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SUMMARY:นิทรรศการ \"The Road of Excess leads to the 
 Palace of Wisdom\"
DESCRIPTION:The Road of Excess leads to the Palace of Wisdom\nnew work
 s by RICHARD SKENE 28 JUL - 30 AUG 2013\nIn addition to having a Thai 
 flavour, a common theme in Richard Skene’s ‘The Road of Excess lea
 ds to the Palace of Wisdom’ is the pursuit of happiness, which is on
 e of the three unalienable rights in the United States of America’s 
 Declaration of Independence and a key principle of Buddhism. That such
  superficially conflicting forces of capitalism and religion share the
  same destination suggests the path to happiness may not be straightfo
 rward, and short cuts may be counterproductive.\nWhile Thailand is a w
 elcoming, tolerant and spiritual place, Bangkok provides abundant oppo
 rtunities for hedonism. Like the Yin-Yang, the ‘City of Angels’ is
  a centre of energy, within which seemingly contrary but complementary
  forces co-exist. Those who deviate from the true path may, after a pe
 riod of trial and error, reach the same conclusion as William Blake, w
 ho wrote the line ‘The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom�
 ��, in 1790.\nRichard’s art deals with a variety of diverse and conf
 licting subjects, including peace and violence, love and sex and hope 
 and fear. In short, the collection represents a visual journey: from H
 edonism to Buddhism in Bangkok. The result is a stimulating and provoc
 ative collection, comprising graphic design, photography, video and li
 ght installations. The artworks are beautifully simplified and stylise
 d, incorporate wit and wisdom, and reveal influences from Andy Warhol,
  Damien Hirst and Roy Lichtenstein.\nBorn in Aberdeen, Scotland, Skene
  first came to Thailand as a backpacker in 1990 and returned to work i
 n Bangkok in 1995. Says Skene, \"I’ve had the privilege of working i
 n Bangkok, Phuket and Koh Samui for over 8 years, so have a close affi
 nity with Thailand and a great respect for Thai culture. As many of th
 e artworks were inspired by my observations and experiences of living 
 in the Kingdom, it’s appropriate that my first exhibition takes plac
 e in Bangkok.\"\nWorks by Richard Skene are on display Eat Me Restaura
 nt from 28 July until 30 August 2013.\nEat Me Restaurant is open to th
 e public daily between 3pm and 1am.\nCurated by PAN PAN NARKPRASERT & 
 YVONNE LIANG\n\nFor more information visit http://www.portfolios.net/e
 vents/the-road-of-excess-leads-to-the-palace-of-wisdom
DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Bangkok:20130728T000000
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CATEGORIES:art, exhibition
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