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WISUT PONNIMIT
WISUT PONNIMIT (TUM)
Wisut Ponnimit began drawing since he was in grade 7. As a child, he was influenced by manga such Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama and Captain Tsubasa by Yōichi Takahashi and later by manga artist such as Takehiko Inoue, Mitsuru Adachi, Osamu Tezuka and Rumiko Takahashi. He also mentions the animated cartoons Mickey Mouse, Pink Panther and Doraemon as being important encounters influencing the foundation of his art with little dialogue. While in college in 1998, he sent some of his comic stories to the newly founded alternative manga magazine BeboydCg which started publishing his comics series hesheit.
He obtained a degree in interior design from the Faculty of Decorative Arts, Silpakorn University.After graduating, he kept working as a cartoonist in Thailand but, due to a lack of inspiration, he decided to go to Japan. He left Thailand in 2004 and headed to Japan where he studied Japanese language and lived in a new environment to find ideas and writing inspiration.
EDUCATION
Bachelor degree : Faculty of Decorative Arts, Silpakorn University
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
MELO House is BANGKOK CITYCITY GALLERY’s inaugural exhibition. This show highlights Wisut Ponnimit’s beloved iconic character ‘Mamuang’, and is the third installment of his MELO project: a series of site specific projects that Ponnimit started in 2005. For MELO House, Ponnimit has constructed a large-scale installation within the main gallery comprising of 139 watercolor illustrations which connect together as a maze (MELO means maze in Japanese) that follows Mamuang and the different choices made by her and their subsequent outcomes. Through experiencing the different stories and possibilities unfold, audiences are able consider the choices made in their own lives and their consequences.
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