Sunti Pichetchaiyakul
Artist bio Sunti Pichetchaiyakul, specializing in bronze portraiture and fiberglass resin sculptures, is renowned throughout Asia for revolutionizing the definition of realistic sculpture. Born in Thailand, where being called an artist is considered an honor, and where young talent goes unacknowledged, Sunti worked laboriously as a Fine Art graduate for a chance to be recognized in Thailand's art community. Yet, his world's fastest quick sculpting skills (having been filmed by television stations from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan), as well as his super-realistic fiberglass resin sculptures, allowed Sunti to capture the hearts of his people and become regarded as a master of duplicating faces. In 2008, Sunti left his distinction behind and relocated to Bigfork, Montana with hopes of success as a sculptor in the Western World. Sunti is quickly developing a reputation for his bronze 'Legends of the Americas' collection with realism that makes the medium look like skin. Visit www.suntiworldart.com.

Sunti Pichetchaiyakul

Artist bio

Sunti Pichetchaiyakul, specializing in bronze portraiture and fiberglass resin sculptures, is renowned throughout Asia for revolutionizing the definition of realistic sculpture. Born in Thailand, where being called an artist is considered an honor, and where young talent goes unacknowledged, Sunti worked laboriously as a Fine Art graduate for a chance to be recognized in Thailand's art community. Yet, his world's fastest quick sculpting skills (having been filmed by television stations from Japan, Korea, and Taiwan), as well as his super-realistic fiberglass resin sculptures, allowed Sunti to capture the hearts of his people and become regarded as a master of duplicating faces.

In 2008, Sunti left his distinction behind and relocated to Bigfork, Montana with hopes of success as a sculptor in the Western World. Sunti is quickly developing a reputation for his bronze 'Legends of the Americas' collection with realism that makes the medium look like skin. Visit www.suntiworldart.com.

About the work
Title: President Gerald Ford Visits ArtPrize
Art form: 3-D
Medium: Fiberglass Resin & Bronze
Year created: 2011
Description of work: After finishing in the Top 25 in 2010 with his super-realistic fiberglass resin "Grandfather Monk Luan," Sunti returns to ArtPrize this year with an exhibit that commemorates an American legend, beloved by the people of Grand Rapids - President Gerald R. Ford. Demonstrating his forte in the mediums of fiberglass resin and bronze, Sunti captures the personality and physical likeness of the 38th President of the United States, working from dozens of black and white photographs by David Hume Kennerly. While Mrs. Betty Ford gave Sunti permission to create this entry, she was unable to see the finished work. As a tribute to the "Fighting First Lady" and "1974 Woman of the Year," Sunti will be sculpting Mrs. Betty Ford in clay each day during the show.

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