Chayanin Kwangkaew (Kapin) was born in 1990. He currently resides and works in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand.
“When we pause, everything moves; yet when we move, everything seems to pause. Both
interchange and transform in their own time.”
Chayanin’s creative concepts and processes stem from the artist’s keen observation and awareness of the interrelationships of surrounding elements in everyday life, where overlapping changes occur. They are part of each other and interdependent. His works are a blend of emotions, feelings, and rationale. In terms of rationale, he selects elements from daily life, such as shells, flowers, or various objects, and crafts them meticulously with oil painting techniques to reveal the truth of the objects. These serve as the first keys to perception, opening doors to further interpretation. Regarding emotions and feelings, this aspect encompasses atmosphere, color fields, and the artist’s immediate emotional brushstrokes, capturing rapidity, decision-making, and formlessness of natural elements. Beneath a seemingly tranquil exterior, movement arises from brushstrokes, flowing colors aligning with the static figures interspersed throughout. Each symbolic form, whether stable/transformative, dense/airy, is harmoniously integrated, encapsulating a sense of completeness. Nothing emerges solely on its own but arises from the amalgamation of countless elements fused together. Therefore, answers and descriptions to questions are not confined to a single set but are rather interconnected relationships that enable us to perceive everything within certain things or something within everything. The vastness, diversity, and hidden values of existence are embedded within these relationships, sustaining life.
