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Artbay Gallery Exclusive - Virut, Windows to the Soul
Location: Artbay Gallery. Upstairs exclusive exhibition space. Eichardts Building, Level 1, Marine Parade, Queenstown.
Region: Queenstown
Dates: Thu, 30 March 2023 - Thu, 27 April 2023 @ Daily
Born in 1980, Virut graduated with a BFA from the King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang, Bangkok. He has participated in several exhibitions held in Bangkok in 2006, 2008 and 2009, as well as the Thesis exhibition at the King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang, Bangkok, in 2005, and a Mini Art Exhibition in 2001.
“The majority of my paintings and collages are representations of the curves and faces of women, be they static or in motion. My sole goal is to immortalise beauty of the people I create. I draw a lot of inspiration from people I see in my everyday life. Even though they are all different, I find that they are all either impressive or attractive, in their very own way.
I am very attentive to faces in my everyday life. In my collages, most of the time I represent the face of a women I have seen in the news. Often, I use the very publication in which I saw the face to create my collage. It’s as if, in a way, the destiny of that object, that assembly of paper, was only to bring to me the face I wish to immortalise.” – Virut
He meticulously assembles thousands of tiny magazine patches, layer by layer. Virut creates large, almost hyperrealistic portraits full of expression and vividness. His artworks are among others in possession of prestigious worldwide collections such as that of Italian fashion giant Luciano Benetton.
Location
Artbay Gallery. Upstairs exclusive exhibition space. Eichardts Building, Level 1, Marine Parade, Queenstown.
March 2023
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1 | Artbay Gallery - Janette Cervin and Trevor AskinThu, 2 February 2023 - Thu, 2 March 2023 @ Daily | Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery - Studio 5 Art Group ExhibitionFri, 3 March 2023 - Fri, 31 March 2023 @ Daily | Fraser Ross 'Janice In The Dairy' Tour w/ Hannah Everingham - OphirSat, 4 March 2023 @ Doors Open at 7 pm, Music starts at 7.30pm Eade Gallery - 'Paper Trails' by Nigel Wilson and Neville PorterSat, 4 March 2023 - Tue, 28 March 2023 @ Daily | |||
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Cleveland National Art Awards - Call for EntriesThu, 1 December 2022 - Fri, 10 March 2023 @ Entries Close March 10th 2023. Nockies Palette Events - Summer Workshop Series, Register Now!Mon, 4 December 2023 - Fri, 10 March 2023 @ Register Now for January, February and March 2024 | 11 |
Hullabaloo Art Space - 'Already the Trees' by Eric SchusserSun, 12 March 2023 - Sat, 1 April 2023 @ 10am - 4pm Daily | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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26 | Artbay Gallery - 'Afterglow' by Jasmine MiddlebrookThu, 16 February 2023 - Mon, 27 March 2023 @ Daily | Eade Gallery - 'Paper Trails' by Nigel Wilson and Neville PorterSat, 4 March 2023 - Tue, 28 March 2023 @ Daily Clyde Theatre Group - 'Waiting for Gateaux' by Ed Waugh and Trevor WoodTue, 28 March 2023 - Sat, 1 April 2023 @ 7.30pm | Central Otago Art Society - Easter Exhibition, Call for EntriesTue, 28 February 2023 - Wed, 29 March 2023 @ Entries close 29th March | Artbay Gallery Exclusive - Virut, Windows to the SoulThu, 30 March 2023 - Thu, 27 April 2023 @ Daily | Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery - Studio 5 Art Group ExhibitionFri, 3 March 2023 - Fri, 31 March 2023 @ Daily |