Blood to bloom

A sequential illustration depicting how democracy blooms like flowers. The water represents the blood, sweat, and tears of the early sacrificers. The use of violence, the allegation of innocent people and the suppression of free-thinkers cannot stop the yearning for democracy. The seed is already budding.

Tuna Dunn / Tunlaya Dunnvatanachit

Clean forms, simple lines and harmonious colours are the visual languages employed by Tuna Dunn to achieve an effect of effortless elegance in her works. The canvas communicates its message often via a dominant visual symbol, underneath which a flat composition with white space leaves the subject matter to breathe and tell its story.

Her portfolio is prolific, ranging from commercial commissions to personal topics for which she draws inspirations from music and film. As a Thai artist, Tuna Dunn responds to the social and political movement happening inside her country by the use of story and symbolism, inspired from social media and the protests she witnessed. She uses a simple and communicative artistic style to portray the story, raise awareness and document the situations.

Working as a visual designer based in Bangkok, Thailand, Tuna Dunn’s work covers illustrations, comics, animation, and visual design. She holds Masters of Arts in Illustration and Visual Media with Distinction from London College of Communications. She has won several awards including the Perspective’s 40 Under 40 Awards 2018 and Under 30 Creator’s file 2017 by PLUS81 magazine. Outside of Thailand, her works have been shown internationally in the UK, Japan and Taiwan.

Based on our agreement with the artist, 30% of the pre-VAT price excluding frames will be donated to support the social movement. Donation will be given to the Thai Lawyers for Human Rights.