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Chalermchai Kositpipat , born February 15, 1955 in Chiang Rai Province
Chiang Rai Province

Chiang Rai is the northernmost Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Phayao Province, Lampang Province and Chiang Mai Province....
, Thailand
Thailand

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, is a Thai
Thai people

The Thai are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnic group found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China....
 visual artist
Visual arts

The visual arts are Art#Art forms that focus on the creation of works which are primarily visual in nature, such as drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, and filmmaking....
. Primarily a painter
Painting

Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . In art, the term describes both the act and the result, which is called a painting....
, Chalermchai's works have been exhibited worldwide, and he is known for his use of Buddhist
Buddhism

Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices considered by most to be a religionand is based on the teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as "The Buddha" , who was born in what is today Nepal....
 imagery in his art.

ermchai Kositpipat was born into a Sino
Thai Chinese

The Thai Chinese are an overseas Chinese community who live in Thailand. Official statistics show that six million people in 1987, or about 14% of Thailand's population claim to be of Chinese ethnicity....
-Thai
Thai people

The Thai are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnic group found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China....
 family. He later attended Silpakorn University
Silpakorn University

Silpakorn University is a well known government sponsored university in Thailand. The university was founded in Bangkok in 1943 by Italy-born art professor Corrado Feroci, who took the Thai name Silpa Bhirasri when he became a Thai citizen....
, which was Thailand's primary visual arts school. He graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree in Thai art in 1977.

He started out painting movie advertisements on billboards.






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Chalermchai Kositpipat , born February 15, 1955 in Chiang Rai Province
Chiang Rai Province

Chiang Rai is the northernmost Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Phayao Province, Lampang Province and Chiang Mai Province....
, Thailand
Thailand

The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
, is a Thai
Thai people

The Thai are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnic group found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China....
 visual artist
Visual arts

The visual arts are Art#Art forms that focus on the creation of works which are primarily visual in nature, such as drawing, painting, photography, printmaking, and filmmaking....
. Primarily a painter
Painting

Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . In art, the term describes both the act and the result, which is called a painting....
, Chalermchai's works have been exhibited worldwide, and he is known for his use of Buddhist
Buddhism

Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices considered by most to be a religionand is based on the teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as "The Buddha" , who was born in what is today Nepal....
 imagery in his art.

Biography

Chalermchai Kositpipat was born into a Sino
Thai Chinese

The Thai Chinese are an overseas Chinese community who live in Thailand. Official statistics show that six million people in 1987, or about 14% of Thailand's population claim to be of Chinese ethnicity....
-Thai
Thai people

The Thai are the main ethnic group of Thailand and are part of the larger Tai ethnic group found in Thailand and adjacent countries in Southeast Asia as well as southern China....
 family. He later attended Silpakorn University
Silpakorn University

Silpakorn University is a well known government sponsored university in Thailand. The university was founded in Bangkok in 1943 by Italy-born art professor Corrado Feroci, who took the Thai name Silpa Bhirasri when he became a Thai citizen....
, which was Thailand's primary visual arts school. He graduated with a bachelor of fine arts degree in Thai art in 1977.

He started out painting movie advertisements on billboards. His early murals mixed traditional Thai Buddhist temple art
Thai Temple Art and Architecture

This article on Thai Temple Art and Architecture discusses Buddhist temples in Thailand....
 with contemporary images, which was controversial. Nonetheless, he was commissioned 1988 to paint murals for Wat Buddhapadipa
Wat Buddhapadipa

Situated in Wimbledon, London, the Buddhapadipa temple was the first Thai Buddhism temple to be built in the United Kingdom. It is home to monks and nuns, but welcomes visitors of any faith to view the grounds and temple as long as they are respectful....
 in London
London

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. The murals took four years to complete and were controversial because of the contemporary stylings. "I got complaints from everybody – from the [Thai] government, from monks and from other artists, saying that what I was doing was not Thai art," he was quoted as saying in 1998.

Eventually, his work became more accepted, with Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Bhumibol Adulyadej

Bhumibol Adulyadej , is the current Monarchy of Thailand. Publicly acclaimed "the Great" , he is also known as Rama . Having reigned since 9 June 1946, he is the world's List of longest reigning current monarchs current head of state and the List of longest reigning monarchs of all time monarch in History of Thailand....
 among his clients. One piece of his was sold for US$17,500 in 1998 at an auction of Thai art at Christie's Singapore.

Among his works is Wat Rong Khun
Wat Rong Khun

Wat Rong Khun is a contemporary unconventional Buddhism buddhist temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand. It was designed by Chalermchai Kositpipat. Construction began in 1998 and is expected to end in 2008....
, an ornate white Buddhist
Buddhism

Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices considered by most to be a religionand is based on the teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as "The Buddha" , who was born in what is today Nepal....
 temple being built in his native Chiang Rai Province
Chiang Rai Province

Chiang Rai is the northernmost Provinces of Thailand of Thailand. Neighbouring provinces are Phayao Province, Lampang Province and Chiang Mai Province....
. Work on the temple was started in 1998, and it is expected to be completed in 2008.

"Only death can stop my dream, but cannot stop my project," Chalermchai was quoted as saying about the temple, adding that he believes the work will give him "immortal life".

He was the first visual arts honoree for the inaugural Silpathorn Award
Silpathorn Award

The Silpathorn Award, , is an honour for living Thailand contemporary artists presented annually by the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture, Ministry of Culture of Thailand....
, created in 2004 to honor living Thai contemporary artists at mid-career.

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  • Lek Viriyaphant
    Lek Viriyaphant

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    William Blake

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  • Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis
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