Andew Chaiphak, an artist from Thailand, visualizes anxiety, desire, social satire, and the darkness within the human psyche through surreal imagination. His works feature grotesquely transformed creatures, robots and monsters, and mysterious landscapes, immersing viewers in a world that is at once familiar and strange. The surreal beings that fill his canvases create tension between fear and wit, while the metaphorically twisted landscapes reflect the hidden sides of contemporary society. Working in acrylic, oil, and mixed media, Andew’s paintings are distinguished by vivid colors and intricate details, offering an immersive experience reminiscent of reading a dystopian novel. His notable work, Fire-breathing Creature, reveals the duality of destruction and regeneration through a nightmare-like being exhaling flames, while the Red Spiral series visualizes social chaos and personal anxiety as swirling red vortices. Andew Chaiphak poses the question: “Is this mysterious world merely imagination, or is it the reality we choose to ignore?”