亞歷克斯 費斯．Alex Face

當今泰國最具有知名度與國際影響力的藝術家—Alex Face，本名為Patcharapon Tangruen，1981年出生在泰國東部的小鎮—北柳，曾於先皇技術學院（King Mongktut Institute of Technology）修習建築專業，並獲取「美術與應用藝術」學位。自2002年起，Alex Face開始於街頭塗鴉創作，且常以自己的臉為主題，這便是他的藝名中「Face」的由來。

2009年Alex Face迎來女兒的誕生，初為人父的他，乍見襁褓中女兒的神情充滿了不悅與困惑。不禁令他想問：做我的女兒妳不樂意嗎？ 妳不高興來到這個世界嗎？此時，泰國正經歷驚天動地的社會轉變，包含：為了經濟發展，大幅興建壯觀的飯店與百貨公司，卻犧牲了生態環境；抑或為了土地開發，弱勢的底層百姓自貧民窟遭到驅趕，以及社會資源分配不均，貧富差距日益懸殊…….等。

這些靈感，促使其創作風格發生巨大轉變，催生了極具標誌性的知名「三眼兔」角色—Mardi。此角色是以女兒的名字來命名，身著毛茸茸的兔子裝扮，象徵著孩童的天真可愛，同時兔子常常成為其他動物獵食的對象，因此也暗喻孩童在社會中處於弱勢者的角色，作品在可愛外表下，總流露出悲傷情緒，象徵著藝術家對所處環境的思考以及對未來的擔憂，Alex希望藉此連結更多孩童相關的社會議題。角色頭上的第三隻眼，源自東南亞的傳統宗教信仰，象徵有些事物非人肉眼可見，只能透過感知察覺。此外，Alex期望自己的創作也能觸碰那些無法被肉眼看見的事物，進而成就更高的藝術水準與層次。

Alex Face earned his name as Thai graffiti artist, he maneuvers in the public space to provoke thoughts from city dwellers. His street art has grown boundless in public areas of Thailand as much as in other cities overseas, for example, Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, Jakarta, Oslo, Amsterdam.

His significant fame came in 2009 when he has become a father of a daughter, concerned about the becoming world in which she will live. Alex introduced a three-eyed child dressed a ragged rabbit suit, inspired by his newborn daughter, Mardi, who has sometimes her eyes closed, and gives passerbys a sense of weary vulnerability and wry look.

Since the debut of the child character, his work has become a sensation of Bangkok cityscape, and he has been invited to show in many international street arts festivals such as The Rendezvous (2012, Yangon Myanmar) Moniker Art Fair (2013, London United Kingdom) ThaiTai Project (2013, Taipei Taiwan) and Urban up Korea Street Art Festival (2014, Seoul South Korea) including Graffiti Workshop Break the Ice (2014, Bodø Norway). His solo exhibition, Alive (2016), at BANGKOK CITYCITY GALLERY, revealed his vigorous skill of painter and sculptor which clearly equips his remarkable quality as a street artist.

In 2018, he joined the 1st Bangkok Art Biennale where he occupied the Bank of Thailand Learning Center.