Vasan Sitthiket - Artist Info

About Vasan Sitthiket

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Vasan Sitthikhet
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    Vasan Sitthiket (Thai: RTGS: Wasan Sitthikhet; born on 7 October 1957 in Nakhon Sawan Province, Thailand) is a Thai contemporary visual artist. A graduate of the College of Fine Art in Bangkok, he has works in many fields, including painting and poetry. He has staged three plays, written more than 10 books of poetry, children’s books and political writings.
    Active since the 1970s, Vasan's works are often provocative and political in nature. One of his works was a performance art piece, involving fake rubber breasts and buttocks and a simulated rape of the entire nation of Thailand.

    In 2000, an exhibition of a new collection that included 50 paintings featuring Thai politicians and military officers in s...

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