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The beauty of Chuang's art reveals his intense interest in Budhhism and nature, stemming from his agriculture roots of his childhood. In his works, the combination of nude women and Thai designs with flowers, leaves, and animals become his identity. Some of his works show a romance of man and woman in Thai literature as well as taking an erotic view of the cycle of life. Chuang Moolpinit

Chuang's early works were line drawings which blended harmoniously a traditional Thai motif with realistic form of objects. Although he turned later to employ techniques of watercolor and oil painting, he still maintains his uniqueness in combining elements of traditional design and modern realism.

Another kind of his well known work is the design of Thai movie posters and titles with his unique fine drawing of letters. One of his mobie poster titled "Puen-Pang" was selected as one of the world most beautiful poster by National Theater Institute of London in 1983.

After graduating from the Faculty of Painting and Sculpture from Silpakorn University in 1962, Chuang began his job as a lacquer ware designer at the Industrial Product Design Center, the Ministry of Industry. At that time, anyone hardly earned enough by being a professional artist. Chuang Moolpinit

During working there, he was persuaded by Mr. Sulak Sivalak to illustrate for Siam Samai Magazine. With his unique free-hand style drawing, recognition and fame was slowly coming and demand for his work was on the rise. Other editors became interested in his work. Later he did the book covers and illustrations for many major magazines. He worked at Ministry of Industry for nine years then resigned to take a job at an advertising company for three years. He then retired himself to be an independent artist until this day.

His works become varied in Styles that it is hard to classify in any school. Some describes his works as idealistic blended with fantasy. Others compare his works with Aubrey Beardsley, an artist in the Victorian age. He is the man Rong Wongsawan, a famous Thai writer, named "The artist who sees the beauty smile of an ant.




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