CARTOON CHARACTERS IN TRADITIONAL THAI MURAL PAINTING: NEW TREND OF COMBINED ART

Abstract

The Thai traditional mural painting is the specific local art seen in Thailand, a local country in Indochina. The long history of this local art is documented. The combining of the local technique with new coming culture has been seen for many centuries. However, the newest trend of combination is the adding of cartoon character in the model traditional Thai mural painting. The good examples can be seen at some specific Buddhist pagodas in Thailand at present