VIRUT FLAGSHIP GALLERY
“I am very attentive to faces in my everyday life. In my collages, most of the time I represent the face of a women I have seen in the news.
Often, I use the very publication in which I saw the face to create my collage. It’s as if, in a way, the destiny of that object, that assembly of paper, was only to bring to me the face I wish to immortalise.”
– Virut
ABOUT
Born in 1980 in Bangkok, Thailand, Virut Panchabuse emerged as a prominent figure in the contemporary art scene with his innovative approach to portraiture. Armed with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the esteemed King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology, Ladkrabang, Bangkok, Virut embarked on a journey that would redefine the boundaries of traditional artistic expression. Virut’s artistic signature lies in his abandonment of conventional oil brushes in favour of vibrant magazine cuttings. Through a meticulous collage technique, he breathes life into his subjects, creating striking pop-art portraits bursting with emotion.
His creative process begins in the digital realm, where he scours through the avalanche of images inundating our daily lives. However, Virut’s quest transcends the pursuit of mere beauty or fame; he seeks the elusive essence of emotion. ”I believe this is what’s important in art – emotions,” he asserts. ”So I just look for images that evoke emotions.” In Virut’s world, gender, age, and ethnicity are inconsequential. Each subject becomes a vessel for the raw authenticity of human emotion. As he meticulously assembles thousands of tiny magazine patches, layer by layer, he captures the essence of his subjects, immortalizing their unique spirit.
From a distance, his portraits exude a hyper realistic allure, drawing viewers into a world where emotions reign supreme. Yet, upon closer inspection, the original images dissolve into a kaleidoscope of paper layers, leaving only the lingering imprint of feeling. Through his art, Virut invites us to explore the boundless depths of human emotion, reminding us that in a world filled with noise, it is the quiet whisper of feeling that truly resonates.
Space Cadet
170 x 140cm
$25,000
Innocence
120 x 170cm
$22,000
Señorita
140 x 180cm
$25,000
Day Dreamer
140 x 170cm
$25,000
Tribal Warrior
140 x 200cm
$27,000
Masquerade
120 x 170cm
$22,000
Mexican Princess
130 x 170cm
$25,000
Chinese Bride
150 x 200cm
$27,000
Maori Man
140 x 160cm
$25,000
Butterfly Girl
120 x 170cm
$22,000
Astronaut Girl
150 x 180cm
$27,000
Traditional Dress
110 x 200cm
$22,000
Windows to the Soul
200 x 100cm
$22,000
Girl with Gold
150 x 200cm
$27,000
Smoking Man SOLD
120 x 170cm
$25,000
Ecstatic Astronaut SOLD 120 x 170cm $22,000
Grace SOLD
140 x 170cm
$25,000
Queen SOLD
120 x 180cm $25,000
Black
African Queen SOLD
150 x 150cm
$25,000
