CONCEPT

In his youth, Thai artist Kraisak Chirachaisakul intensely enjoyed creating oil canvas paintings that expressed the complexity of desire, beauty, sweetness, innocence, and peace. More often than not, he captured this in still life movements and poses of the female form.

As is often the case, the time for these paintings gave way to the responsibilities of a young family; putting food on the table, educating children, and dealing with the everyday pressures of life that we all face. Kraisak turned from art to a more secure career as a business man.

In 2018, on randomly meeting a woman in an art gallery, Kraisak was reminded of his passion for still life painting. Her name was Anastasia and her gentleness, sweetness, and calm flooded his mind with memories of his younger self. He realized that his passion for romanticism had been frozen in time.

Feeling his creative energy reignited by Anastasia, Kraisak took to his studio to create a series of paintings catching her fragility, beauty and youth. Drawing upon the techniques learned as a printmaker, many of the works in this exhibition are in dry-point printmaking and mezzotint. But working with Anastasia also motivated him to pick up a paintbrush and put oil on canvas for the first time in 30 years.

In naming his exhibition, Kraisak turned to Greek mythology. ‘Anástasis’ means ‘resurrection’: significant as Anastasia sparked his passion for painting.

Kraisak Chirachaisakul was born on March 15, 1962 in Bangkok, Thailand. Kraisak was interested in arts since he was very young and attended Archivasilp, the art college for his high-school years and then he went to Silpakorn University. Since he was studding till now, he have earned and win many awards from both domestic and international.

He started his first career as a graphic designer, doing catalogue for the cosmetic company and then opened the first Toy and model figures store in Thailand. After the political disturbance in 2010, he decided to close the company and return back to art and printmaking, what he had left behind for nearly 20 years and keep on doing this until now. 

EXHIBITIONS
1985
-International Biennial Print Exhibit: Taipei Taiwan,R.O.C
1986
-Exchange Exhibition Contemporary Graphic Art from
Thailand & West-Germany
-The Exhibition of His Majesty The King’s Sixtieth Birthday
Anniversary Thailand
1988
-Solo Exhibition at the Art Gallery of the Faculty of Painting
Sculpture and Graphic Arts Silpakorn University, Bkk,Thailand
2011
-IMPRINT International Graphic Arts Triennial in Warsaw
2012
-International Biennial Print Exhibit: Taipei Taiwan,R.O.C
-The 17th Da Dun Fine Arts Exhibition of Taichung city,
Taiwan,R.O.C
2013
-International Print Triennial in Krakow Section: Istanbul
Exhibition
-41st THE INTERNATIONAL PRINT AWARD CARMEN
AROZENA 2013 Spain
-7th International Drawing Binnale Melbourne 2013, Australia
-XII BIENAL INTERNACIONAL DE GRABADO "JOSEP DE RIBERA" XÀTIVA 2013 Spain
-10th Edition 2013 The Iosif Iser International Contemporary Engraving Biennial Exhibition Romania
-LLTK Solo Print Exhibition December 7,2013 - January 10, 2014 at Numthong Gallery Bkk,Thailand
2014
-THE 9th KOCHI INTERNATIONAL TRIENNIAL EXHIBITION
OF PRINTS JAPAN
-15th International Triennial Small Forms of Graphic Art, Lodz POLAND
-3rd International Print Biennale 2014 @Hatton Gallery, Newcastle ENGLAND
-42nd THE INTERNATIONAL PRINT AWARD CARMEN AROZENA 2014 Spain
-THE EIGHTH BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL MINIATURE PRINT EXHIBITION (BIMPE VIII)2014 VANCOUVER BC, CANADA
2015
-Postcard of love Solo printmaking exhibition 3-31 october 2015 at Numthong Gallery Bkk,Thailand
-XII graphic art biennial dry point, Uzice, Serbia 2015
-NOIR mezzotint&ipc collection international printmaking center Taiwan
-17e biennale internationale de la gravure de Sarcelles France
-Eleventh edition Iosif Iser biennial international contemporary engraving Romania 2015
-PARP-PIM Mini Prints Project 2015 by Kalwit Studio & Gallery Thailand
2016
-International Print Triennial Krakow - Falun 2016-2017 Poland
2017
-3rd INTERNATIONAL PRINTMAKING TRIENNIAL - BELGRADE 2017 Serbia
-11th BIENNIAL OF PRINTS OF LIEGE 2017 Belgium
-REMEMBRANCE OF THE KING June 9th - July 29th at the Kalwit Studio & Gallery Bkk, Thailand
-REMEMBRANCE OF THE KING by Kraisak at Emporium Gallery THE EMPORIUM 19-31 Oct Bangkok Thailand
2018 
-Missing Memories at CICA Museum 25-29 Apr. Gimpo, South Korea 
-Hotel Art Fair 9-10 Jun. at 137Pillars Bangkok Hotel, Bkk, Thailand
-Kraisak at Chowhy 1-15 Dec. at Chowhy Bangkok, Bkk, Thailand
2019
-MEZZOTINT Exhibition by Chirachaisakul at Rivercity Bangkok, Bkk, Thailand
2020
-VENUS RESURRECTION by KRAISAK CHIRACHAISAKUL at Rivercity Bangkok, Bkk, Thailand

AWARDS
1985
-Silver Medal Award 2nd Exhibition of Contemporary Art by Young Artists Bkk,Thailand
1986
-Contemporary Art Exhibition 1986 Kasikorn Bank(Thai Farmers Bank) Bkk,Thailand
-The Exhibition of “60 Years of The Greatest King” Philips Electrical Company of Thailand
Ltd. Bkk,Thailand
2012
-3rd prize Asean Graphic Art Competition and Exhibition Hanoi,Vietnam
-Honorary Mention Prize “Our Beloved King” The First Elephant Art Award Thailand
2013
-Honorable Mention XI GRAPHIC ART BIENIAL, DRY POINT, UZICE, SERBIA
-Honorable Mention 9th Biennial International Miniature Print Competition 2013, USA
-Grand Prize 8thThe Biennale Internationale d’Estampe Contemporaine de Trois-Rivières Canada
-Excellence Prize Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition 2013 Japan
-2nd prize 16thBiennale Internationale de la Gravure de
Sarcelles France
2014
-Gold prize of International Biennial Print Exhibit: 2014 ROC Taiwan
2015
-Factory Prize Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition 2015 Japan
2016
-1 in 4 equal first prizes 5th International Printmaking Exhibition Istanbul competition Turkey
2019
-Merit Mention XIV GRAPHIC ART BIENIAL, DRY POINT, UZICE, SERBIA 2019