Latthapon Korkiatarkul

Latthapon Korkiatarkul

BornNationalityBased In
1988ThaiBangkok
Biography

Latthapon Korkiatarkul is a conceptual artist who has a particular focus on materiality. Shifting between painting, drawing and sculpture, Korkiatarkul is fascinated by dissecting the subjective relationships that we possess with different objects. For example, banknotes may be scrubbed blank and preserved in plexiglass, an eggshell may be coated in varnish, or square pieces of paper may undergo layers of ink, acrylic or graphite. What sits at the heart of these material interventions is the desire to better understand the particularities of an object’s character. Rather than developing formulaic material processes, his practice is guided by intuition and anchored by an innate curiosity to dissect social associations, rather than sustaining material processes or themes. In his own words “it might just be a natural reaction to my observations of the material that in turns dictates what I choose to do with it”. The resulting works have a quiet power to them, a sheen of varnish, or the unceremonious nature of their display drawing in the attention of viewers. This minimalist, abstract way of thinking sustains Korkiatarkul’s practice, as he continues to dig into, alter and adjust original meanings of habitual materials or objects—revealing both the power of signification in contemporary society and its malleability. ...

Selected Artworks
Painting
Series 9
Latthapon Korkiatarkul
Series 9, 2019
25.5 x 19 x 4cm
Painting
Drawing
Painting
Painting
Painting
Painting
Painting/Practice (Carmin Lake Extra (D160), vertical line in vertical shape)
Latthapon Korkiatarkul
Painting/Practice (Carmin Lake Extra (D160), vertical line in vertical shape), 2023
59 x 39.5cm
Painting/Practice (Argent (710) on grumbacher gesso surface preparation, horizontal line in vertical shape)
Latthapon Korkiatarkul
Painting/Practice (Argent (710) on grumbacher gesso surface preparation, horizontal line in vertical shape), 2023
50 x 32.5cm
Painting/Practice (Argent (710) on colour oil wooden surface walnut), vertical line in vertical shape)
Latthapon Korkiatarkul
Painting/Practice (Argent (710) on colour oil wooden surface walnut), vertical line in vertical shape), 2023
80 x 55cm
Painting/Practice (Old Holland Blue Deep (B217), vertical line in vertical shape)
Latthapon Korkiatarkul
Painting/Practice (Old Holland Blue Deep (B217), vertical line in vertical shape), 2023
59 x 39.5cm
Painting/Practice
Latthapon Korkiatarkul
Painting/Practice, 2023
90 x 90cm
Gallery Representation
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