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104: Vipoo Strivlasa
Master of Shadows | 2025
$8,800
| Weight | 8 kg |
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| Dimensions | 44 cm × 28 cm × 28 cm |
| Filter Medium | Ceramic |
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| Edition Type | Unique |
| Catalogue number | 104 |
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Master of Shadows is inspired by the bat, a symbol of good luck and fortune in Chinese culture.
In Chinese, the word for bat sounds similar to the word for blessing, so bats are often seen as representing happiness and prosperity. The bat king at the top of this sculpture stands for the five blessings: long life, wealth, health, love of virtue, and peaceful death.
The souls below are on the path to renewal and transformation, guided by the bat king.
It’s a piece that speaks to the power of healing, growth, and the hope for a brighter future.
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To : Sculpture on the Farm
Master of Shadows | 2025 Sculptor Bio
Vipoo Strivlasa
A Thai-born Australian artist, recognised as a leader in the field of ceramics.
Over the past two decades, Vipoo has made works that engage with complex questions of queerness, migration and spiritual meaning, using an aesthetic and medium that is accessible, positive and beautiful.
His works often explore the dark parts of experience including isolation, loneliness, nostalgia, as well as joy, beauty, and hope in the midst of these struggles. Additionally, Vipoo has developed participatory projects that invite people to be part of his creative process, helping them express themselves through storytelling and clay.
Vipoo lives and works in Naarm/Melbourne.
Exhibitions
Vipoo has exhibited extensively around the world, including Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; Saatchi Gallery, London; Ayala Museum, Philippines; Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taiwan; Nanjing Arts Institute, China and the National Gallery of Thailand.
Awards
He has been a recipient of numerous awards, including:
2023 VACS Major Commissioning Award, Australia Council for the Arts
2023 Australian Design Centre MAKE Award
2021 American Ceramic Society Ceramic Artists of The Year Award
44th Muswellbrook Art Prize Ceramic Prize in 2017.
Collections
Vipoo is included in a range of national collections;
National Gallery of Australia in Canberra Art Gallery of South Australia, Queensland Art Gallery I Gallery of Modern Art, Queensland, Parliament House Art Collection in Canberra, Australian Arts Bank in Melbourne.
International collections include the Australia Embassy in Seoul, the Craft Council collection in London, the College of Arts and Humanities collection within the University of Hawaii, and The American Ceramic Society collection.
