ARTIST

Exhibition's Artist

WISUT PONNIMIT

b. 1976. Lives in Bangkok, Thailand

Since his debut as cartoonist in 2003, Wisut Ponnimit has actively produced works in various genres: illustrations, animation, music composition. In Yokohama Triennale 2005, he caught the attention of Japanese manga publishers and signed contracts with Shinchosha and Shogakukan, from that discovery, he has become one of the key foreign artists in Japan’s manga scene. His knowledge and practice in Eastern philosophy and his straightforward storytelling technique have informed his artistic works. Subtle expression of Ponnimit’s works have succeeded to communicate widely to a diverse group of people, some cartoon characters have earned significant popularity.

After showing MELO House with BANGKOK CITYCITY GALLERY in 2015, he was invited to participate in Saitama Triennale 2016, Japan where he showed his works Road of Time and Future is a Gift.

EXHIBITIONS

WISUT PONNIMIT

LR

6 May–25 June 2017

WISUT PONNIMIT

MELO House

26 August–11 October 2015

SELECTED PRESS

Bangkok Post: Choose your own exhibition

2017

An adventure with Mamuang

2015

PUBLICATIONS

MELO House

2016