True Happiness #9 (Sister) 2024

‘True Happiness #9’ by artist Chayanisa Sriwichainan is a captivating portrait that uses intense, decorative patterns to explore multiple selves, wisdom, and inner stability. At the center of the work is the figure of a woman who appears to have two faces. The primary face, with red cheeks and a deep gaze, looks forward, while another face, showing only the eyes, sits above it, symbolizing an inner observer or a transcendent self. The woman’s body and the background are filled with golden spirals, pointillism, and vibrant motifs, evoking the decorative art of Klimt. Flanking the woman and below are owls and cats. The owls symbolize wisdom and insight, and the cats represent mystery and spiritual companionship. All these elements intensely visualize the true happiness and inner abundance gained through acknowledging the multiple self and attaining wisdom and insight even within a glamorous and complex world.