วันพุธที่ 10 ตุลาคม เวลา 10.00 น. ขอเชิญชวน ศิลปินทั้งหลาย ที่เอาใจช่วย ม.ศิลปากร ในกรณี ภิกษุสันดานกา ไปรวมตัวกันที่ลาน อาจารย์ศิลป พีระศรี เพื่อร่วมกันแสดงเจตจำนง เป็นกำลังใจ แก่ ม.ศิลปากร
You are pleased to join the assembly to support Silpakorn University and Anupong Chanthorn on their position, not to take out the painting “Bhikku Sandan Ka" from the National Exibition. The gathering will take place on Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 at 10AM onwards, by Silp Bhirasri's sculpture.
Background:
The Awarding winning and young artist, Anupong Chanthorn, was protested by a group of monks against his painting that just won the 53rd National Exhibition of Art this year. The work is titled “Bhikku Sandan Ka" (monks with crow-like natures) which the artist said he “wanted to remind the public about monks who indulge in vices.”
National Legislative Assembly (NLA) urged the Culture Ministry to step in and have the artist in question take responsibility. The Fine Arts Department has also scheduled a meeting to discuss the issue. Anupong Chanthorn refused to pull his award-winning painting out of the 53rd National Exhibition of Art. The painting is being featured at an exhibition at Silpakorn University's Sanamchan Palace campus in Nakhon Pathom province until October 30.
(See “Artist sticks to his principles” in The Nation : Thursday, September 27, 2007)
Religious issues, especially, Buddhism seems to be used as the cause and regarded as very sensitive when artists try to depict the fact that there are some practitioners who do not respect the essence of the religious beliefs.
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