About the artwork
This painting by Chums J demonstrates the artist’s spectacular skill in bringing still forms to life with her unique technique and vision. The work features a diverse colour palette that combines both warm and cool tone colours, creating a vibrant visual contrast. Thin bold lines define the forms of the work, and imbue it with a sense of dynamic movement through their curved nature. While Chums J incorporates techniques of impressionism, she simultaneously imbues her works with a sense of youthfulness and modernity, recontextualizing the movement for the current age and demonstrating her experimental and captivating artistic technique.
About the artist
Born in 1992, Chums J is an emerging Thai artist in the Southeast Asian art scene. Her promising work is an attempt to re-access the traditional artistic influence of impressionism. Working mainly in the medium of oil paints and the use of impasto techniques, she intends to interpret the traditional artistic process in a manner that sparks relevance and becomes relatable to our modernized youth and society. Through her expressive style and technique and bold use of colour, Chumsri explores the themes of spontaneity, happiness and companionship in our global culture today.