Suralert Jirawangso (Bangkok, Thailand)
Suralert Jirawangso (Bangkok, Thailand)
"We need to support each other more. The same old artists always get used and it's very hard for a newcomer to break in. Having said that, the Thai creative industry has been winning a lot of international awards lately."
Suralert Jirawangso stumbled across his ideal career while he was studying business administration at Assumption University in Bangkok. After graduating, he started hawking his portfolio of graphic designs, all executed in his spare time, from studio door to door until he found one, a local fashion magazine called Daybeds, prepared to give him a job.
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"I have been described as 'a revolutionary with a bucket of plaster' and, although I do not wish to offend, you can’t make an omelette without breaking some eggs, as they say. If I self-edited to try to please everyone that would be artistic stagnation and my entire practice would be pointless."
Whatever is required, from branding and identity to digital, editorial or environmental design – or, just as likely, an inter-disciplinary approach involving them all – Berg will tailor its approach to "work seamlessly across a wide range of media".
Suralert Jirawangso (Bangkok, Thailand)
"We need to support each other more. The same old artists always get used and it's very hard for a newcomer to break in. Having said that, the Thai creative industry has been winning a lot of international awards lately."
John Ryan Solis (New York, USA)
"I feel that the majority of people wouldn’t understand the notion of making sexual graphics. There are people who understand the nature and beauty of the nude body, basically accepting the art as a pure form of expression. Then there are others who will see it with a pornographic viewpoint; the desire to illustrate lust and stimulate our senses."
Norrasak Ramasute (Bangkok, Thailand)
"If I could make one suggestion for improving the local design industry it would be that designers cease to be ruled by their ego and increase their powers of positive thinking. We should be doing more talking, working and creating together. There should be more unity among us."
Ise Ratta Ananphada (Bangkok, Thailand)
"We have a rich artistic heritage and I sometimes utilise elements from this in my work. But I believe that true creativity comes from the heart. It is not a duty but a mirror into our soul. You could take 10 Thai artists and their work would all be different, but it is enough to know that it has been produced by Thai artists."
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