Monkey street art in Lopburi
Monkey street paintings now found in central Lopburi with the thousands of monkeys in temples, buildings and gardens, living side-by-side with locals.
Monkey street paintings now found in central Lopburi with the thousands of monkeys in temples, buildings and gardens, living side-by-side with locals.
ART & TRAVEL
Monkey street art in Lopburi
11/08/2016
Located few hours drive away from Bangkok, Lop Buri has a number of beautiful places to enjoy.
Lop Buri is a quiet town.
Most parts of Lopburi are peaceful except at the heart of Lopburi around San Phra Kan Shrine,
In this area, thousands of monkeys occupy temples, tops of buildings and gardens, and live side-by-side with the locals.
A group of Lop Buri artists has created a new landmark on the wall of the old theatre. The area was once a dumping ground where people fed monkeys. The Lop Buri group decided to clean up the place and create bright murals. It is amazing to learn that not all involved were artists. Some are merchants and it was their first time creating art. Peerawat Jariyasombat
Today, the monkeys are a part of the people's life as well as an icon for the town.
Most Lop Buri people seemed to be bored with the animals.
Local artists, however, find the monkey's cute and see them as mirroring the identity of their hometown.
A stone's throw from the Stupa Pra Prang Sam Yod, a long wall is covered with a mural depicting Lop Buri's monkeys.
Tourist being harassed by band of monkeys.
"I have travelled and witnessed many towns with impressive art."
"Lop Buri itself has a long history but it looks not so nice today."
"There should be some street art that inspires people here," Seri Kaeovichian, an art teacher, explains about his project.
Seri and his friends gathered to paint murals on the wall of the old theatre, Malai Rama.
All murals are about the monkeys, of course, though they are bothered by monkeys during the work process.
From a dirty place where local people feed the monkeys, it became a nice artful place where teenagers love to visit and take selfies.
When the trains pass the wall, passengers take pictures, making it a new landmark of the town.
"It has been noticed that this wall art has created art awareness for Lop Buri people," he says.
Monkey feast at Phra Prang Sam Yot temple in downtown Lopburi.
"Many people ask me about the next project and show their interest to join, whenever there is space for their creativity."
If you get bored with mainstream tourism, try getting on these back roads and visit lesser known destinations.
Though it is not trendy, you may find it livelier.
Greedy monkey with food stuffed in mouth at Phra Prang Sam Yot temple in downtown Lopburi.
Monkey mother with child & bunch of grapes.
Tourist startled by overly friendly monkey.
Baby monkey relaxes in impromptu monkey swimming pool.
Crab-eating macaque (Macaca fascicularis) playing with a juice carton on a fence in Lopburi, Thailand (Source: Wikipedia)
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