Analysis of standards of contemporary Thai artists exhibiting works at international art festivals between 2002-2022

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Mathasit Addok
Suchat Thaothong
Suriya Chayacharoen

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The objective of this article is to analyze the standards of contemporary Thai artists exhibiting their work at international art festivals between 2002-2022. The results lead to factors in promoting Thai artists in publishing contemporary art works in international art festivals.


It was found that the standards of contemporary Thai artists exhibiting work at international art festivals between 2002-2022 According to the analysis of the characteristics of the factors qualifying Thai artists to enter the international art festival stage, it consists of 7 characteristics: (1) the style of the art work is contemporary with international standards (2) the content of the art work is in line with shared social trends. (3) History of the artist's continuous display of art works, (4) relationship of the artist with networks in the art industry, (5) support for artists by government organizations, (6) support for artists by the private sector, and (7) Supporting artists from networks in the contemporary art industry. In the case study of 3 Thai artists, namely (1) Sutee Kunavichayanont, (2) Sakarin Krue-On and (3) Arin Rungjang, it was found that all 3 Thai artists have elements that are consistent with the characteristics of the 7 factors qualifying Thai artists to enter the international art festival stage, which can be assumed that Factors for qualifying Thai artists to enter the international art festival stage consist of 7 characteristics, which are analytical findings to guarantee guidelines for considering the standards of artists entering the international stage.

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