Midnight Call
Midnight Call, a solo exhibition by Benzilla.
Known as one of the most renowned Thai street artists, Benzilla or Parinya Sirisinsuk, the creator of the famous character, LOOOK or a three-eye alien has worked on this special solo exhibition in collaboration with River City Bangkok and Trendy Gallery. This is his most recent exhibition after a 7-year hiatus!
‘Midnight Call’ is a metaphor of nighttime, a time when the artist worked on his project alone while coping with the anxiety inside his mind. All artworks in the exhibition were created during the time of Covid-19 where most people worked from home. It was the time that allowed Benzilla to spend time on his own and reflect about his past, present and future. During the night, he crystallized a wide range of good ideas that tremendously inspired him to have a solo exhibition for the first time in 7 years.
Benzilla connected with his inner self and employed his crystalized thoughts and new ideas to produce artworks for this exhibition. He narrates stories through his highly recognisable signature character, ‘LOOOK’. The exhibition features paintings, sculptures and skateboards. All of his artworks have been painted with mixed-media technique involving spray paints, which are the signature of street art, and acrylic paints of his special colour palette or you can call them ‘Benzilla’s colours’ as they are customized color schemes produced in New York. Stencil is another technique that he employed.
What’s so special about this exhibition is that Benzilla has released his newfound techniques that have never been exhibited anywhere before. It is a die-cut on the canvas technique which the audience will see at this exhibition for the first time!
With every piece of work, Benzilla has meticulously paid attention to every detail for his fans to collect these masterpieces which are produced in limited numbers.
In addition to striking colors and innovative techniques, Benzilla’s work reveals his deep and meaningful thoughts toward the world onto his artworks. His character ‘LOOOK’ is shown playing with numerous marbles, representing various states of human minds that are bright with optimism and dim with fear. His painted skateboards reflect the times of day that everyone experiences: dawn, noon, and evening.
Benzilla urges you to examine your own mind, your own time, and your own past, present, and future while visiting the exhibition, just like he did when producing ‘Midnight Call’.
About the Artist
Benzilla, also known as Parinya Sirisinsuk, was born in Bangkok, Thailand. His artworks are inspired by Pop Culture, Music, Street Culture, Skateboarding, Toys, and Sci-Fi Movies. He introduces his concept through the three-eyed character ‘LOOOK’, an alien that comes from nowhere to live with us to see how this crazy planet is going.
His work combines craft painting, spray painting, and graphic art to create one-of-a-kind artwork. Benzilla has worked with worldwide brands such as Adidas, Levi’s, Samsung, McDonald’s, Disney, Lacoste, Four Seasons Hotel, MCM, Johnnie Walker, HP, and Hario in recent years.
Venue: RCB Galleria 3, 2nd floor, River City Bangkok
Free Admission
*River City Bangkok is open daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. with strict preventive measures against Covid-19 and limitation of visitors inside all exhibitions.
