SHOWCASE

/ ARTIST / 2022

BKKIF Artist   Reviews  1
ARTIST: Bomfha
COUNTRY: Thailand
CONTACT: https://bomfha.com/
https://www.facebook.com/BOMFHAA
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I'm Bomfha, I am an Illustrator from Thailand. I have been interested in illustration since my BA study. Besides that, I have also been passionate about ancient stories and legends, myths, history, and even simple stories in daily life. I usually use signs and metaphorical interpretations of feelings through vivid and eye-catching illustrations using digital painting techniques, and sometimes blending them with traditional techniques through a surreal, pop, and easily approachable style.

Before sunrise(2.30 AM)

We meet each other’s eyes through the late night conversation.
The attraction between us is crazy – it drives us drunk way more than alcohol can do.
It’s 2:30 am. Until then, we are too far to step back.

In our time dimension, everything goes as smoothly as we are trapped into the seductively magical moment. It’s too hard to differentiate whether this is a cupid’s arrow or devil’s dark magic.

Liberation notes

After this drawing comes to an end, I may forgive myself and feel nothing about it anymore.
I don’t really know that during our journey, how much truth had been there – in his words and actions.
Yet the most reliable thing for me is those two cats’ feelings.

Ordinary Day

On an ordinary day, I'm driving in the countryside
it's nothing special but the refreshing view that I capture with my eyes
it makes me happy more than I think.

Supermeowket

In the world, I have a cat on a chilling day and put it in the basket

The white cat on top

I just feel that sometimes life is like a cherry on top of a popsicle. sometimes it's favoured by someone, but sometimes it gets thrown away, and so does the cat.

Cat association

I have a friend who is a stray cat, these independent cats are very friendly to me. Because I paid for it with a cat snack, it is a dependent friendship that exchanges food for day-to-day scratching of the chin.

I draw I am

“I exist because I draw” arises from the desire to tell a story and best communicate myself through works. Throughout my life, I draw, and the influences that have shaped me are related to the culture of information receiving—especially Asian culture and mythology. My communication through my works is my experience telling, and the culture sharing to keep it alive via my own interpretation. Creating new works does not only illustrate relief and beauty, but also my existence. There is a correlation between carp and dragon in this picture, which came from the Japanese mythology that a carp will be transformed into a dragon when crossing the Yellow River. I am really into this mythology, hence I combine it with myself gradually starting to create things. I am a carp today, but I might be a dragon one day in the future.

Koi fish

The moment my brother saw the light of the day, I was so happy to have him as my brother. In reality, we always fought each other, and just compromised not long ago—thus, I want to wish him with the unsaid words through this artwork.
I get the inspiration from the beginning of dragon, derived from the belief and Chinese proverb “鲤跃龙门 (lǐyuèlóngmén)”, which is the mythology of Carp in the Yellow River. The story has been told that a carp that can swim upstream to the river source at the Yellow River, throughout the swift current, and lay its eggs in the spring will cross the Dragon Gate and be transformed into a dragon. Hence, Carp is recognized as the symbol of Tango no Sekku(Boy’s Day). This picture portrays the way leading one to conquer every obstacle, and landing at the beautiful destination, being the representative of wishing one all the best and success.

The florist

I believe that we live our lives on hope. Sometimes when the hopelessness occurs, we think of a sacred item, and we wish for good things with it. This work is inspired by the Japanese belief, Saying that God is everywhere. Flower arrangement is one of the Shinto's beliefs to balance human beings and nature, So I imagine sacrificing to God, referred from Inari (Japanese Fox God) mythology. And deva who rides a dragon is representative of who brings the flower to God that lives in heaven.

The crane in the lantern light

The crane in the lantern light
Besides hope, I believe that love is another thing that can fulfill our lives. This artwork is inspired by the Tanabata festival in Japan, which is the mythology about the love of 2 stars - the weaver girl (Vega) and the cowherd (Altair).
A flock of cranes would gather and, with their wings, create a bridge for the princess (Orihime) to cross the river, and reunite with the cowherd (Hikoboshi) at the milky way. In Japan, Tanabata is another famous festival: there are cerebrations, there are lanterns decorations, there are people writing wishes on a small piece of paper (Tanzaku) and hanging them on the bamboo branches (which is believed as the place where God lives)- thus, this artwork portrays the voyage of wishes to God. Since this special day only happens once annually, people do believe that their wishes will become true, as Orihime's wish does

BKKIF ARTIST SPECIAL

More Artwork/Merchandise:

Personal and commercial works are examples of additional works.
I have an emphasis on beautiful illustrations and a variety of styles to match the products and services.

Sparkling night

We met one night, and you were wearing your best clothes.
We talked in many words and passed the sparkling night.
till dawn.

He said I would be his legend.
However, my friend stated that after a month, you will forget my face.
It's sad, but it's true.

Give me the mackerel

Kickin'

Design illustrations and packaging for Thai incense brands.

Harry Porter

A day issue 239: Harry Porter
Design and illustrate cards for part of the reality of the fantasy world column.

What I like in Taiwan

A day issue 227: Taipei
Illustration for part of ‘What I like in Taiwan’ column.

遺憾收納員

Design illustrations for the book cover a Thai-translated Taiwanese novel, 遺憾收納員 (or ศูนย์รับฝากความเสียใจ in Thai).

Dandelion

Design illustrations for the book cover a Thai-translated Japanese novel Dandelion.

Hera Divorce

Design and illustrate for the novel boxset.

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REVIEW

Dan Matutina

Philippines
I really like your use of colors, lines and composition! There’s a lot to discover in every piece of work.