True Happiness # 3 (2023)

‘True Happiness # 3’ by artist Chayanisa Sriwichainan uses intense patterns and colors to celebrate the true happiness derived from inner peace and the bond with a pet. At the center of the canvas, a woman with pinkish skin captures the gaze with her large blue eyes and red cheeks. She is dressed in a garment adorned with vibrant motifs; the patterns on her neck and shoulders evoke the decorative art of Klimt. Nestled in her arms is a decorative blue cat, which wears an expression of comfort and contentment. The woman’s cool yet profound gaze and the dizzying, elaborate spiral patterns in the background contrast with the world’s complexity. Her warm gesture of embracing the cat emphasizes that true happiness stems not from external glamour but from unconditional love and connection in the most intimate places.