NANNING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) South China Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, as the frontier of exchanges and cooperation between China and the Association of Sout
Reimagining a classic
Reimagining a classic
At the exhibition New Ramayana , artist Surachet Prueksawunprasut gives the supporting characters of the Ramakien epic a new futuristic look
published : 21 Apr 2021 at 04:00 Surachet Prueksawunprasut at his solo exhibition.
Thotsakan, the Demon King of Lanka in the Thai epic Ramakien, plays with a drone. Hanuman, the Monkey King, kills a giant with a gun and the giant Queen Nang Sammanakkha wears colourful attire without the golden theatrical crown. These characters from the Ramakien were created in new forms for a future world by artist Surachet Prueksawunprasut in the collection titled New Ramayana , who makes them look different from their usual self in the traditional paintings.