Tawipas Pichaichanarong (Ph.D.)

Biography :  Tawipas Pichaichanarong (Ph.D.) is an Assistant Professor of Visual Communication. He earned B.A. in Fine Arts , M.A. in Communication from  Washington State University, Pullman, USA., and Ph.D. in Design Arts  (International Program) from Faculty of Decorative Arts, Silpakorn University, Bangkok,Thailand.  He is currently a lecturer at College of Communication Arts , Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University Nakorn Pathom campus, Thailand.

His research combines with art and communication in an effort to understand useability of new media platforms. His recent research focused on Lanna art and culture which have an impact on the Northern region of Thailand. He has university students participated in his research in order to find relationship of the understanding in art and culture among young Thai generations.

Representative Publications :

• Tan, A., Nyandwi, A., Fukushi, Y, Guerra, P., Pichaichanarong, T., Owen, M., Sawantdesai, D.,Anderson, R., Tong, P., Kim, T., & Tan, G. (2002, July) “Mental Imagery and Arab Stereotypes.” Paper submitted as part of plenary poster session to Preconference of the 2002 Seoul ICA, Chunchon, Korea.

• The Apprehension of Lanna Art and Culture of Tertiary Level Students has been presented at "Century of The East" The 6th Silpakorn University International Conference on Academic Research and Creative Arts : Integration of Art and Science. January 16 – 18, 2013 @ The Art and Cultural Centre Commemorating the 6th Cycle Birthday Anniversary of His Majesty the King, Silpakorn University, Sanam Chandra Palace Campus Nakorn Pathom, Thailand.

• Visual research practices on Thai Lanna mural painting: A case study of Wat Phumin, Nan province has been presented at The 4th International Conference for Asia Pacific Arts Studies (ICAPAS), October 18-19, 2016 at Hotel Harper Aston Jl. Mangkubumi 52 Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

• Reframing Functions of Thai Temples for Sustainable Communities has been presented at The 5th International Conference on Arts and Humanities 2018 (ICOAH 2018), 27th-28th September 2018, Colombo, Sri Lanka.

• Content Analysis on Developing a Sustainable Community from Wat Rong Khun Model, Chiang Rai Province has been presented at Creative Industry International Conference 2018 (CIIC 2018), 5-6 December 2018 at the Institut Penyiaran dan Penerangan Tun Abdul Razak (IPPTAR), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

• Appending Roles of Thai Temples for Sustainable Communities : A Case Study of Wat Phumin, Nan Province  has been presented at  the 3rd International Conference on Media Studies (ICMS 2019) , 3-6 July  2019 at Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University (BSRU), Bangkok, Thailand.

• Peircean Visual Semiotics For Tertiary Level Students On Storytelling Of Lanna Mural Paintings At Wat Phumin, Nan Province, Thailand has been presented at The 9th International Conference for Asia Pacific Arts Studies 2021 (ICAPAS 2021), Theme:  Making Sense of Post-COVID19 (Virtual Conference), October 13-14, 2021 at  Pascasarjana ISI Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

• Relations Between Visual Perception and Working Memory Through Urban Sketches at Phumin-Ta Li Community, Nan Province has been presented at The Asian Conference on Education & International Development (ACEID) ACEID2023,  March 27-30, 2023 , at Toshi Center Hotel, Tokyo, Japan, and online.

• Investigating Visual Hierarchy in Google Sites On Lanna Mural Paintings At Wat Phumin, Nan Province With Ssru University Students has been presented at  The 11th International Conference for Asia Pacific Arts Studies 2023 (ICAPAS 2023), Theme:  Art as a Humanizing Agent, October 18-19, 2023 at  Pascasarjana ISI Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

• Investigating the Role of Color Perception in Stress Levels among Tertiary Level Students: An Eye Tracking Study of Rhynchostylis Gigantea Illustrations has been presented at  TThe 12 th International Conference for Asia Pacific Arts Studies 2024 (ICAPAS 2024),  Theme :  CONFLUENCE of CREATIVITY: Exploring the Intersection of Arts and Science , October 23-25 2024 at  Pascasarjana ISI Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.