SANPITAK, Pinaree, Self & I'm confused
The female body is a recurring theme in the work of Pinaree Sanpitak, in figuration and otherwise alluded to across her paintings, drawings, photography, collage and sculpture. In this pair of collages, she combines figuration and abstraction into richly evocative statements. Sanpitak often employs images of eggs and pumpkins to suggest the fertility of motherhood and female sexuality. This symbolism is reinforced through photographic fragments and gestural brushstrokes against flat colour fields. The base material is the handmade mulberry paper known as saa, common to northern Thailand, the natural colours and textures of which are maintained in accordance with the artist’s ‘truth of materials’ ethos. Rather than offering a literal representation of the body or a fixed definition of femininity, Sanpitak plays on perceptions to convey the complexity of women’s lived experience.
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Self 1991
- SANPITAK, Pinaree - Creator
I'm confused 1991
- SANPITAK, Pinaree - Creator
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