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BUNDIT PUANGTHONG
BIOGRAPHY & CV
The art of Bundit Puangthong typifies a phenomenon of our times. This art emerges from ‘in-between’ cultures, and dramatizes the burgeoning sense of possibilities developing in our increasingly interconnected world.
Before coming to Australia, Bundit initially completed formal training in traditional Thai art, and later studied contemporary Western methods under the guidance of renowned Thai artist Montien Boonma.
Such a transition from one country to another invariably destabilizes these conventions, and this artist has used the opportunity to explore experiences of cultural confusion and assimilation. His openness to a new place and its multicultural riches has produced a fascinating visual palimpsest that summarizes his responses.
Employing a wide range of media, and guided by an acute awareness of social phenomena, Bundit utilizes the pictorial space as a site of negotiation between inherited and adopted motifs. Via this jumble of words, themes and associations – Buddhist, Thai, American Pop and an ever-increasing array of Australian idiosyncrasies - he encourages us to discover and enjoy the multiplicity of meanings and commonalities that weave together to create our cultural fabric.
Education
2005
Master of Visual Arts, Victorian College of the Arts
2004
Visual Arts (Honours), Australian Academy of Design at Charles Sturt University, Melbourne
2003
Diploma of Visual Arts, NMIT Preston, Melbourne
1995
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
1989
Academy of Arts, Nakorn Si Thamarat, Thailand
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2010
Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
2009
Iain Dawson Gallery, Sydney
Mossgreen Gallery, Melbourne
2008
Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
Iain Dawson Gallery, Sydney
2007
45 Downstairs, Melbourne
2006
Red Gallery, Melbourne
2005
NMIT Melbourne
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008
Sovereign Art Prize, finalist, Hong Kong
Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane
Faculty of Fine Art, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
2007
Geelong Regional Artists, Gordon Gallery, Victoria
Clement Meadmore Gallery, Australian Academy of Design, Melbourne
2006
Linden Postcard Show, Melbourne
Bid4Freedom, Melbourne
2005
Athenaeum Club Visual Art Award, Melbourne
2004
Artholes Gallery, Melbourne
2003
Graduate Awards Exhibition (1st prize), NMIT, Melbourne
Hogan Gallery, Melbourne
2002
Axion Gallery, Melbourne
Collections
ArtBank