PM Buys Oil Painting At Pattani Market For 30,000 Baht

[webfact]

 

PRIME MINISTER SRETTHA Thavisin today (Feb. 27) purchased an oil painting entitled “Peace” for 30,000 baht in cash from an artist in Pattani.

 

At a community market in the capital district of the southern province, the prime minister viewed and obviously admired the oil painting on display and bought it for 30,000 baht in cash out of his pocket from Sulaiman Yamo.

 

The oil painting depicts a Muslim boy pulling a lever to draw up water from an artesian well for a Buddhist monk to drink with his cupped hands.

 

By Thai Newsroom Reporters

TOP: Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, left, and the artist from whom he bought the oil painting entitled “Peace”, above, and full view of this painting. Photo: Matichon

 

Full story: THAI NEWSROOM 2024-02-28

 

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[ezzra]

30,000 baht? just wondering how was the value set on this 'art work', but now 10,000 copies of this picture

will be made and will be sold in every market in Thailand...

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

the prime minister viewed and obviously admired the oil painting on display and bought it for 30,000 baht in cash out of his pocket

The difference between the haves and have-nots.

[bamnutsak]

30,000!

 

What a rube.

 

Paying for "Peace" in the south one putz at a time.

 

And folks complain about us foreigners overpaying for a taxi by 30 baht, or leaving a small change tip.

 

 

[mfd101]

Symbolism is about 80% of politics.

 

No different in The West ...

[spidermike007]

I don't know why this would be a news item, what's the big deal, a wealthy guy spends $850 on a painting and supports a local artist. So what? 

[ezzra]

2 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

I don't know why this would be a news item, what's the big deal, a wealthy guy spends $850 on a painting and supports a local artist. So what? 

It's a publicity stunt to show the Thai people that he support Thai artist and what ever other self-servings 

messages he's hoping to get with this purchase...

[bamnutsak]

6 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

I don't know why this would be a news item, what's the big deal, a wealthy guy spends $850 on a painting and supports a local artist. So what? 

 

The new government seems to be making some headway with peace talks in the South. Appointing a civilian negotiator on the Thai side instead of a military man is seen as a positive.

 

The painting is entitled "Peace" and shows a young Buddhist and Muslim working together.

 

As mfd101 suggests, symbolism.

 

 

Still not sure how they'll square the "independence" circle?

 

 

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[zhounan]

Everything done in front of the camera is a PR action.

[brianthainess]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The oil painting depicts a Muslim boy pulling a lever to draw up water from an artesian well for a Buddhist monk to drink with his cupped hands.

Now make a painting the other way round A Buddhist Monk pulling a lever to draw water for a Muslim Boy. Of course that would never happen a monk doing any work.... 

[crazykopite]

Did he buy it or was it just a photoshoot for the camera 30,000 is a lot more than the average Thai earns in a month last time I was in Bangkok I was so dismayed with all the poor souls sleeping outside my hotel I purchased the contents of the local food cart and got the lady to hand the food out cost me 2,500 baht maybe he should take a walk around Bangkok at 2am in the morning and put his hand in his pocket when he witnesses people with there kids sleeping on the pavements !

[Pouatchee]

who gives a rats buttocks.

next they will tell us he bought a new washing machine. the less i hear about this toad the better it is.

[brianthainess]

Just another monk with his hands out. 

[spidermike007]

4 hours ago, ezzra said:

It's a publicity stunt to show the Thai people that he support Thai artist and what ever other self-servings 

messages he's hoping to get with this purchase...

Well of course it is, everything this man does is a publicity stunt, everything this man does is for show, he's all talk and no action, and he has accomplished absolutely nothing so far as PM. So all we can hope for is a show, that's all he has, there's nothing in his bag of tricks.

 

He is the very definition of an empty suit. 

[mikebell]

30,000 = 3 x 10,000 baht digital money handouts.