PAM预告｜贡坎：空心之间
艺术家贡坎首次在中国的美术馆个展“空心之间”，即将于2024年7月6日在坪山美术馆呈现。展览将展出艺术家最新创作的15件作品，其中涵盖绘画、雕塑、装置等多重媒介。
开幕时间：2024年7月6日（周六）地点：坪山美术馆4、6层展期：2024年7月6日-10月8日
出品人：刘晓都策展人：崔灿灿
指导单位：坪山区文化广电旅游体育局主办单位：坪山美术馆展览执行：坪山美术馆团队鸣谢：当代唐人艺术中心
贡坎（GONGKAN）1989年生于泰国曼谷，先后毕业于凯塞特大学实验学院和希尔帕克恩大学艺术学院，目前工作并居住在泰国曼谷。贡坎毕业后，搬到纽约进行为期3年的艺术深造，一边从事平面设计同时结识到了一群志同道合的纽约街头艺术家，因此也建立了他创作的初始语言。他以“穿越时空”（Teleport Art）的概念来呈现与自身千丝万缕的家乡，并命名自己的作品为“感官艺术”。因为独特的作品语言，他的作品在纽约街头艺术界获得高度认可。2019年他回到曼谷，迅速成为东南亚最具代表性的新锐艺术家。他的创作涵盖绘画、雕塑、装置等多重媒介，同时也与许多的时尚品牌有跨界合作，创作足迹遍及曼谷、纽约、伦敦、巴黎、古巴、首尔、新加坡、北京等地。
贡坎的画作中总有着“梦幻”的特质，它和我们所看到的真实世界之间有着许多差异。画中的人物总是置于一个简洁、明快而又天真的自然世界之中，有时这个自然是一片青草，月夜的星空，有时是变化不定的天气，一朵白云，一片湛蓝，或是一把撑起的雨伞。然而，这些不同的天气既是具象的，又是写意或者象征性的，它仿佛映射了主人公所向往的理想世界。是什么造就了这种表述和风格？我们可以在贡坎的画面中看到超现实主义和马格利特的启示，他总是在不相关的事物之间，寻找“之间”的张力，重构“之间”的叙事魅力和诗意。早期从事广告创意和街头艺术的经历，又让他的作品总是以通俗易懂、时尚潮流的流行文化的语言，来表达故事。成长于90年代的他，深受电视动画片的影响，和每一个儿童一样，曾以幻想和沉浸的方式去重构动画片中的剧情和人物的发展，并发展成如今的叙事方法。而在纽约和曼谷生活、学习的经历，让他在面对困境之时，将两地作为彼此的出口，幻想拥有瞬间移位和穿越的超能力，以穿越时空的障碍，逃离与超越成为作品的基调。
贡坎通过不同类型的作品，既揭示了现代人的心理困境，又为我们提供了一个慰藉。他以流行的视觉语言和天真的构思，保留了艺术和童年最本初的功能，对于普通人的安慰，对爱、自由和快乐的弥补。某些方面，这也解释了流行文化对于大众直接却又明了的含义。
贡坎
1989年生于泰国，现生活及工作于泰国。
教育背景：
2007年毕业于泰国曼谷Kasetsart大学实验学校；
2011年毕业于泰国曼谷西帕康大学，取得DEC证书。
部分个展：
2023
《Monsters in You》，Over the Influence，洛杉矶，美国
《开放的私密》，当代唐人艺术中心，首尔，韩国
2022
《心境》，当代唐人艺术中心，北京，中国
《贡坎：献给讨厌彩虹的人》， Over the Influence，巴黎，法国
2021
《自省》，当代唐人艺术中心，曼谷，泰国
《冰山一角》，Over the Influence，洛杉矶，美国
2019
《Yestertodaymorrow》，曼谷河城，曼谷，泰国
《傅送到台中》，Parklane Splender，台中，中国台湾
《黑区》，Funstown，北京，中国
《傳送到台湾》，台北，中国台湾
《Woooorworld Exhibition》，中央世界，曼谷，泰国
2018
《Street Art with First Street Green Art Par》，纽约，美国
《另 一个空间》，Siri House，新加坡
2017
《Street Art with Centre-Fuge Public Art Project》，纽约，美国
《Street Art with 501 See Street》，新泽西，美国
《Street Art with First Street Green Art Park》，纽约，美国
《Street Art with Starr Street Art Space》，纽约，美国
《Teleport 项目》，Chinatown Soup，纽约，美国
部分群展：
2024
《交互相存》，当代唐人艺术中心，曼谷，泰国
《比邻共潮生：中国与东南亚艺术邀请展》，四川美术学院美术馆，重庆，中国
2023
《層量之膚》，当代唐人艺术中心，香港，中国
台北当代艺术博览会，台北南港展览馆，台北，中国台湾
Art Basel艺术博览会，香港会议展览中心，香港，中国
Art SG 艺术博览会，滨海湾金沙酒店，新加坡
东京现代，横滨国际和平会议中心，横滨，日本
2022
《感觉的帝国》，当代唐人艺术中心，首尔，韩国
《后我时代：如何书写年轻艺术家》，当代唐人艺术中心，北京，中国
《群展：墜落》，当代唐人艺术中心，北京，中国
2021
澳门艺术：2021年澳门国际艺术双年展，澳门艺术博物馆，澳门，中国
《我们之间的空间》，当代唐人艺术中心，ICONSIAM，曼谷，泰国
2020
《回顾乌托邦》，当代唐人艺术中心，曼谷，泰国
《污染》，曼谷河城，曼谷，泰国
《Vogue HOPE》，Vogue 雜詰，暹罗中心，曼谷，泰国
《Duangrit Bunnag 私人收藏》，The Jam Factory，曼谷，泰国
2019
《神奇森林：亚洲插画展》，动力艺术中心，厦门，中国
《亚洲插画展》，宝龙博物館，上海，中国
2016
《Lucid》，首尔，韩国
《最温暖的冬天》，纽约，美国
坪山美术馆位于坪山文化聚落北区，是深圳重要的公共文化设施。坪山美术馆以创新的体制机制，推动传统公立美术馆与民间美术馆的资源融通，汇聚各方能量，办一个专业化、品质化、国际化的“正而酷”的美术馆，成为集活力、包容、创意、互动为一体的新时代新都市美术馆新标杆，为市民群众带来新鲜、多元的文化享受和体验。
Preface
Gongkan was born in Bangkok, Thailand in 1989. He graduated from the Experimental College of Kasetsart University and the School of Arts at Silpakorn University. Currently, he works and resides in Bangkok, Thailand. After graduating, Gongkan moved to New York for three years of artistic development. While engaging in graphic design, he also befriended a group of like-minded street artists in New York City. This experience became the foundation of his artistic language. With the concept of “Teleport Art,” he presents his work showcasing the deep connections with his hometown and calls his art “Sensory Art.” Because of his unique artistic language, his creation gained high recognition in the New York Street art scene. In 2019, he returned to Bangkok and swiftly became one of Southeast Asia’s most prominent young artists. His creations span diverse mediums including painting, sculpture, and installations. He has also collaborated with numerous fashion brands, showcasing his work in cities such as Bangkok, New York, Paris, Havana, Seoul, Singapore, and Beijing.
Gongkan's works often exhibit a distinctive "dreamlike" quality, it presents an entirely new world distinct from our reality. The protagonist in his art is always placed in a simple, bright, and innocent natural setting. This nature can be a grassy field, a starry sky on a moonlit night; sometimes it is the ever-changing weather, a white cloud, a clear blue sky, or an opened umbrella. However, these different weather conditions are both figurative yet abstract or symbolic, reflecting the ideal world the protagonist aspires to. What has created this expression and style? We can see in Gongkan's paintings the inspiration of surrealist art and Magritte, who always searches for tension "between" unrelated objects, reconstructing the charming, poetic narrative of "between." The early stages of his career in designing advertisements and street art, allowed Gongkan to express his work using the language of pop culture, making his pieces easily understandable and fashionable. Growing up in the 1990s, he was deeply influenced by TV cartoons, like every kid, reconstructing the plots and character development through imagination, which evolved into his current narrative approach. Having lived and studied in both New York and Bangkok, Gongkan draws upon these contrasting environments as dual sources of inspiration and refuge when confronting challenges. In his artistic journey, he envisions teleportation and the transcendence of barriers in time and space, setting a thematic backdrop for his creative expression.
Through various mediums of work, Gongkan reveals modern dilemmas and offers reassurance. He preserves the fundamentals of art and childhood through popular visual language and innocent concepts, providing solace for people and compensating for love, freedom, and happiness. In some ways, this also explains the direct yet clear meanings of pop culture for the public.
Artist｜Gongkan(Kantapon Metheekul)
b.1989,Thailand
Lives and works in Bangkok, Thailand
EDUCATION
2007 Graduated from Kasetsart University Laboratory School, Bangkok, Thailand
2011 Graduated with DEC from Silpakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023
“Monsters in You”, Over the Influence, Los Angeles, United States
“Public but Private”, Tang Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
2022
“Inner Place”, Tang Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
“Gongkan: For someone who hate the Rainbow”, Over the Influence, Paris, France
2021
“Introspection”, Tang Contemporary Art, Bangkok, Thailand
“The Tip of the Iceberg”, Over the Influence, Los Angeles, USA
2019
“Yestertodaymorrow”, River City Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
“Teleport to Taichung”, Parklane Splender, Taichung, Taiwan, China
“Black Area”, Funstown, Beijing, China
“Teleport to Taiwan”, Taipei, Taiwan, China
“Woooorld Exhibition”, Central World, Bangkok, Thailand
2018
“Street Art with First Street Green Art Park”, New York City, United States
“The Another Dimension”, Siri House, Singapore
2017
“Street Art with Centre-Fuge Public Art Project”, New York City, United States
“Street Art with 501 See Street”, New Jersey, United States
“Street Art with First Street Green Art Park”, New York City, United States
“Street Art with Starr Street Art Space”, New York City, United States
“Teleport Exhibition”, Warehouse 30, Bangkok, Thailand
“Teleport Project”, Chinatown Soup Gallery, New York City, United States
2015
“LoseLove”, Bangkok, Thailand
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024
“Intersection of Existence”, Tang Contemporary Art, Bangkok, Thailand
“Symphony of Coexistence: Chinese and Southeast Asian Art Invitational Exhibition”Sichuan Fine Arts Institute (SCFAI), Chongqing，China
2023
“Mille Cortex”, Tang Contemporary Art, Hong Kong，China
“Taipei Dangdai,” Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Taipei, Taiwan, China
“Art Basel,” The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, Hong Kong, China
“Art SG,” Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
“Tokyo Gendai,” PACIFICO Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan
2022
“L'Empire des sens”, Tang Contemporary Art, Seoul, Korea
“Post-me Generation: How to write about young artists”, Tang Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
“Group show: Falling”, Tang Contemporary Art, Beijing, China
2021
“Art Macao: Macao International Art Biennale 2021”,Macao Museum of Art, Macao，China
“The Space Between Us”, Tang Contemporary Art, ICONSIAM, Bangkok, Thailand
2020
“Retrospective Utopia”, Tang Contemporary Art, Bangkok, Thailand
“Pollution”, River City Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand
“Vogue HOPE” by Vogue Magazine, Siam Center, Bangkok, Thailand
“Private Collections of Duangrit Bunnag”, The Jam Factory, Bangkok, Thailand
2019
“Wonder Forest: Asian Illustration Fair”, Powering Art Center, Xiamen, China
“Asia lllustration Fair”, Power Long Museum, Shanghai, China
2016
“Lucid Exhibition”, Seoul, Korea
“The Warmest Winter”, New York City, United States
About PAM
Situated in the north district of Pingshan Culture Quarter, The Pingshan Art Museum (PAM) is an important public cultural institution in Shenzhen. It is a major force for resource fusion from conventional public art museums and private art institutions, fueled by its institutional innovation. Aiming to build an art museum that is “positive and cool”, PAM actively explores professional development with high-quality in an international scope. The Pingshan Art Museum dedicates to be a new landmark in our time by bringing fresh and diverse cultural enjoyment and experiences to its citizens and celebrating vitality, inclusion, creativity, and interaction.