Bangkok--Sep 2--Phuket Night Bazaar
Phuket-Chintana Saengsawang Daengdej, Ph.D.Managing Director of Phuket Night Bazaar Co.,Ltd. and Mr.Watchara Prayoonkum, a resin fiberglass realistic sculpture artist, present the project Arts and World Spirits Museum-a brand new attraction of Phuket Night Bazaar. The Museum aims to exhibit the realistic sculpture of the great and well-know people who had an eternity rhetorical statements such as the king, philosophers, lyricists, athletics, story tellers, artists, musicians, politicians, and leaders of various countries in the world.
Chintana reported that her colleagues had collected in formation of great people and studied all details to process the resin fiberglass realistic sculptures. With the sponsorships supported, the amount of 200 sculptures will be ready for the grand opening on December 2006 and plans to produce more each year. The exhibitions are divided into 4 parts 1) the exhibition of great people on earth 2) the exhibitions of world histories and important events' painting 3) the exhibition of world leaders from the past to present 4) the garden of realistic sculptures. The Museum expects a million visitors per year.
During the press conference, Watchara presents 2 sculptures of the renowned artists which made of fiberglass in the Super Realist style. The real life statue of Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) a Spanish Avant Guard Painter, who kept looking for new forms of modern art, is in a kneeling position in front of a large mirror, holding a long light bulb while drawing a contour on the mirror in a shape of large Buddha image(Phra Phuttha chinnarat) seated in a niche. The next sculpture is a real life French sculpture, Auguste RodinZ1840-1917). Rodin is working on a Sukhothai Buddha image in a walking posture of intricate craftsmanship and perfect aesthetic value. Watchara's works not only present realistic sculptures but also portray the spiritual and the life style which is perfect in merging the East and the West.
The most challenge of Watchara's work of arts is the processes of information study and creates the ways to present the arts that lively and easy to consume. Resin fiberglass technique provides the strong sculptures for the warm and humid weather in Thailand. The production divided into 2 parts: art work and model constructions. The production team is able to generate 10-15 sculptures per month. Moreover, the Museum is also capable to export the art work of realistic sculptures to the world market in the near future.
Phuket Night Bazaar managing director said that "Arts and World Spirits Museum" is a magnetic part of the Phuket International Night Bazaar: PINB, a 170 rai project on By Pass Road nearby Phuket downtown. Arts and Cultures play major role in developing the project. In order to complete the big picture PINB provide a variety activities of arts and cultures including: Arts and World Spirits Museum, Joe Louis Theater, Thai Boxing Stadium, the outdoor light and sound performance, and Thai heritage festival. PINB aims to increase the number of tourists to Andaman and support Phuket be a world class destination.
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