Thai artist Headache Stencil spray-paints a graffiti on a fence in Bangkok on Sept 4, 2018. Speaking at his Bangkok studio, Headache is unrepentant. "The root of street art is that people have no rights, no voice," he told AFP, his face masked as much for a dramatic flourish as protection from authorities. "Street art has a fast life... you can cover it with paint but once it is on social media, it stays," said Apinan Poshyananda, artistic director of the Bangkok Art Biennale which debuts next month and will feature other street artists. Headache now holds workshops across the country including in the northeastern provinces, the political heartland of the toppled civilian government.

Source: Bangkok Post September 24, 2018 04:48 UTC