THE RESPECTABLES AN EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS BY RICHARD MEAD

Monday 01 February 2016 10:11
Exhibition dates 1-28 March, 2016 Opening reception Thursday 3 March, 18.00 – 21.00 Neilson Hays Library, Bangkok Works are displayed both in the Rotunda and the Garden Gallery of the library

Protest, 42 x 60 cm. Acrylic and charcoal on board, 2015 Royal Ascot, 60 x 80 cm Acrylic on board, 2012 Tsunami on the River Cam, 60 x 80 cm. Acrylic on board, 2012

THE RESPECTABLES is an exhibition of paintings that show people conducting themselves within their different environments. It looks at those who are respectable or consider themselves respectable, and how they deal with the others, their uninvited guests.

There are many faces of power and respectability. Depicted here are bankers celebrating a deal; a politician who hopes to impress the electorates; a Bangkok family enjoying a 5-star hotel brunch; models relaxing at a party; commuters struggling for a place on public transportation. Also those swept up by the unexpected; amaitre d' faced with demanding customers; a fist fight breaking out at the races, an anarchist riot. And the surreal - the European elite feeding hungry dogs.

Artist Richard Mead examines behaviour in our time of change. We all feel challenged by outsiders who seem to be intruding on our space.

Each painting in this exhibition comes with a brief statement by the artist. This sets the context, and tells why the subject interested him.

Artist biography

Richard Mead has been making paintings of Bangkok and London life for over 35 years.

Richard was born in the United Kingdom. He has taught, lectured, researched in several countries. He has designed for the theatre, written a novel, plays and several textbooks. He has explored different political parties and stood for Parliament in 1997. He has had two previous solo exhibitions, at the Rupa Gallery in Malaysia, and in 2014 at the RMA Institute, Bangkok. Recently he has been working in London to extend his drawing skills, and now based in Thailand, he paints in acrylics.

Richard is married to Kullada Kesboonchoo Mead, former Associate Professor. They have a son, local art school founder, Paron Mead.

Artist talk

Richard Mead will be giving a 30minute presentation on his paintings in the galleries on Saturday 12th March, at 2pm and will happily take questions from visitors afterwards. The talk will be presented in English. Soft refreshments will be served.

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