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70th Anniversary Competition Winners : Drawing
Study for the Portrait of Autumn, 2007
Brown and white colored pencil, 48x62cm.
First Place: Chusit Wijarnjoragij
For Thailand-born Chusit Wijarnjoragij, every work of art he creates begins with mood and feeling. From there he focuses on capturing what he calls the “sublimely beautiful and mysterious nature of the human form.” Rendering the delicate details of the figure was the most time-consuming part of this drawing for the artist. “I also tried to convey the layering, variable transparency, and softness of her cloth- ing,” he says. “I worked hard to represent not only the look of flowing hair but also what flowing hair feels like. I tried to reproduce the spark of life that is present in her eyes and courses through her whole being.”
Born in Bangkok in 1973, Wijarnjoragi studied fine art there at Silpakorn University, where he graduated with
honors in 1997. In 1999, his painting of a 17th-century Thai princess received critical acclaim in Thailand, and he has since painted portraits of the current Thai royal family. In 2005 he was selected as an artist member of the California Art Club. Now living in California, Wijarnjoragij is enjoying getting to know the characteristics of people from all over the world. “Understanding the essential aes- thetics of my subject is the most important thing for me,” he says. “All the different skin tones, eye colors, features of each human body, mood, and character--these elements
are what make individuals unique.”
For more information on Wijarnjoragij, visit his website at www.chusit.com
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