How Art Helped Supatporn Posoknistakul Say What She Never Could
For this interview on the Arts to Hearts Project website, we sat down with Supatporn Posoknistakul—an artist whose work quietly speaks to the things we often carry inside but don’t always have the words for. Through soft colours and symbolic imagery, such as paper planes, trees, and stars, she shares her journey of learning how to feel, speak, and be seen.
In this conversation, Supatporn opens up about growing up in silence, how painting became her language, and the emotional terrain that shapes her art. We learn how subtle changes, quiet growth, and permission to feel can be present in every piece she creates.
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My art is a quiet attempt to answer that. I create visual stories about the emotional landscapes we carry inside: memory, loss, hope, and the often invisible path of healing. Using soft colours, surreal compositions, and symbolic objects like paper planes, stars, clouds, and trees, I explore what it means to be human, to feel too much in a world that tells us to feel less. Many of my works reflect my journey of growing up feeling like expression was unsafe. Through painting, I found a language where nothing had to be hidden anymore. I hope each piece becomes a mirror — a gentle reminder that even what’s been forgotten can still be found. If it speaks to you, maybe it was always yours too.
1. Your work often uses symbols like paper planes and stars — how did these become part of your visual language?
Paper planes remind me how fragile we are. Stars carry quiet hopes. And trees? They’re the map of my growth—each mark, a moment becoming. These symbols emerged during my journey to become the person I truly want to be in life.
It became a mirror where I could finally be honest. No filters, no roles—just raw feeling.
Supatporn Posoknistakul
2. You describe your art as exploring ‘emotional landscapes.’ What usually sparks a new piece for you — memory, mood, or something else?
A mix of emotion and reflection. Often, a question life throws at me becomes the seed. The more I feel, the more the image reveals itself.
3. There’s a strong thread of softness and subtle transformation in your pieces. How has that evolved, especially in your growth?
I used to think growth had to be bold. But over time, I realized softness, stillness, and quiet calm can transform us just as deeply—sometimes even more.
4. You’ve worked in both commercial and independent creative roles. How do these different experiences shape the way you approach your studio practice now?
Commercial work taught me how to communicate, connect, and perform. Independent art gave me space to feel, to shed the old me, and to be real. Now I bring both together—structure with soul, message with meaning.
Paper planes remind me how fragile we are. Stars carry quiet hopes.
Supatporn Posoknistakul
5. You once said you grew up feeling like expression wasn’t always safe. How did painting become a space where you could speak more freely?
It became a mirror where I could finally be honest. No filters, no roles—just raw feeling. A space I could surrender and let myself be fully seen.
6. When someone connects with your work, what do you hope they take away, or maybe carry with them after?
That it’s okay to feel. That their heart is allowed to hurt, to heal, and to be seen. I hope my work acts as a mirror, helping them recognise and embrace themselves.
Supatporn Posoknistakul’s artwork gives quiet shape to the parts of us that are often left unspoken—grief, hope, softness, and change. Through symbols like paper planes and trees, she helps us look inward and make sense of what we carry within us. Her journey shows that growth doesn’t always need to be loud to be real. We’ve learned that art can be a space for feeling fully, letting go of old fears, and gently reacquainting ourselves with ourselves.
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