Thai illustrator Tanawat Sakdawisarak has a coolly surreal aesthetic

Date
17 September 2015

Illustrator Tanawat Sakdawisarak has a beautifully crisp but detailed aesthetic. His scenes are a mix of the ordinary and surreal, with a crocodile carrying a surfboard in one image and a yellow bowling ball-like character running down stairs in another. Based in Bangkok, Thailand, Tanawat’s grid-like worlds are filled with numerous 80s pop culture references with a few Memphis touches thrown in for good measure, making it feel like you’re wandering through a coolly refined video game. But rather than the fluouro tones of yesteryear, Tanawat leans towards a more sophisticated palette of muted greens and subdued blues for his creations.

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Tanawat Sakdawisarak: Beach Room

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Tanawat Sakdawisarak: The Cost of Being Single

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Tanawat Sakdawisarak: World Imagination

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Tanawat Sakdawisarak: Note

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Tanawat Sakdawisarak: Chair of Megalomania

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Tanawat Sakdawisarak: Chair of Megalomania

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Tanawat Sakdawisarak: Beach Room

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Rebecca Fulleylove

Rebecca Fulleylove is a freelance writer and editor specialising in art, design and culture. She is also senior writer at Creative Review, having previously worked at Elephant, Google Arts & Culture, and It’s Nice That.

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