Competitions are a great way to help artists get recognised. To that end, the well-known UOB Painting of the Year competition provides them with not only local recognition but also an opportunity to compete at the regional level among other artists from Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore at the UOB Southeast Asian Painting of the Year.
This year's Thailand winner of the UOB Painting of the Year (POY) award in the Established Artist category, Chomrawi Suksom, who created a mixed media on canvas painting titled Dystopia, went on to win the UOB Southeast Asian Painting of the Year in Singapore. While receiving the prestigious award, Chomrawi burst into tears.
"When I won the POY award in Thailand, I already felt that it was unbelievable. When I won again at the UOB Southeast Asian POY in Singapore, I could not hold back my tears. I cried like a child. As a country boy who has come this far, I was so proud of myself. It was the result of my hard work and determination. I told myself that I finally did it," said the 28-year-old.
