As I walked past fascinating displays of various, eclectic collections of different styles of Thai art at a museum, one of Thailand’s theatrical cultures that most captivated my interest was the art of Khon.
“There was something about the intricate, glittery fabric and the powerful voice of both the narrator and the Thai-style music that drew my interest. Furthermore, every element of the art reflected the creativity and the rigorous hours that were put into curating each immaculate scene to illustrate the story of Ramakian.”
Even when most of the analyses I write are surrounding music, I would say that the field in which I have the most knowledge and experience in analyzing are stories. No matter what piece of art I’m analyzing I tend to focus on the narrative side of it and what it’s trying to convey; after all, my first approximation with writing was creating short stories so that I didn’t get bored in school. And when it came to reviewing my first heavily story-based art piece for the newspaper, I couldn’t have chosen a better one than the first season of Bojack Horseman.
