Encore Encounter: Rockland Center for the Arts (RoCA)
(April 15 - June 10, 2023)
Rockland Center for the Arts (RoCA) will feature of Poramit Thantapalit in Encore Encounters, with an Artist Opening Reception on April 15, 2-5pm.. Poramit’s work is inspired by the relationship and connection between humans, nature and the surroundings such as trees, flowers, the ocean, people and animals. The artist focuses on using both recycled and non-recycled materials to create his artwork. Discarded shopping bags, cereal boxes, and plastic bottles that were once considered “trash” are altered into unexpected visions of beauty such as coral clouds hanging from the ceiling and bluetanica gardens growing on the wall . Poramit’s artwork is created from small parts and are uniquely assembled like puzzles. Each piece can stand alone as an individual object or together to create a large installation. Cyanotype prints are often made of the recycled objects of art. Beautifully created sculptures, installations, mixed media and drawings exemplify just how much waste we generate. His work inspires viewers to protect our environment.
Events:
"Encore Encounter" recycled arts and cyanotype by Poramit Thantapalit
April 15 – June 10, 2023
Curated by Barbara Galazzo
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 15, 2023, 2-5pm
Location: Rockland Center for the Arts (RoCA), 27 South Greenbush Road, West Nyack, NY 10994
Gallery hour: Mon-Sat 11 am - 4pm (free to the public)
FREE EXHIBITION-BASED WORKSHOP FOR ADULTS:
Cyanotype: Printing With the Sun
with Poramit Thantapalit
Saturday, June 3, 2023, 12-3pm
Space is limited and registration is required
Press:
(April 15 - June 10, 2023)
Rockland Center for the Arts (RoCA) will feature of Poramit Thantapalit in Encore Encounters, with an Artist Opening Reception on April 15, 2-5pm.. Poramit’s work is inspired by the relationship and connection between humans, nature and the surroundings such as trees, flowers, the ocean, people and animals. The artist focuses on using both recycled and non-recycled materials to create his artwork. Discarded shopping bags, cereal boxes, and plastic bottles that were once considered “trash” are altered into unexpected visions of beauty such as coral clouds hanging from the ceiling and bluetanica gardens growing on the wall . Poramit’s artwork is created from small parts and are uniquely assembled like puzzles. Each piece can stand alone as an individual object or together to create a large installation. Cyanotype prints are often made of the recycled objects of art. Beautifully created sculptures, installations, mixed media and drawings exemplify just how much waste we generate. His work inspires viewers to protect our environment.
Events:
"Encore Encounter" recycled arts and cyanotype by Poramit Thantapalit
April 15 – June 10, 2023
Curated by Barbara Galazzo
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 15, 2023, 2-5pm
Location: Rockland Center for the Arts (RoCA), 27 South Greenbush Road, West Nyack, NY 10994
Gallery hour: Mon-Sat 11 am - 4pm (free to the public)
FREE EXHIBITION-BASED WORKSHOP FOR ADULTS:
Cyanotype: Printing With the Sun
with Poramit Thantapalit
Saturday, June 3, 2023, 12-3pm
Space is limited and registration is required
Press:
- The Journal News/lohud "Talk about recycling! See sculpture made from 10 years worth of yogurt containers" by Michelle Falkenstein (Apr 19, 2023)
- Rivertown Magazine (May-June 2023) "RoCA's Spring Show is a diverse presentation of humanity" by Joanne Louis-Paul, page 37 (May 25, 2023)
- New York State Council on the Art
- Hudson Valley News
- Chronogram
- Visit Nyack
List of artwork
"Bluetanical Garden" • Medium: Sculpture made from over 150 plastic bottles • Size: 72"x42"x12", 2020
"Coral Cloud" Installation • Medium: This installation is made out of cut plastic containers. Wire and staples are used to tight plastic strip as a net to form the sculpture. • Material used: milk jugs, yogurt cups and plastic containers. • Size: site-specific installation, 2016
    "Color Coral" Installation • Medium: Recycled art installation made from fused plastic bags • Size: site-specific installation, 2019
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    "Cyanotype Collage Wall" • Medium: Over 100 cyanotype prints installation • Size: site-specific installation, 2023
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Artwork on the wall
- "Triangle Puzzles" (left) • Medium: Cyanotype print on cotton sateen • Size: 30"x24", 2020
- "Bluetanica" (center) • Medium: Cyanotype print on cotton sateen • Size: 60"x18" (3 panels), 2020
- "Luminous City" (right) • Medium: Cyanotype print on cotton sateen • Size: 36"x36", 2020
Installation Day (April 4-5, 2023) at RoCA
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Time-lapse video during installation process on April 4-5, 2023 (time: 02:40 mins)
