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Chalermchai Kositpipat

Thai artist

Chalermchai Kositpipat (Thai: เฉลิมชัย โฆษิตพิพัฒน์, RTGS: Chaloemchai Khositphiphat, pronounced[tɕʰā.lɤ̌ːm.tɕʰājkʰōː.sìt.pʰí.pʰát]; born 15 February 1955) is a Thai visual artist. Primarily a painter known for his use of Buddhist imagery, Chalermchai's works have been exhibited worldwide.

Biography

Chalermchai Kositpipat was born into a Sino-Lanna family.^[1] His father was a Chinese immigrant from Guangdong while his mother is Thai Chinese.^[2] He later attended Silpakorn University, which was Thailand's primary visual arts school. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Thai art in 1977.

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He started out painting movie advertisements on billboards. His early murals mixed traditional Thai Buddhist temple art with contemporary images.^[3]

In 1980 Chalermchai visited Sri Lanka as his first trip abroad and stayed there for six months, studying Sri Lankan architecture, sculpture, Chalermchai Kositpipat: Inside the Artist's World - Chiang ...

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