Morrakot was born in 1966 and graduated from the Fine Arts Faculty of Chiang Mai University. From there he traveled to Belgium to further his studies at Sint-Lucus Accademia in the beautiful, historic city of Ghent. He returned to Thailand in 2000 and from his latest exhibition at the Queens Gallery featuring Thai-Dutch Contemporary Arts, we begin to learn about his work and concept.
His work represents the responsive conditions in the minds of human beings. These conditions are affected by both impulses and environment. "I make good use of space and form - limbs are exaggerated to evoke the hardships of manual labor, white clothing and amulets indicate strong religious feelings. I always avoid facial expressions because to me those expressions do not represent the words of the soul. I believe the truth comes from the soul. I feel that the face is like a mask that we wear in everyday life, but they don't represent a person`s soul. When I studied the ancient Thai culture and traditions as a student of Fine Arts, I found many differences in the manner and gestures of the Thai females so I chose the style of sitting and conversation of Thai women in the past to make harmonious compositions."
During the past eight years, Morrakot has presented his art in solo shows as well as being part of group exhibitions in his home country and in Belgium and the Netherlands. (Partly based on Fine arts magazine and a leaflet of Contemporary Thai-Dutch Arts Exhibition in Celebration of 400 Years Thai-Dutch Relations)
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