Chaiyapong

Chaiyapong Hongtong (1979) is a successful young painter from Bangkok, 
Thailand. He is also called Tor. He studied at King Mongkut Institute of 
Technology, and at the College of Fine Arts in Bangkok. Since then, his art has 
gained international recognition, and many of his paintings are in private 
collections around the world.
The artist uses thick layers of acrylic paint in bright contrasting colors to create 
unique, eye-catching paintings.
In 2005 he opened his own studio and gallery. Tor finds his inspiration in the 
faces of women. Women with brightly colored lips and eyes. Tor's artworks 
consist of beautiful color and shape compositions. In his work femininity and 
spontaneity form an interplay.