A Creative Street Art Development of Tai Lom in Phetchabun province
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.14456/rc-sdj.2025.05Keywords:
a creative art street, public art, creative cultural tourism destinationAbstract
Background: Promoting local wisdom identity by creating creative spaces is an issue of multicultural development. Consistent with research aims to study history, culture, wisdom, and art, as well as develop learning resources and creative street art for the Tai Lom people in Phetchabun Province.
Methods: The methodology used was qualitative and action research. The key informant groups were purposefully the tourist temple groups, the Tai Lom community artist groups, the research-related network groups, and the tourism-related entrepreneur groups, totaling 56 people. Used semi-structured interviews as a tool for fieldwork to collect data through in-depth interviews, group discussions, and photography. The answers were obtained using interpretive content analysis and presented the research results descriptively.
Results: The historical context with events has long been associated. Culturally, there is clear evidence of the close connection between religion and governance. Wisdom, the temple name changed to reflect auspicious means, and is unique to each area. Art, a combination of royal court styles and local art from the lower north and upper central regions of the early Rattanakosin period, shows the church, temple, pagoda, and Phra-Ceo-Mai. Wat Sri Mongkol has developed as a center for learning about culture, religion, and art. In addition, the architectural design of the temple, which is based on Lan Chang art and Buddhist principles, also reflects creativity. Innovation is a combination of art, Buddhism, and tourism. It has transformed the temple into a contemporary cultural tourist attraction. Creative knowledge, Wat Sri Mongkol effectively conveys the core cultural values (belief, faith, local wisdom). The resource learning development of the 350-meter cultural route between Wat Sri Mongkol and Wat Phraisansakdaram is “Creative Street Art.” Management through 7 main issues: cooperation, development, use of public space, designated roles, community participation, planning and implementation, and maintenance.
Conclusions: The research results in a strong cultural identity, and street art spaces have emerged as “creative cultural tourism destinations.” An important aspect of street art areas is a case study of cultural identity that can be applied to communities through the potential of art and public art as an interdisciplinary research tool.
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