พอดีอ่านเจอในบางกอก โพสต์ เมื่อวานพอดี ว่า เป็น รถ VW Standard ตามที่ คุณ Starman บอกมาครับ และได้แนบบทความจาก นสพ. มาด้วย แต่เป็นภาษาอังกฤษ นะครับ ต้องรบกวนให้คนอื่นช่วยแปลเป็นไทยด้วย เพราะไม่ชำนาญครับ
Painter on the loose
Pipop Pornsangsilp may be Thai, but when it comes to art that doesn't stop him from drawing from cultures not his own
Yvonne Bohwongprasert
Happy-go-lucky artist Pipop Pornsangsilp and his travel mate, a Volkswagen Standard or `Chow-ad', pictured at a fishing village in Bang Saphan, Prachuap Khiri Khan.
Pipop Pornsangsilp's abstract paintings, sculptures and wood carvings are inspired by natural environment. He once worked as an art teacher at International School Bangkok and has travelled extensively around Thailand.
Pipop was born in Nakhon Sawan and takes great pride in his work. Now 61 years old, his travel mate through the years has been a 1942 VW Standard that he calls "Chow-ad".
"Exhibitions come and go, but there is no end to creativity which gets my creative juices flowing. I may be Thai by birth, but when it comes to art I don't belong to any particular country."
Living in a makeshift bamboo house that he calls home on the outskirts of Bangkok, he says going back to nature is the best way to unwind in the stressful environment that people live in these days.
"From my travels around the world, I have found that people have become much more self-centred and materialistic these days. That is why I enjoy spending a lot of my time with Mother Nature, in particular, the tribal people of north Thailand. Modern values have eroded their culture and traditions, but the people there still have an innocent approach to life."
Pipop's work has been exhibited in many countries. He is exceptionally proud of being invited to the "International Artists Contemporary Art Exhibition" in Austria last year.
In Thailand, the bearded artist has also held a number of exhibitions, the latest being "Rhythm of the Heart," which emphasises the spirit of life.