company Limited, p. 11.
Tate Online Resource. Mixed Media. Tate. http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/m/ mixedmedia. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
The Royal Society of Thailand Society of Thailand. 1987. An art vocabulary Dictionary in Thai-English.
Bangkok: The Royal Society of Thailand Society of Thailand, p. 116.
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or signs invented to convey certain messages. When Vichoke used plastic, laminate plates, and
aluminum plates, the symbols and signs derived from his strokes were deeply engraved on the
surfaces of the materials. We can compare these characteristics with pieces of wood or rocks used
by ancient tribes to communicate their accounts or record happenings. Sometimes the letters were
conveyed in the forms of incomprehensible pictures or illegible symbols. We can study the origins
of the materials, colors, and shapes by comparing the attitudes of the people and the events in the
era. If the letters symbolized spoken voices, the traces in Vichoke’s mixed media work resembled
symbols that conveyed his perspectives and thoughts. They were from his imagination and the artist
used them to represent nature, living things, the environment, and the existence and awareness of
his identity amid the volatile circumstances of prosperity and the decay of - era-.
Vichoke Mukdamanee is an important case study of mixed media artists in Thailand who pioneered work by using various types of materials in his paintings, sculptures, and installations. The
artist has been developing his concepts and work processes continuously for over 40 years, focusing
on mixing natural materials, scraps, industrial materials, and creative ideas from his awareness of
the impacts of the new social matters on the environment, local cultures and traditions, ways of
life, and beliefs.
REFERENCES
Art Gallery, Silpakorn University. 2015. An Application Form for the 62nd Fine Arts Exhibition (2016).
Bangkok: Art Gallery, Silpakorn University.
Art Gallery, Silpakorn University. 2015. Roster of Award Winners in the National Fine Art Exhibitions (the 1st
to the 60th from 2010 to 2014), in the 61st National Fine Art Exhibition. Bangkok: Silpakorn University,
pp. 143–164.
Dictionary.com. Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition, HarperCollins Publishers.
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/mixed-media. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
Vichoke Mukdamanee. 2002. Collage Art in Thailand. Bangkok: Art Gallery, Silpakorn University.
Vichoke Mukdamanee. 2002. Mixed Media and Collage Art in Thailand. Bangkok: Art Gallery, Silpakorn
University.
Vichoke Mukdamanee. 2007. Post-modern Art (published art catalog for an art exhibition) by Vichoke
Mukdamanee. Bangkok: Art Gallery, Silpakorn University, p. 134.
Vichoke Mukdamanee. 1992. Work Creation Concepts. From Art Catalogs to…the Modern Existence,
Bangkok: Amarin Printing Company Limited, p. 11.
Tate Online Resource. Mixed Media. Tate. http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/m/ mixedmedia. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
The Royal Society of Thailand Society of Thailand. 1987. An art vocabulary Dictionary in Thai-English.
Bangkok: The Royal Society of Thailand Society of Thailand, p. 116.
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