"Boys Town" - Chris Coles (80x100cm acrylic on canvas)
For anyone who might be interested, I'll
be giving an illustrated talk at FCCT on "German Expressionism and the
Bangkok Night" on Friday evening, October 19th, per the FCCT announcement below.
Philip Cornwel-Smith will be
providing the introduction and sharing his thoughts/overview on
Bangkok's nightlife as a source and inspiration for art, music,
literature and movies.
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FCCT Announcement:
"Paintings from the Bangkok Night" Exhibition by artist Chris Coles
7pm, Friday, October 19, 2012
Free Admission
This
special exhibition will present some of Chris Coles' most recent
large-format acrylic paintings of various scenes and some of the people
who populate the Bangkok Night, an almost infinite neon landscape that
stretches from Ratchada to Thaniya Plaza, Surawong Boys Town, Soi
Cowboy, Sukhumvit Soi 33, Nana Plaza and beyond; a world inhabited by
people from all over Thailand, most of Asia and just about every country
on Earth.
Chris Coles is an artist and filmmaker who divides his time between
Bangkok and the coast of Maine. He is one of the first artists to
explore the chaotic and ambiguous world of the Bangkok Night. His
paintings, in the Expressionist style, are jagged and emotional
portraits, revealing a raw and primitive layer of the human experience. A
book of his paintings,
"Navigating the Bangkok Noir", was recently
published by Marshall Cavendish Singapore.
As part of the art show's Opening Night, Chris will give a short talk
regarding the origins and style of his work titled, "German
Expressionism and the Bangkok Night".
Philip Cornwel-Smith, author of VERY THAI and Founding Editor of Bangkok
Metro Magazine, will introduce Chris and provide some thoughts on
Bangkok's nightlife as a source and inspiration for art, music,
literature and movies.
The FCCT exhibition runs from October 16 to November 14.
"Navigating the Bangkok Noir" is available at Kinokuniya and Asia Books
stores, and also via the Internet (Bt500 to Bt600 baht, depending upon
the supplier).
For more details go to the Chris Coles Gallery website at
www.chriscolesgallery.com
For a map of how to get to FCCT @ Penthouse Floor, Meneeya Center, BTS Chitlom:
http://www.fccthai.com/FCCTMap.pdf Labels: art, Bangkok night, bangkok noir, Chris Coles, FCCT, Foreign Correspondents Club Thailand, German Expressionism, nana plaza, Philip Cornwel-Smith, Ratchada, soi cowboy, Sukhumvit, Surawong Boys Town, Thaniya Plaza
