ALEX FACE // Mardi in Bangkok
In this picture, the character on the The one right is a famous work by Alex Face (real name: Patcharapol Tangruen) in Bangkok. Alex Face is probably the most famous Thai street artist. His main subject is Mardi i.e. this little grumpy baby dressed in a fancy rubbit dress. The baby has a quizzical face. According to the artist, he took inspiration by looking at his daughter one day. She seemed angry and worried about the future. Mardi also has a third eye which in the Hindu and Buddhist tradition it provides perception beyond ordinary sight. The fish on the left is also the work of another prominent Thai artist: Bon
