BKK Unzine Issue 6

Theme: Loving Love

Published: 1st February 2021

Dorohedoro cosplay: I like you! Let’s be together!

This cosplay scene is based on a manga and anime series called Dorohedoro written and illustrated by Q Hayashida. The world of Dorohedoro is a mess! Even if the world looks gloomy, watching this anime warms my heart. I feel nostalgic as it reminds me of my old neighborhood where I used to live in Bangkok.
I am tired of trying to please others and getting only criticism and hatred in return, cosplaying characters from this manga/anime helped me appreciate and love myself and not to wait for others’ approval, unlike the real world in Dorohedoro, people love and support each other despite their appearances and shortcomings. 
This photo is created with a very special photographing technique… Since I got no true friend, Both girls in this photo are me! I am Nikaido! and I am also Noi! They are pretty sweet girls just like me.

Love, walking together

Gouache on Arches paper.
What is love? For me, love is walking together to the same destination. In our life, we all have our own way to walk and, on the way, we could meet someone to walk together. We will be happy if we find a companion and rely on each other to go through difficulties. At the end, we could share our thoughts and feelings while enjoying the beautiful moments together. I tried to express my interpretation of love by painting this piece. 

Be with me

It’s called “Be with me” done after the loss of our cat “Maxie”.
I chose the sunflowers to surround us because Sunflowers symbolize adoration, loyalty and longevity.
Like in the Greek myth it is told that one water nymph fell deeply in love with Apollo, the Sun God, and she loved him so truthfully that she was turned into a flower, which came to be known as the Sunflower. It is believed that even to this day, the Sunflower keeps looking at the sun from the moment the sun rises till he sets.
This painting dedicated to Maxie is like my truthful love to him, like the nymph that turned into a sunflower that follows the path of Apollo, the sun god, just like I look out for Maxie in the sky. As the water nymph’s love to Apollo was never returned and she waited for his love in vain, my grief for Maxie is also a love with nowhere to go.

Love me as I am

Digital art – Krita
This peace is a redo of an older piece. It represents that love should be more than looks and if you care for someone you should show them.

Secret Wars 3

This is 3rd in a series of paintings that I did as prints for sale at conventions. I painted this during a comic con and a little girl walked by and whimpered, “…Is Hulk ok?” which is exactly the type of emotion that I was going for with this painting. That might be my favorite reaction to everything that I’ve ever painted!

Squirrel Couple of Love

Acrylic Color and pastel tone on paper
This is my first time submitting for this online magazine. I love to paint animals .So I chose to present a love story through this pair of squirrels. I used pastel tone and flower on the background to make my painting sweeter.

Butterflies Feeling

Digital: Pro Create on iPad Pro
Valentine’s day is coming so I think about when one is in love, she or he will feel like they’ve got butterflies in their stomach. When somebody is lost in love, it’s like that person has closed one of their eyes. They may forget reality altogether. At the same time they should keep the other eye open to be conscious, just in case.

Aphrodite

What makes romantic love different from all other kinds of love is “the spark”. The spark that exists between two partners which is fueled by passion and sensuality. This painting is an attempt to depict the sensuality and playfulness of love especially that of young love. If love had a color in its early stages, it would be pink. A color that is full of life, a color that is hopeful. When the spark extinguishes, love becomes dull. This painting tries to encapsulate the very opposite of that dullness. It shows the excitement, chemistry and passion of love.

So close to being in love

Acrylic & sign pen on paper
Made in 2021, this illustration tells the story about the unfulfilled wish. She was almost in love. Alas, it was too late. She’s in god’s hands now.

New skin

Pen on paper, watercolor and adjusted digitally in clip studio paint
Animals shed their skin for a new, healthier one;  A strong woman sheds her spiky protective skin when she is loved by the right person. She doesn’t feel the need to act tough anymore.

Digital: CLIP STUDIO PAINT.
When we announced the new theme for this issue, I told my fellow artists that I’ll be the guy making fun of LOVE and I’m here to justify the philosophy of this magazine, which is DO WHAT YOU LOVE and in my opinion that includes making fun of LOVE itself.