It is a tour of Thailand's art community and it may stretch your imagination if you are not up to date with the latest artistic trends. If you approach modern art with suspicion or puzzlement, Gridthiya Kaweewong, curator of one of today s featured art spaces has some ideas that might help all of us understand the modern Bangkok art scene. The picture above represents one kind of modern art display called installation art. An explanation from a display at the San Jose Museum of Art in the USA describes installation art as an artwork that fills and surrounds a large space. It says that art is not only the objects but includes what people see, feel and think as they experience, not simply look at it.
Installation art is often interactive, involving the visitor in a whole environment.
There are no pictures here of the other kind of artistic expression mentioned in today s article. That s because performance art has to be seen live. It is possible to take and see pictures of performance art, but those would not truly represent the art form. As the name suggests, performance art involving the body, space, time and audience as art-making materials. There is action plus interaction between the artist and the audience.