Born 1976, Nakhon Nayok Province, Thailand

Ping Kongklom is a contemporary Thai artist whose practice spans both painting and sculpture, exploring social realities and the people who shape them. He is regarded as one of Thailand’s notable abstract artists. He has developed a special type of mixed media, comprising acrylic paint, metallic particles, and clay, allowing him to create textures that conventional materials cannot achieve.

Artist’s comment:
"I choose to be an abstract painter because the subject of my work is the nature of reality. It is my belief that there is no objective reality but rather a multiplicity of realities depending on who is perceiving the environmental stimuli and the circumstances of the time and place. Although the form of my work are non-representational, the form themselves and the manner of their relationship are deliberately ambiguous. I try to make this work in space a delightful experience of colour and movement and at the same time an opportunity to reflect on who and where we are."

EDUCATION

• Bachelor of Fine Arts, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Chaokhuntaharn Ladkrabang, Thailand

AWARDS

• 1st Prize — Nokia Arts Awards, Thailand, 1999
• 1st Prize — Nokia Arts Awards, Thailand, 2000
• 1st Prize — Hitachi Thailand Award, 2000
• 1st Prize — Modenglas Design Thailand Award, 2000
• Silpa Bhirasri Silver Medal Award, 18th Exhibition of Contemporary Art by Young Artists, 2001
• Philip Morris Asia Art Award, 2001

SOLO EXHIBITION

• Feel of Success, Singapore, 2012

EXHIBITIONS

• Thailand Cultural Center, Bangkok, 2004
• Art Space, Silom Galleria, Bangkok, 2004
• Kasikornbank Painting Competition in the Celebrations on the Auspicious Occasion of His Majesty the King’s 80th Birthday Anniversary, 2007
• Art Singapore, Singapore, 2010
• AHAF Hong Kong, 2010
• AHAF Seoul, Korea, 2011
• AAF Singapore, 2011
• AAF Singapore, 2012
• AHAF Hong Kong, 2013