TH FOLLOWING COURTESY OF THE NATION NEWSPAPER IN BANGKOK- Chris Coles, the American expressionist painter who’s spent so many years in Thailand that every evening stroll becomes a neon nightmare, has suddenly gone all flowery. Faced with the predicament of having no paintings that his mother back in Maine would…
Full Article BANGKOK: THE FLOWERING OF THE NOIR ARTISTASIA MEDIA WRITES – Chris Coles, the outstanding cutting-edge painter of Bangkok noir, is being honored, along with other noir artists, with an exhibit of original paintings from his NAVIGATING THE BANGKOK NOIR book. The host venue is the artists’ hangout Check Inn 99 Bangkok (lower Sukhumvit between Soi 5…
Full Article THAILAND: THE TRUTH ABOUT THE NOIR OF BANGKOKThe following review by well-known author Tom Vater (“Sacred Skin — Thailand’s Spirit Tattoos”) of “Navigating the Bangkok Noir”, a book of paintings by American artist Chris Coles, is reprinted from a leading-edge website about Thailand (www.thedevilsroad.com). The review by Mr Vater reads: “Producing great art in Thailand is difficult.…
Full Article BOOK REVIEW: A Portrait of Thailand’s True SoulA book bag of contemporary gifts that show real smarts December 4, 2011 LOS ANGELES – It has finally hit Washington that Asia will be the major-league playing field for the foreseeable geopolitical future. But why should we complain when Uncle-Sam-comes-lately? Instead, we vow stay ahead of the great global…
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