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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.
April 2023
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Hullabaloo Art Space - 'Already the Trees' by Eric SchusserSun, 12 March 2023 - Sat, 1 April 2023 @ 10am - 4pm Daily Clyde Theatre Group - 'Waiting for Gateaux' by Ed Waugh and Trevor WoodTue, 28 March 2023 - Sat, 1 April 2023 @ 7.30pm Eade Gallery - 'Discovering and Rediscovering' by Kathi McLean and Gretl BarzottoSat, 1 April 2023 - Wed, 3 May 2023 @ From 10am Daily Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery - WWl ExhibitionSat, 1 April 2023 - Sun, 30 April 2023 @ Daily | ||||||
Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery - Rennie Pearson and Bob McNeillSun, 2 April 2023 @ 4pm - 5.30pm Hullabaloo Art Space - You Know Where It Is, by Gail de JongSun, 2 April 2023 - Sat, 22 April 2023 @ 10am - 4pm Daily | 3 | 4 | 5 | Art Classes for Children (aged 8 - 12 years) with Marion Vialade - WorchMon, 13 February 2023 - Thu, 6 April 2023 @ Monday, Thursday and Fridays | 7 | 8 |
9 | 10 | Central Cinema - NTL Live, Jack Absolute Flies AgainTue, 11 April 2023 - Sun, 16 April 2023 @ 11th April@2pm. 16th April@5pm | 12 | The NZQA Top Art Folio Exhibition, 2023Tue, 4 April 2023 - Thu, 13 April 2023 @ 10am - 4pm Daily | 14 | 15 |
Central Cinema - NTL Live, Jack Absolute Flies AgainTue, 11 April 2023 - Sun, 16 April 2023 @ 11th April@2pm. 16th April@5pm | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Hullabaloo Art Space - You Know Where It Is, by Gail de JongSun, 2 April 2023 - Sat, 22 April 2023 @ 10am - 4pm Daily |
Hullabaloo Art Space - 'Curiously Curated' by Debbie NeilSun, 23 April 2023 - Sat, 20 May 2023 @ 10am - 4pm Daily | 24 | 25 | Drawing Classes for Adults with Marion Vialade - WorchWed, 26 April 2023 - Wed, 31 May 2023 @ Wednesday Evenings | Artbay Gallery Exclusive - Virut, Windows to the SoulThu, 30 March 2023 - Thu, 27 April 2023 @ Daily | 28 | 29 |
Central Stories Museum and Art Gallery - WWl ExhibitionSat, 1 April 2023 - Sun, 30 April 2023 @ Daily Central Otago Regional Orchestra - Swirling WindsSat, 29 April 2023 - Sun, 30 April 2023 @ 29th@ 7.30pm and 30th@ 2.30pm |