bkk UNZINE Issue #19

Loving STREETS

Published: 1st March 2022

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“The beauty is in the eye of the beholder”, this is especially true when we have the privilege to look at the world through the eyes of artists. They don’t make us see but they let us see the world in ways we never would have imagined.

We would like to thank all the artists who submitted their work for the theme “STREETS” and we wish for more of their magic to rain on this world forever and we hope bkk UNZINE was able to deliver the goods to your heart.

bkk UNZINE team: Jam, Maia, Sketchman Boris, Venky.


If you are an artist and you want to be part of our artist community, the next theme for March issue #20 is “PEACE”, you can submit your artwork at this link:

Artists in this issue

Eric Olive

Eric Olive

Ban Rak Sun

Ban Rak Sun

Marc Kuegle

Marc Kuegle

Elizabeth

Elizabeth

Jocelyn

Jocelyn

Christian

Christian

Romain

Romain

Bangkok 2120

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Digital: Photoshop
Painted during the first lockdown in Bangkok 2020 as the lights of the Red Light districts were turned off and the walking streets were closed in cities around Thailand.

Eric Olive

Small but Certain Happiness in Gwangju Art Street

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Gouache on paper
I went to Gwangju city, located in southwest part of South Korea, to enjoy the 2021 Gwangju Biennale. During this visit, I found the Gwangju Art Street and wandered around art galleries and craft shops there.
I bought handmade brushes from a warm-hearted artisan, paintbrushes from the oldest art shop of Gwangju. Unexpectedly, I found an old and cozy donut shop whose name is Gwangju Dancing Donut! It was surprising to see a lot of plants that the shop owner was taking care of. Who would connect dancing with donut and grow lots of plants next to donuts? Sticky and sweet donuts from Gwangju Dancing Donut also made me smile.
My short visit to the Gwangju Art Street were full of small but certain happiness. I wanted to keep my small but certain happiness with painting and some notes (Korean).

Ban Rak Sun

Warp Speed Ahead

Andrea Untitled

Canon 750D, Photoshop and Lightroom
I took this photo in Bangkok on Ratchadamri Road from the skywalk. That area is a perfect spot to get some great street photography! This piece is a combination of photography and digital art. ‘Warp Speed Ahead’ highlights some of the day to day transportation you can see in and around Bangkok. Sometimes traffic can be gridlocked for hours, sometimes you can catch a solo motorcy racing down the road. 

Marc Kuegle

Street scenes

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Pen and watercolour
The streets and pavements of Bangkok are a microcosm of life and I enjoy watching, and capturing the scenes on film and paper. These sketches were based on photos I took while I was outside.  

Jocelyn

Mothial Comic Page 41

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Digital art: Krita
This is a particularly dramatic scene from my comic “Mothial”. Where the character is dredging through the streets soaking wet. I particularly like this piece due to the style and background. Giving this old-style New York vibe with the street vendor on the side selling magazines and newspapers.
You can read more about this comic on Webtoons under “Mothial”.

Elizabeth

Fairly light traffic…

Andrea Untitled

Acrylic on Canvas, 90 x 125cm, 2022
Setting aside all the negative implications, yes, the city was so much quieter during the corona virus peak times. I mean, overlooking what the lockdowns meant for many of us, to some extend it was a pleasure, right?

Christian

Paris

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I took this photo near a place where I love to go to relax, the park of Bercy in Paris. 

Romain Pinoteau

Meet Our New Artists

Let’s hear from the new artists featured in this issue…

Eric Olive

Eric Olive is a former teacher of Design, having taught in Bangkok, Tashkent, Vilnius, Riga, and in the USA. He’s the publisher of Deep Signal, an illustrated anthology of fiction. Currently developing VR apps and doing standup comedy in the Baltics, Eric continues to provide design for global clients.

Romain

Hi, my name is Romain. I am from France, and I love taking photographs and writing stories. I dream of one day being able to become a writer for a living. I am passionate about movies and comics.