Travel to the Arts of Thailand -- The Painter of Sakorn

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Travelers will see many works of Classical Thai painting inside Buddhist temples and palaces of the royalty. Murals present idealized scenes and stories from the life of the Buddha. Walls also display imagined images of the three worlds --- heaven, earth, and hell.

Thai artists presented the subjects in two dimensions without perspective. The size of each element in the picture reflected its degree of importance. Principle elements are isolated. This eliminates perspective.

In temples, the artists worked to draw Thais to Buddhism through the beauty and dignity of the paintings. The walls of images also served to educate Thais in the history of Buddhism.

Modern artists work within traditions --- and introduce new contemporary elements. Fortunate travelers will have the opportunity to visit sites throughout Thailand to view the ancient, traditional, and modern.