The Contemporary Urban Sculpture of Thai Traditional Health.

Abstract

This creativity research into contemporary urban sculpture of Thai traditional health explores the story of Thai health wisdom and presents a model of contemporary urban sculpture of Thai traditional health.

This research begins with a study of urban sculptures in various countries. It analyses and draws inspiration from the identity of Thai traditional health care, identifying design concepts, to create a draft and modeling sculpture. This model is presented at a meeting of concerned parties, whose input has led to further refinement of the creative work. Finally, a model is presented at the National Herb Expo.

The research was found the concept of sculpture to convey meaning and story by using symbolic images to represent Thai massage, and into the development of sculptures for use in public areas, by condensing the identity of Thai massage into abstract designs for decorative purposes. This was borne out in the attempt to decorate the Thai herbal garden according to Sapaya (comfort) and the four basic elements of the earth: clay, water, wind, and fire. These sculpture sets can communicate meaningful stories and unique values of Thai massage and procedures, in the practical forms of a Thai massage posture (i.e. a pot with a fountain in the center of the sculpture with a beautiful light illuminated), garden chair sculptures, a sculpture with a slide (to be used in a playground), which can decorate both interior and exterior spaces.