In the solo exhibition “I Am You”, Prawit Lumcharoen brings back his signature fat boy character with hilarious facial expressions, known as WIT, in a new version of original artworks. Inspired by his bright, bubbly personality, the Thai painter depicted himself as this chubby boy in a metallic-coloured body stepping into the world of his favourite artists.
“I previously applied foil to create this fat kid, who looks funny with a cheeky grin, similar to me. However, this time, I used less foil to make his body smoother and cleaner for other versions,” he said.
For this new series of oil-on-canvas paintings, now on view at Number1Gallery, his design process began with sculpting a WIT model.
“Generally, other artists make sketches, but I carved a real…
