Category Archives: Art

V64 Art Complex grabbed my attention from the word go. I have always loved graffiti, and so when I saw large murals on the walls of a disused factory building near my house earlier this year, I began to take notice. As the weeks passed by, I realised that it was more than just random tags thrown up by a toy[1], and that it was, in fact, the beginnings of something truly interesting in my quiet Bangkok neighbourhood. Soon the place was a hive of activity, and so I decided to take a visit and get to the know the people. Read the rest of this entry →

The team at V64 pose for this panorama shot

For the artistically inclined among you, the opening of a new art gallery in Bangkok can only come as good news in this artistically dormant city. Don’t get me wrong, the Thais are a very artistic race, but they lack the liberalism inherent in Western culture. There are, occasionally, some impressive works of graffiti, one or two galleries, and a few urbane places to hang out. But that’s nothing compared to places like New York, where modern graffiti as we know it first started, or cities like Paris, with art galleries in abundance. Read the rest of this entry →