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vasan sitthiket
vasan sitthiket is a thai contemporary visual artist. a graduate of the college of fine arts in bangkok, he has works in many fields, including painting and poetry. he has staged three plays, written more than 10 books of poetry, children's books and political writings. active since the 1970s, vasan's works are often provocative and political in nature. he has received the silpathorn award in visual arts in 2007.
The Subject Atlas
A chart of vasan sitthiket's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
