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Natee Utarit
Born	9 April 1970 (1970-04-09) (age 54)
Nationality	Thai
Alma mater	University of Silpakorn
Occupation	Artist

Natee Utarit ( Thai: นที อุตฤทธิ์, born 9 April 1970) is a contemporary artist from Bangkok, Thailand. ^[1] He has participated in group and several solo exhibitions in East Asia and Europe.

Utarit's artworks have been described as involving the relationships between historical arts such as Renaissance art from the Western world and postcolonialism. ^[2]

Commentators state that Utarit questions the world of contemporary art through his aesthetics skills, creating metaphors on all his artworks.

Biography

Natee Utarit was born in 1970 in Bangkok. He graduated from Silpakorn University majoring in Graphic Arts (Fine Arts) at the Painting and Sculpture Faculty. ^[3]

Utarit has received the Art Game Changer Award from Asia Society. ^{[4] [5]}

Professional career and exhibitions

Natee's works have been described as a combination of philosophy, beliefs, religious views, history, knowledge of various elements from various centuries, and experimentation (on connecting between his artworks and historical cultures from the Western world). ^[6] The artist also uses photographs as a communication tool, creating a visionary view presenting cultures and an informative background on the relationships between Western and Eastern cultures, respectively. ^[7]

According to one analysis, Natee's works can be regarded as finding newer perspective by creating a figurative which differs from the original / tradition views. With that, the artist's use of sociopolitical and religious points of view to craft up his works of art, reflecting both contemporary points of view and hidden messages for the audience to comprehends through various visuals and forms. ^[8]

Natee's works include "Optimism is Ridiculous: The Altarpieces", from solo exhibitions in both museums and art institutions. ^[9]

Bibliography

• Natee Utarit: Optimism is Ridiculous" by Demetrio Paparoni 2018
• Natee Utarit: After Painting"written by Singapore Art Museum 2010
• Natee Utarit: Illustration of the Crisis" published by Richard Koh Fine Arts 2013.

Selected solo and group exhibitions ^[10]

Literature

• Natee Utarit: Optimism is Ridiculous (2017), ISBN  978-88-572-3787-9
• Natee Utarit: Illustration of the Crisis (2013), ISBN  9789-834-407-827
• Natee Utarit: After Painting (2010), ISBN  978-981-08-6692-1

References