Draft:Montien Boonma

Montien Boonma มณเฑียร บุญมา (25 February 1953 - 17 August 2000) is a Thai contemporary artist whose work includes conceptual installations and sculptures. Boonma explores 'hope, healing, nature' through Buddhist symbolism, such as bells and ascension. His work uses unconventional materials such as a wide range of aromatic herbs and spices (that are commonly used in Thai Traditional Medicine) such as Sandalwood, Cinnamon, Jasmine, Ginger, and Eucalyptus, along with materials traditionally not seen in installations such as wood[1]. Boonma has been the subject of solo exhibitions at Stenersemuseet, National Gallery Bangkok, Beurdeley & Cie Paris, and Art Front Tokyo. [2]

In 1999, Boonma collapsed on a street in Germany. He was found to have a brain tumour, and the cancer had spread through his body. He died in Bangkok in August 2000 at the age of 47. [3]

  1. ^ Poshyananda, Apinan (1 March 2004). Montien Boonma: Temple of the Mind. Asia Society Museum, New York. ISBN 978-0953783922.
  2. ^ "Artist : Montien Boonma ศิลปิน มณเฑียร บุญมา". www.rama9art.org. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  3. ^ https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/media/downloads/files/Montien_Boonma_notes.pdf