Group Show at Nacha Gallery, Chiangmai in 2013

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About 20 artists stayed at a coffee mountain for a week to produce an original work.

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My concept was to paint a Garuda/Naga with both hands within six days.

Garuda is the divine bird and Naga the serpent in Thai culture. Garuda is deemed the strong/good while Naga the weak/evil.

In Thai temple Garuda is usually seen grapping two Naga with its claws.

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I wanted to create a Garuda that is made up of two Naga, one red and one green; hence to dissolve the boundary between strong and weak, good and evil.

The idea of using both hands is to symbolize the balance between strong and weak.

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The painting was displayed along side a video showing the process.