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Natee Utarit (Thai: นที อุตฤทธิ์, born 9 April 1970) is a contemporary artist from Bangkok, Thailand.[1] He has participated in group and several solo exhibitions in East Asia and Europe.
Natee Utarit | |
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| Born | 9 April 1970 (age 54) |
| Nationality | Thai |
| Alma mater | University of Silpakorn |
| Occupation | Artist |
Utarit's artworks have been described as involving the relationships between historical arts such as Renaissance art from the Western world and postcolonialism.[2]
Commentators state that Utarit questions the world of contemporary art through his aesthetics skills, creating metaphors on all his artworks.
Biography
editNatee Utarit was born in 1970 in Bangkok. He graduated from Silpakorn University majoring in Graphic Arts (Fine Arts) at the Painting and Sculpture Faculty.[3]
Utarit has received the Art Game Changer Award from Asia Society.[4][5]
Professional career and exhibitions
editNatee's works have been described as a combination of philosophy, beliefs, religious views, history, knowledge of various elements from various centuries, and experimentation (on connecting between his artworks and historical cultures from the Western world).[6] The artist also uses photographs as a communication tool, creating a visionary view presenting cultures and an informative background on the relationships between Western and Eastern cultures, respectively.[7]
According to one analysis, Natee's works can be regarded as finding newer perspective by creating a figurative which differs from the original / tradition views. With that, the artist's use of sociopolitical and religious points of view to craft up his works of art, reflecting both contemporary points of view and hidden messages for the audience to comprehends through various visuals and forms.[8]
Natee's works include "Optimism is Ridiculous: The Altarpieces", from solo exhibitions in both museums and art institutions.[9]
Bibliography
edit- Natee Utarit: Optimism is Ridiculous" by Demetrio Paparoni 2018
- Natee Utarit: After Painting"written by Singapore Art Museum 2010
- Natee Utarit: Illustration of the Crisis" published by Richard Koh Fine Arts 2013.
| Year | Exhibition |
|---|---|
| 2020 | Natee Utarit – Déjà Vu: Your Past is my Future, Richard Koh Fine Art, Singapore. |
| 2019 | Natee Utarit – Déjà Vu, Made in Cloister, Curated by Demetrio Paparoni, Naples, Italy. |
| 2019 | Natee Utarit & Anne Samat – Metafysica, Tønsberg, Norway. |
| 2019 | Your Past is My Future, Richard Koh Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong, Hong Kong. |
| 2018 | Untitled Poems Of Théodore Rousseau, Tang Contemporary Art, Bangkok, Thailand |
| 2018 | Natee Utarit – View From the Tower, Richard Koh Projects, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 2018 | Untitled Poems Of Théodore Rousseau, Tang Contemporary Art, Hong Kong. |
| 2018 | Natee Utarit – Optimism is Ridiculous, National Art Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
| 2018 | Untitled Poems Of Théodore Rousseau (in remembrance of Théodore Rousseau, "a man who is tormented by several devils"), THAI FOCUS, ART STAGE Singapore 2018, Singapore. |
| 2018 | Natee Utarit – Optimism is Ridiculous: The Altarpieces, The Private Museum, Singapore. |
| 2017 | It Would Be Silly to Be Jealous of a Flower, Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
| 2017 | Natee Utarit – Optimism is Ridiculous: The Altarpieces, National Gallery of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia. |
| 2017 | Natee Utarit – It Would be Silly to be Jealous of a Flower, Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
| 2017 | Natee Utarit – Optimism is Ridiculous: THE ALTARPIECES, Ayala Museum, Makati City, Philippines. |
| 2016 | Samlee & Co., The Absolutely Fabulous Show, Art Stage Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia. |
| 2016 | Optimism is Ridiculous, Megumi Ogita Gallery, Tokyo, Japan. |
| 2013 | Natee Utarit – Optimism is Ridiculous at Hyundai Gallery, Hyundai Gallery, Seoul, Korea. |
| 2013 | Natee Utarit – Optimism is Ridiculous, Richard Koh Fine Art Singapore, Singapore. |
| 2013 | Natee Utarit – Optimism is Ridiculous, Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
| 2012 | Illustration of the Crisis, ARNDT Berlin, Germany. |
| 2011 | Bourgeois Dilemma, Finale Art File, Philippines. |
| 2011 | Illustration of The Crisis, Art Season Gallery, Zurich, Switzerland. |
| 2009 | Natee Utarit – Tales of Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
| 2008 | Dreams, Hope and Perfection, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
| 2008 | Transparency Happiness, Soka Art Center, Beijing, China. |
| 2007 | The Amusement of Dreams, Hope and Perfection, Numthong Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 2006 | The Fragment and the Sublime, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
| 2006 | Kyotek Sae-Wu's 12 photographs during 1969–1973, Numthong Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 2006 | Signed and Dated, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
| 2005 | Natee Utarit – Paintings by Natee Utarit, Richard Koh Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
| 2005 | The Last Description of the Old Romantic, Numthong Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 2005 | Portrait, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
| 2003 | Still Pictures, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Singapore. |
| 2003 | Recent Paintings, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
| 2003 | Recent Paintings, Numthong Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 2002 | Developing Time, Tadu Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 2002 | Silent Laughing of Monster, Numthong Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 2002 | Painting with Pure Reason, Numthong Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 2001 | Painted, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
| 2001 | Thai Contemporary Exhibition, Valentine Willie Fine Art, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
| 2001 | Root, Open Art Space, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 2001 | Equivalence Second Dialectic, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Singapore. |
| 2001 | Views and Transference, Numthong Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 2000 | Snapshot, Plum Blossoms Gallery, Singapore. |
| 1999 | Homage to Landscape Painting, Numthong Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 1999 | Internal Landscape, Art Forum, Singapore. |
| 1999 | Appearance and Reality, Numthong Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 1998 | Portrait, Numthong Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 1998 | Book, Kurusapa Building, Bangkok. – Bangkok Art Project 1998, Public Art in Community lives across the Rattanakosin Island, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 1998 | Internal Landscape, Numthong Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 1997 | Conversing Contemporary, Numthong Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 1997 | Mother Figure, Numthong Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 1996 | Hidden Agenda, Project 304, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 1995 | Drawing and Watercolors, British Council Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 1994 | Anthropology, The Bangkok Playhouse, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 1993 | Life Now, 3 Artists Exhibition, Dialogue Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 1992 | Small Work, An Art Exhibition by 56 Thai Artists, Silom Art Space, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 1992 | The Exhibition of Prints, Dialogue Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 1991 | Small Work, Group Show by 3 Artists, The Seven Seas Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 1991 | Spiritual Sense, 2 Artists Exhibition of Prints, British Council Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. |
| 1991 | The Small Prints by 10 Artists, River City Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand. |
Literature
edit- Natee Utarit: Optimism is Ridiculous (2017), ISBN 978-88-572-3787-9
- Natee Utarit: Illustration of the Crisis (2013), ISBN 9789-834-407-827
- Natee Utarit: After Painting (2010), ISBN 978-981-08-6692-1
References
edit- ^ "Natee Utarit". Ocula. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Is optimism ridiculous? Thai artist Natee Utarit on subversion, symbolism and ideas of God in art". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Natee Utarit | Tang Contemporary Art". tangcontemporary. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Richard Koh Fine Art". Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "ArtAsiaPacific: Four Artists Recognized At2019 Hong Kong Asia Arts Game Changer Awards". artasiapacific.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Natee Utarit, Optimism Is Ridiculous: The Altarpieces, exhibition review / ArtReview". ArtReview. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ Jessop, Sonia Kolesnikov (22 November 2010). "Art Shaped by Thailand's Changing Landscape". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ "Natee Utarit". RichardKoh. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Symbolism and parody in Thai artist Natee Utarit's 'Optimism Is Ridiculous' | The Star Online". The Star. Malaysia. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ^ Natee Utarit (n.d.): n. pag. Richard Koh Fine Art. Web. 30 October 2019.