NOT FUNNY Print

ASIN Ekkrhat Nhak-anukhor, known by his graffiti tag name ASIN, who, as a child, sold his first cartoon drawing to his own mother for five Thai baht. That moment made him very happy and he’s been drawing ever since. This is how his passion for art has started. His first attempt at graffiti was during his vocational college time when he bought a can of spray paint and drew a tag, which is basically the artist’s name in his own typography style. After ASIN graduated with a degree in art and design from Poh-Chang Academy of Arts he entered the workforce as a graphic designer and his passion for graffiti was rekindled. It is at this time when he truly dedicated himself in establishing his name as a street artist with a recognizable style and character. His the tag name ASIN is a combination of his name and the word “sin” which he chose due to his fascination with the movie “Seven” in which a serial killer uses the seven biblical sins to commit murders. He still has to create a set of art works to represent this concept. The second, and probably most recognizable trademark of ASIN’s street art is his character, Chicken. The inspiration came from a Japanese children’s book which compared life at school with that on a farm. On the farm, the chickens are free to move around as they wish and eat all day long. On top of that, His family has had a chicken farm since He was a young boy. The way ASIN uses his Chicken to send a message via his graffiti is both visually and mentally stimulating. His inspiration comes from what He see around him as a member of our society. Anything can impact, and use Chicken to tell a story. Sometimes it’s his own story, sometimes it’s yours.