01779nas a2200217   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260001200043653001700055653002600072653001300098653002000111653001600131100001300147245014500160856016600305300001200471490000700483520105100490020002001541       2023                            d  c2023///10aConservation10aContemporary Painting10aHup Taem10aThai Temple Art10aVisual Arts1 aT. En-On00aProtecting Traditional Morality in Art: Using Contemporary Thai Visual Arts to Conserve the Murals of Wat Sanuan Wari Phatthanaram, Thailand  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85153740397&doi=10.18848%2f2327-008X%2fCGP%2fv18i01%2f67-79&partnerID=40&md5=a9d7d32d7f17635f2e17c7d1dc3603da  a67-79, 0 v183 aThis is a qualitative investigation to conserve the cultural heritage of Northeastern Thai temples through contemporary visual arts. Religious murals are commonly found inside and outside the ordination halls of Northeastern Thai temples and display a unique local identity. However, these expressions of traditional morality are threatened by lack of maintenance, temple destruction, climate change, and the effect of time. This research project was designed at Wat Sanuan Waree Phatthanaram, an ordination hall in Khon Kaen Province, Northeastern Thailand. Combining observation, informal interviews with local monks, and field sketches with documentary review, the researcher created a series of art pieces in acrylic on canvas to reflect and protect the traditional message and intention of the original artists. These contemporary designs are intended to help conserve the local identity of the traditional artisans by using the same methods of contemporary artists in Central Thailand and ensure the murals are not lost to time and neglect.  a2327008X (ISSN)