Chris Coles: Artist of the Bangkok Noir

Chris Coles is an American artist known for his Expressionist-style paintings that capture the vibrant and often gritty nightlife of Bangkok, His art features bold sweeping lines, saturated contrasting colors with dense, edgy portrayals of Bangkok’s nightlife containing themes of alienation, misplaced desire and the constant collision of vastly different people and worldsColes has also published books featuring his artwork and narratives, including “Navigating the Bangkok Noir”, Night Spectacle”, Bangkok Neon” and “German Expressionism and the Bangkok Night”. In these works, he combines his visual art with his writing to offer social commentary on the nightlife scenes he depicts.Chris has lived and worked in the dense wildly diverse city of Bangkok for over 20 years, a setting and world that has heavily influenced his art and focus. His unique Expressionist style and gritty subject matter have made him a notable figure in capturing the essence of the Bangkok Night and humanity’s darker side. Read more