Category: Thailand
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Nang Sida strip
Nang Sida strip Nang Sida (Sita), wife of Prince Phra Ram (Rama), is enjoying herself alone in the beautiful natural surroundings of the palace. Then Thotsakan (Ravana), the king of the demons, appears to her and abducts her to his palace in Lanka. A dramatic event in the Ramakien visualised as an enchanting strip. Photos…
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Ramakien landscapes
Ramakien landscapes The rice fields, the trees and bushes, the mountains, they are all painted in great detail, as is the palace with its inhabitants and visitors in the foreground. It’s the style of realist miniature painting applied to the large format of the gallery walls. I find it interesting that the landscape on the…
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Picturesque Ramakien
Picturesque Ramakien A must see in Bangkok: the Ramayana in its Thai version, painted as a picture story on the walls around the temple of the Emerald Buddha inside the Grand Palace. Hundreds of meters of detailed paintings, the oldest dating from late 18th century, show us scenes from the Ramayana in the style and…
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Please reuse …
Please reuse … as is printed on one of the plastic bags Teetud used for his painting. Shreds of transparent plastic are floating in … dark, coloured water, or in space? Pollution transformed into an esthetically pleasing art work. Photo of the week: Use to be, mixed media, by Teetud, Expo at The Queen’s Gallery,…
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Beauty Queen
Beauty Queen In the entrance hall of the Queen’s Gallery in Bangkok hangs Sirikit, the regal Thai Queen mother who has founded the art gallery. And at the exhibition I visited there I saw a frivolous Miss Earth busy protecting the world. Two queens, but what a difference. Photo of the week: The Queen’s Gallery,…
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Oops!
Oops! Two legs, a hand, and a falling mug in a bar in Bangkok. It just so happened in front of my eyes – and camera. Photo of the week: Bar at the Chao Phraya River, opp. The Peninsula, Bangkok, Thailand 2019
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you Are LOVE
you Are LOVE Where are we? What has happened here? Is this the scene of a fatal, all-consuming love affair? A double sprung bed, its fabric torn to pieces, foam rubber all over the place. The ominous appearance of a true battle field after the battle: you Are LOVE ! Voor mijn Nederlandse vrienden, deze…
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Stillness
Stillness Stillness can be heard. Not necessarily because there is no sound to be heard. A voice in the distance under the vast expanse of heaven can very well accentuate the impression of overwhelming silence.Stillness can also be seen, as the photo shows. The calm surface of the sea; the vast empty sky; the faint,…
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Chatting with Bonnie
Chatting with Bonnie Last night as I lay on my pillowLast night as I lay on my bedLast night as I lay on my pillowI dreamed that my Bonnie was dead Bring back, bring backOh, bring back my Bonnie to me, to me!….. Photo of the week: Chaloklum Bay, Koh Phangam, Thailand 2019
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Singha
Singha Slender, fragile, strong. Over and above them you standbolt uprightconfidentmajestic. Singha. Photo of the week: Singha Beer Bar, Bangkok, Thailand 2019
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