About artist

ARJINJONATHAN

 

 

 

 

 

Arjinjonathan Arjinkit was born in 1983 in Buriram, a Northeast province of Thailand. He earned his MFA from Srinakharinwirot University in 2011 and BFA from Srinakharinwirot University in 2005. He currently teachs at Rajabhat Rajanagarindra University. Arjinkit has been working across various mediums including: painting, print, photomontage, installation. However, his recent focus has been primarily on painting. He has been exploring the idea of contemporary society both in socio-political perspective and aesthetic perspective through his painting process. Material, process and color has always been areas of Arjinkit core practice. In his painting, he often employs industrial paint, commercial paint and other industrial material in his painting process. His signature bright, vibrant and vivid color is his visual aspect of today’s society that in line with the current global landscape. Arjinkit refers to his color as ‘color of today’s everyday life’. His palette and his choice of material support each other ideology. Some of his selected exhibitions include Variation at Lyla Gallery, Chiang Mai, Thailand (2016), The 13th Great Oriental Art Exhibition at Burapha University, Chonburi, Thailand (2015), Art Peace at Ton Tann Art Space and Gallery, Khon Kaen, Thailand (2015), Gazing Into Colour at Lyla Gallery, Chiang Mai, Thailand (2015), The Yard Mini Art Exhibition at The Yard Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand (2015), In commemoration of the 35th year anniversary of 6 October 1976 at Thammasat University, Bangkok Thailand (2011), 535 Days On The Road at Srinakharinwirot Exhibition Hall, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand (2009).