Vipoo Srivilasa - ART

Holcombe from Artist Profile magazine spoke with Vipoo Srivilasa about his upcoming exhibition at Olsen Gallery over beloved Zoom.

The technology strongly embraced during the pandemic is not the only hangover of these past few years, but as Srivilasa playfully explores in this exhibition, so is the lingering sense of loneliness.

https://artistprofile.com.au/vipoo-srivilasa/Nikita

I am so thrilled to share with you this new :) 😁😁

EXHIBITION ANNOUNCEMENT: ‘Have You Eaten?’ is a collaborative exhibition by ceramicist Vipoo Srivilasa and mixed media artist Sai-Wai Foo, celebrating food, friendship, and cultural identity.

Delicate works of hand-painted porcelain and textile sculptures explore the central place of food in diasporic communities as a source of nourishment, pleasure and connection.

‘Have You Eaten?’ opens 10 September and runs to 13 November.

Plus you’ll have the opportunity to work directly with Sai-Wai (star of Channel 10’s ‘Making it’) who will be hosting a suite of workshops. Explore more on the website bit.ly/BAGEvents

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Installation view of 'Have You Eaten?', Manly Art Gallery & Museum, 2021. Image by Greg Piper, courtesy of The Australian Ceramics Association

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OPEN STUDIO
I am inviting you all to ClayLAB Open day. ClayLAB (my studio) has not been open to the public for a long time. I am very excited to be able to welcome you all.

There will be a number of ceramic works from my travels available. I am raising funds to support flood victims in QLD and NSW via Givit.

Plus huge deals on tools, books, raw materials, cat toys and cat food (yes, my cats are so fussy with food). I will have my brooches and animal sculptures ready for the open day too.

Sun 26 June
10 am - 5pm

13/158 Chesterville Road
Cheltenham VIC 3192

NOTE: My studio is part of a warehouse complex. It is right at the end of the driveway, behind the main building. Best to park in the main car park at the front.

The street number 158 is a bit hard to see. People often go past it and end up at No 150 which is an office complex. Don't panic, 150 is next to 158. You can park there and walk to 158. It takes like 2 mins to walk.

Thank you 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

So you want my arts job: Ceramic artist From love at first touch to building a full time career as a ceramic artist, Vipoo Srivilasa shared the passion that led him there.

A Happy Australian project Call Out

What does a happy Australian look like?

Vipoo Srivilasa is inviting you to submit a drawing of your most Australian Eleganza Extravaganza outfit to wear on the happiest occasion of your life.

“I would like to capture a portrait of a happy Australian through fashion. One thing that makes me (and many others) happy is clothes. What we wear can create our identity. The clothes we put on affect our mood and wearing your best outfit sure creates happiness.” - Vipoo Srivilasa .

The 10 most inspiring outfits will be chosen as an inspiration for 10 ceramic sculptures. A ceramic badge, certifying that you are a happy Australian and an artist fee of $200 (inc GST) will be offered each shortlisted.

Every Australian and Australian permanent residents is invited to digitally submit their design. No matter where you live in the world.

INSTRUCTIONS

1: On A4 size paper, design and colour your most Australian Eleganza Extravaganza outfit to wear on the happiest occasion of your life.

2: The outfit design must be shown from head to toe.

3: Make your outfit unique and stand out by incorporating your personal story to the design. Create accessories like hats, necklaces, shoes, glasses, gloves, ties or bandanas that link to your story. No limits to creativity. The outfit doesn’t have to be realistic! Go crazy with ideas and imagination. The more creative the better!

4: Write about your outfit, explain your design and share the stories behind the outfit. Don't forget to tell us what is the occasion you would wear this outfit for (250 words maximum)

3: Include your name, location, and Instagram handle (if you have one)

4: Keep your original drawing, if your design is selected, we may need it for an exhibition. Just use a snapshot of your design for the entry.

5: Entry should be submitted to [email protected] by midnight Monday 21 Feb 2022, Melbourne time.

The result will be posted on Vipoo’s Instagram ().

A volcano beneath the sea off the coast of Tonga has erupted - sending tsunami waves large enough to cause devastation across the nation’s largest island. The full extent of the blast's impact remains unknown, but disaster relief campaigns have been set up in the wake of the eruption.

In a similar format to Clay For Nepal and Clay For Australia, Clay For Tonga is an online fundraising project for clay workers to come together and offer support to the people of Tonga.

It’s simple and anyone can take part. Here’s how:

1. Clay For Tonga starts on Mon 24 Jan and finishes on Sun 30 Jan (Australia time).

2. Post images of the ceramic work you wish to sell on your IG 🙂

3. Give details of size, materials, price and where you are based. Be sure to note that postage is extra.

4. Add “this work is part of " to your post. This allows me to easily share your post.

5. Make a sale and donate to any charity aimed at helping Tonga Emergency Appeal.

My suggestion is Care Australia (www.care.org.au/appeals/tonga-emergency/) CARE Australia has long standing relationships with local partners in Tonga who are ready to respond. However, Oxfam, Red Cross or a smaller organisation that supports Tonga appeal are good too.

6. DM the amount of your donation to IG to add to the total number.

7: Be sure to include and follow and ⠀(https://www.instagram.com/clayfortonga/)

8. Share this far and wide.⠀
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Hope you can join Clay For Tonga.
Vipoo 🙂

I am sooo excited.
The Ceramics Congress is only 5 days to go!

Hope to see you there.

Ticket and detail
tinyurl.com/2sebxwmj

My 15 mins of fame on ABC tv :)

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Thai-Australian artist Vipoo Srivilasa has been asking people to draw their own superheroes and deities, and has turned those images into gorgeous porcelain figurines.

https://tinyurl.com/3uvrfytp

Vipoo Srivilasa on making stunning porcelain deities | Art Works Thai-Australian artist Vipoo Srivilasa has been asking people to draw their own superheroes and deities, and has turned those images into gorgeous porcelain ...

Exhibition Review: Vipoo Srivilasa: Wellness Deity, Linden New Art
Vipoo Srivilasa's exhibition at Linden New Art is a testament to the collaborative power of art.

by Celina Lei from ArtsHub

https://www.artshub.com.au/2021/07/21/exhibition-review-vipoo-srivilasa-wellness-deity-linden-new-art/

Exhibition Review: Vipoo Srivilasa: Wellness Deity, Linden New Art | ArtsHub Australia Vipoo Srivilasa's exhibition at Linden New Art is a testament to the collaborative power of art.

Thank you Art Guide Australia for this article.
Thank you Anna Dunnill for capturing my thought in writing and thank you Jesse Marlow for photograph realness!

How Vipoo Srivilasa is repairing happiness “I can somehow walk the fine balance between the business world and the art world, and also the craft world.”

The Ceramics Congress is coming soon (27 - 31 May)!

As an artistic Director, I work with the team to sort out an ever growing list of potential artists from around the world to create the final invite list. Much time and consideration goes into that final list so that we can present within the 5-day long event as much diversity as possible. We have artists from Ukraine, Mexico, Peru, UK, Malaysia, Argentina, Singapore, Japan, USA, Belgium, Nigeria, Latvia, India, Egypt, Taiwan, Poland, Scotland, Thailand, Canada and Turkey.

Diversity is incredibly important to us, diversity in terms of cultural background and race, as well as gender, educational background and experience in the field. The group of 6 of us that are organising the event are from Austria, Canada, USA, Australia and Thailand, so 4 different cultural heritage backgrounds - working across 5 different time zones. Three women, three males, 50% BIPOC and also representative of the LGTBQ2AI community.

Accessibility is also very important to us so keeping the cost of attending the event low is key. Joshua Collinson from Ceramic School, the founder, has put a lot of the profit from past events into the large expense of closed captioning of videos, and is looking into having the next event’s videos have closed captioning in three different languages to make the event easier for international artists to attend and get the most out of the event.

This edition will be focusing on Canada with the fabulous Carole Epp from Musing About Mud curating the Canadian workshops and events; including a major Canadian ceramic online exhibition.
Fabiola De la Cueva is organising artist lead challenges.
Tim See is putting together a list of artists for practical advice sessions
Numpucsh Semachai has coordinated the congress’s Virtual Makers Market.
As well as the nonstop 72 hours long workshops so no matter where you are in the world, there always be something exciting happening at the congress.

I am looking forward to sharing with you the congress artists in the weeks to come. If you can’t wait, the congress, here is a link
https://tinyurl.com/fzwexv2a

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Here are some colourful characters to brighten up your Sunday. Vipoo Srivilasa’s work is always a delight and guaranteed to summon up a smile. Even when tackling serious subjects, his figures are curious, quirky and playful.

There’s a serious dimension to his work, which combines European aesthetic with Asian decorative practices, but hey, they’re also a lot of fun.

‘COVID Superheroes’, an exhibition of porcelain figures created from drawings submitted by the Ballarat community of their dreams and fears during the pandemic, opens on 13 February.

Book your visit to see them - link in our bio.

Image: Vipoo Srivilasa, ‘The rise of superhero’ series, 2020. porcelain. Photograph by Simon Strong. Courtesy the artist and Scott Livesey Galleries, Melbourne

My new collaborative project :)

If you live in South West Victoria, please join the fun!

I will repair your damaged ceramic for inclusion in my new exhibition "re/JOY" at Warrnambool Art Gallery in May 2021.

😁Follow the link to learn more. Applications close Sunday 14
https://bit.ly/2KKWHyf

Vipoo Srivilasa: Re/JOY | www.thewag.com.au Re/JOY is a new collaborative exhibition from Thai born, Melbourne based artist, curator and activist Vipoo Srivilasa. Designing fixed rules to govern WAG Curator of Exhibitions and Outreach Aaron Bradbrook’s participation, Srivilasa will intricately ‘repair’ damaged ceramics donated by member...

My new online workshop (Little People part II) with is now ready for early bird ticket. A great Christmas gift for your creative friends and families or a treat for yourself!

This class will emphasize on decorating techniques I used to decorate “Little People”.

By the end of the workshop, you will have learned many different decoration techniques that you could used to decorate your little people (from part I workshop) or apply the techniques to your own works.

This workshop is starting at:

Saturday 16th January – 2 PM PST USA
Saturday 16th January – 5 PM EST USA
Saturday 16th January – 11 PM CET Europe
Sunday 17th January – 9 AM AEDT Australia

https://vipoosrivilasa--tcs.thrivecart.com/vipoo.../ See less

Transcending Heritage
- Past. Present and Future-
Korean Ceramics Exhibition

Curated by Hyeyoung Cho for the Ceramics Congress 2020
https://ceramic.school/the-ceramics-congress-exhibition/

catalogue link in comment below

So happy to be part of the ceramics event of the year, The Ceramics Congress!

The Ceramic Congress, hosted by The Ceramic School, is an online global ceramics festival, runs for 72 hours. With over 30 featured artists, no matter where you are in the world, there will be exciting sessions during your awake time!

When: November 27th-29th 2020.
Where: Online
Cost: USD $10.00

This year, the Congress focused country is Korea. There will be a whole day to focus on Korea and Korean artists. Including Onggi pot making, Celadon, ceramic flower making, cooking class, cultural tour, studio tour and Korean ceramic exhibition: Transcending Heritage.

Amazing line up of artists!
For full list of artists and details
https://tinyurl.com/y589ztd6

Today is the day! Still time to get a ticket to my online workshop :)

DATE: Sunday 25 October ⠀
TIME: 9.00 am UTC time or 8.00 pm Melbourne time. ⠀
You can watch the workshop replay later, if the time is not suitable for you. ⠀

DURATION: 2 hours (including live Q&A session)⠀
COST: USD 29.00
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The workshop will show you how I build this little people. Concentrate on hand building techniques which included ⠀
-Preparing clay slab ⠀
-Preparing slip and soft clay
-Flat ribbon coiling technique
-Making simple arms, legs and lip⠀
-Add on flower decoration ⠀
-Porcelain drying technique⠀
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If you don't have a kiln or not using ceramic clay, I think you can learn the techniques and apply airdry clay.

How to Make Little People with Vipoo Srivilasa - The Ceramic School Have you ever wanted to make your own little monsters? 😍 How to Make Little People Online Workshop with Vipoo Srivilasa Starting on October 25th,…

It is a great honor and humble to be awarded The 2021 Ceramic Artist of the Year by the editorial staff of Ceramics Monthly and Pottery Making Illustrated magazine (USA).

I am earnestly grateful for the recognition I have received for my work. Especially from the international organisation that has been inspiring me since my time in University.

The annual Ceramic Artist of the Year award is presented to an artist whose work reflects current aesthetics and sets an example for ceramic artists by embracing current trends, technology, studio, marketing, and/or community-focused practices.

“Over the course of your career, you’ve been very active with exhibitions, winning numerous awards, public art projects, teaching, mentoring, and community outreach. In addition, you have helped to support and engage with the global clay community through innovative social media fundraising campaigns, among other projects.

The fact that you can consistently create work as a self-employed artist in addition to having a busy schedule is impressive. In short due to all of your personal creative achievements, as well as your dedication to the field, we feel that you are more than deserving of the Ceramic Artist of the Year award.”

Jessica Knapp
Editor, Ceramics Monthly Magazine, Associate Editor, Pottery Making Illustrated, at The American Ceramic Society

Thank you so much!

Have you ever wanted to make your own little people? 😍

My online workshop at The Ceramic School will show you how to do just that!

This online workshop is perfect for adventurous hand-builders who want to go beyond traditional pinch, coil, and slab techniques.

DATE: October 25th
TIME: 09:00 UTC
COST: USD$29.00 (early bird)

Read more and Get Your Ticket Now:
https://ceramic.school/how-to-make-little-people-with.../

Great news! 🙌 the Ceramics Congress is coming back in November!

Do you want to share your love of ceramics with the world?

They are looking for potters / ceramic artists to do the following:

❤ Host an online workshop for The Ceramics Congress. (30 minutes max)
❤ Host an artist talk about your work (10 minutes max).

Deadline for Entries: October 1st 2020.

They will contact you in the first week of October to let you know if you have been selected or not. If you are accepted, you will be paid for your contribution.

Workshops / Talks can be either prerecorded, or live-streamed on the day.

All applications welcome 🙏
Apply today: https://ceramic.school/the-ceramics-congress-application-form/

My most ambition project to date about to begin in 9 hours (7 pm Melbourne time)! Start off with a big conference that have presenters from around the world, curated online exhibition and a huuuuggee raffle prize pool. It is going to be an amazing weekend (and a sleepless one). Working collaboratively across time line is fun but challenging.

I am very excited with the line up and what we put together but also very nervousness....if you would enjoy the program or if the internet will play a funny tricks during the live presentation.

Thank you so much, my Ceramic Community for your great and continue support. Hope you can join me this weekend.

PS the workshops/presentations will be record and replay for 36 hours after the conference is end.

As a Thai-born Australian artist, a cross-cultural experience is in my blood and it is my passion to share this experience with others. Cultural diversity helps me understand the conflicts and contradictions in race, religious and sexual discrimination from personal, regional and global points of view. It is the reason why I am actively involved in organised cultural exchange projects between artists internationally.

I am so thrilled to partner with Joshua Collinson from The Ceramic School and Dr. Wendy Gers, leading international curator, to launch a registered charity: Ceramics for Charity.

Ceramics.For Charity is a brand new fundraising platform launching on 1st August 2020. It seamlessly combines technology, art and community. The digital platform allows us to organise a cultural exchange project and reach out to distant communities in a way I have never previously can.

Please join the kick-off conference this weekend and experience the spectacular diversity of our global ceramics community. We have artists from South Africa, Botswana, Canada, the USA, Guatemala, Argentina, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, the UK, New Zealand and Australia donating their time to host online workshops for the conference. We also have over 100 artworks donated for the raffle & curated exhibition. Over 200 people have registered for this weekend!

When you purchase a Ticket: ($USD10.00)
✔ You get one entry into the raffle
✔ You get to watch ALL of the online workshops
✔ You help raise money for charity!

To buy tickets and find out more detail please visit www.CeramicsForCharity.com

I would greatly appreciate it if you could help me share this opportunity to people who might be interested.