Bangkok's world-class shopping district, Ratchaprasong, will take
on a new dimension as it gets transformed into a museum of living
art with the help of 19 international artists next
week.
Held for the first time in Thailand, the "Living Arts Festival 2013
@ Ratchaprasong" will feature outdoor 4D street-art creations,
living statues, special lighting, and pavement art that will
distort pedestrians' perceptions.
This art event has previously held people spellbound in countries
including the UK, the US, Canada, Italy, Germany, Australia, the
Netherlands, Mexico and Ukraine.
The artists will create their works under the theme of "The Street
of Art _ The Street of Fun" and their canvases will be the front
grounds of Gaysorn shopping centre, the InterContinental Bangkok
and Amarin Plaza, and the front and side grounds of Erawan Bangkok
department store. Shoppers will have the chance to watch the
artists at work.
This will also be the first time the public will get a look at
remarkable street art creations on the stretch of BTS Skywalk from
Chidlom station to the entrance to Zen department store.
Passers-by look at a living statue entitled
"Night Venice" at the skywalk linkage to Gaysorn Plaza in
Bangkok.
Tony Cuboliquido from Italy puts the finishing
touches to his painting as part of the Living Arts festival in
Bangkok.
Juandres Vera from Mexico continues his painting
in front of Gaysorn Plaza after an early morning drizzle. He named
his painting "The Popcorn Carousel
A painting by Leon Keer from the Netherlands at
the skywalk near Gaysorn Plaza.
A painting by Alex Maksiov from Ukraine in front
of Amarin Plaza in Bangkok.
Notes were written on the floor to guide viewer
to stand at the right spot to effectively viewed the 3D
paintings.
Living statue the "Cupido" at the skywalk leading
to Central World
Living statue the "Terra Vitalis" at the skywalk
leading to Gaysorn Plaz
