Living Together

Artist: 
Pornpilai and Jiradej Meemalai
Date: 
July 14, 2007 - September 9, 2007

ARDEL Gallery of Modern Art is pleased to announce “Living Together” art exhibition by Pornpilai Zou Meemalai and Jiradej Meemalai. The works displayed in this exhibition are about visual perception, and the ways in which we experience everyday life by learning from our living condition. The artists play roles as representatives in order to convey certain interrelated/contradicted pattern between each individual or human group in our time.

The exhibition will include new sculptures as well as prints and photograph. It also consists of a new mix-media sculpture installation using marble, wood, stainless steel, silver, copper etc.

Artist Biography
Name: 
Pornpilai Zou Meemalai
Born: 
November 11, 1968
Education: 
  • Master of Arts, "Goldsmithing, Silversmuthing, Metallwork & Jewellery", School of Applied Art, Royal College of Art, London
  • Exhibition: 
  • 2004 "Be-Twin" Jewellery Solo-exhibtion, the Gallery of Art and Design Faculty of Decorative Arts, Silpakorn University, Bangkok
  • 2002 As Big As It's Small Art Duo-Exhibition of Jewelry @ sculpture by Jiradej Meemalai, Tadu Contemporary Art Gallery
    etc.
  • Experience and Awards: 
  • 2004 Designer of the year by Silpakorn University, supported by Ministry of Industry of Thailand
  • 1998 The Royal Mint Medal Design Competition Rrize, London
  • 1998 The Michael Behrens Travelling Scholarships, London
  • 1998 Winner of De Beers Diamonds International Awards Competition, London
  • 1996-1998 Thai Government Scholarship
  • 1993 2nd Place, Ladies Jawellery, Singapore International Diamond Design Competition
  • Name: 
    JIradaj Meemalai
    Born: 
    January 7, 1969
    Education: 

    M.F.A (Sculpture), Department of applied Arts, Faculty of Decorative Arts, Silpakorn University.

    Exhibition: 
  • 1998 Light Sculpture, About Cafe, Bangkok
  • 2002 As Big As it's Small, Tadu Contemporary Art Gallery, Bangkok
  • 2007 Artist Self Portriat, The silom Galleria, Bangkok
  • 2007 Project1, Gallery of Art and Design, Faculty of Decorative Arts, Silpakorn University, Bangkok
    etc.
  • Experience and Awards: 
  • 2002 Thesis Bursary, Post-graduate Study, Silpakorn University
  • 2001 Art Education Scholarship by Pem Tinnasulanon Fatatesman Foundation, Thailand
  • 2000 Grand Prize, Sculpture Category, Thai Farmer.s Bank Contemporary Art competition
  • 2000 2nd Prize, Paper Lamp Design Award, Sa Paper Design Development Research Project, Faculty of Decorative Arts, Silpakorn University
  • 2000 3rd Prize, Sculpture Catagory, 46th National Art Competition
    etc.