An interpretation and reinvention of artist and designer Jitsing Somboon's creativity is portrayed during "Sawasdee 2519", which is running at MOCA Bangkok, until Aug 31.
Artwork by Jitsing Somboon. photo courtesy of MOCA Bangkok
This is not a retrospective exhibition but a reflection of the past to represent the present, the now, and future prospects of Jitsing whose artistic journey originated in fine art and has expanded to fashion and music.
He created works that have become his signature, partial stripes and fragments that are connected and composed to form an image. Inspired by a stencil template used in graffiti, his work has a street feel, playing with lines, cuts and space, using various materials, with the concept of a model and a prototype as an understatement.
Exploring his creativities since a young age, through fine art and the fashion industry, we have seen the recurrence of simple straight lines, a fragmentation to create an illusion of the whole form, a play on human vision and spatial perception, intentionally or not. This repetition and continuity seem to destroy the linearity of time, where each period in his career can act as an initial point.
Jitsing is fascinated by the passage of time. However, he perceives time not as linearity but as something that can move forward and backwards, just like fashion and trends that can resurface.
Traced layers of parts and pieces in his works are not different from layers of events created by time. Sometimes, it is not possible to tell the part that comes first.
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