Vacharanont Sinvaravatn, Phu Phan in the Sunset, 2023, oil on canvas, 47 1/4 x 78 3/4″.
“In Phu Phan in the Sunset, 2023, he unleashes verdant curves—a wrist-swiveling choreography of jostling, miniscule stubs—over a flatly painted crimson sky. This dispersion conjures a swaying sense of movement, beckoning one to dive into Phu Phan’s layered legacy. The battle for dominance between the two colors echoes the contrast between nature’s vegetal lushness and the politicized “red areas”—a historical reference to the color scale with which the Thai government used to designate the Communist-infiltration level in conflict zones.”
Artwork photo provided by SAC Gallery.
Read the full review on Artforum here.
