Udomsak Krisanamis entered my life with a bang....well, as much bang as a book can make. I am an ardent student of technique in expressionistic works. During one of my journeys through off beat books, I came across this very strong creator that had me in awe!
The man uses acrylic and noodle on canvas or newsprint! And believes in artistic deconstruction as much as we believe the sky to be blue. He destroys all the parts of letters on newsprint except the 'o's. Imagine blackening out all the letters except the circles,ovals and ellipses on a piece of newspaper with a felt pen. Now add separate colors to the backgroud and foreground. Try it at home. It creates a magnificent effect!!
The newspaper became part of his texture as he was trying to learn english! Being an immigrant to the US from Bangkok, his work is a direct result of real life needs. I am astounded by the amount of patience it takes to black out all but the 'o' shapes in canvases as big as his and make strips of that newspaper and then use those strips to create his paintings. There are a million ways to assess his paintings, many say they see cityscapes, some draw parallels to emptiness and some others see golf balls:). Its all good! That right there is what expressionism does to you. It gives you a chance to think about art in ways most suitable to you.
I just think it is his way of interpreting the news!!!!!!
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