Beauty doesn’t always mean fragility and this notion is reflected in “The Robust Flowers”, which is running at RCB Galleria 4, 2nd floor of River City Bangkok, Charoen Krung 24, until Sept 10.
This is the first solo exhibition by Navapon Huanchaiyaphum, aka Bookbank, who has pursued his career in the art world for over a decade, producing realistic portrayals of human subjects that are widely acclaimed.
However, the show aims to take viewers into a fantastical world abloom in beauty and colour to meet a human species with an incongruous appearance.
Inspired by his love of flowers and fascinated with human anatomy — specifically the musculature and movement of athletes — he comes up with a collection of vibrant paintings that portray a man with a powerful body and a head framed by delicate petals.
Though flowers often signify joy, vitality and beauty, the artist…
