art by CASSANDRA GRINDALL
bkk UNZINE art magazine aims to showcase the talents of artists and to bring creativity and community to audiences around the world.
THE END IS THE BEGINNING
We’re bringing 2025 to a close with this “Retro” issue, yet another incredible collection of submissions to stir up memories of our past lives including work from our always-fun Monday Night Draw! weekly gathering. bkk UNZINE is grateful for the milestones of this past year and truly thankful to all our friends and collaborators: all the amazing artists who’ve worked with us, all those who contributed to our online magazine, all those who sponsored and supported us through our efforts… you all are truly part of our bkk UNZINE family.
It's not all looking backward… there’s a lot yet to come, with exciting developments in the works for next year including more events and an evolution of the bkk UNZINE magazine format. We can’t wait to unveil all we’ve got planned, so please stay tuned and let’s continue on this artistic journey together.
Next month’s theme is….
Accepting submissions now through December 24th.
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MONDAY NIGHT DRAW!
by VARIOUS (JAM SESSIONS)
Camaraderie is something usually sought after as we are usually isolated crafting their work. Monday Night Draw! is always a lively, sometimes raucous, time at our secret hideout UNZINE 95 and it’s a great chance to meet other artists, share ideas and network. Every Monday an eclectic group of creatives gather to hang in a carefree atmosphere and have a relaxing time making art together. For these sessions rounding out 2025, we’ve reminisced about past entertainment and our very first jobs…
Join us at UNZINE 95 Mondays from 5 PM onwards and have an artfully invigorating start to your week! All are welcome and basic art supplies are provided if you need them (you can of course bring your own!).
Cassandra Grindall conjured up this amazing throwback… below are other artists’ creations depicting retro entertainment:
@michael_pachidamrong
@ratchyart
@sketchmanboris
@cavislines
@jaygrapher.th_artworks
And everyone’s amusing reminiscences about their first jobs:
@artworkdemoi
@studio_childish
@kvl7nattnun
@jaygrapher.th_artworks
@dnyro
@handeldale.art
@vidhvatm
@cavislines
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VINYL THROUGH TIME
by CLAIRE CHANG
digital painting, Procreate
Vinyl is considered a retro invention, but more recently it has made a comeback thanks to younger music collectors who display covers in their room like a badge of pride. I juxtaposed vinyl covers from different generations with a vintage vinyl player to show that music is universal and timeless, no matter what era you lived in, and that modern sounds can coexist with retro packaging and vice versa.
Visual Development Artist
Claire Chang is a Chinese-American artist from California who currently resides in Bangkok, Thailand. Her art is inspired by her cultural surroundings and she specializes in props and backgrounds which bring out the beauty of Thai culture even in small things. Claire’s program of choice is Procreate, and her main stylistic inspiration is Studio Ghibli films.
REFLECTION I
by HASAN YIGIT
monotype print, acrylic paint on glass panel
This 60 × 60 cm oval monotype print bursts with bold colors that instantly recall the early 2000s when everything was vibrant, playful, and unapologetically bright. The swirling textures and liquid transitions echo the look of the lava lamps we all grew up with, creating a decorative energy that feels both nostalgic and futuristic. Though created in 2025, the work already feels like a memory of Bangkok: a city where colors collide, move, and reshape themselves. It captures a moment that will grow even more retro with time.
Painter
Hasan is a multidisciplinary artist working across painting and monotype printmaking. His journey began in Turkey in 2016 and later expanded in the UK, where he completed his MA at Arts University Bournemouth. Hasan’s work explores movement, emotion, and the rhythm of urban life through bold color and circular forms. Since leaving the UK in 2025, Hasan has exhibited in Turkey, Bangkok, and Tokyo, continuing to build a cross-cultural language shaped by migration and constant change. His practice is his way of understanding the world and his place within it.
THE JAWBREAKERS
by DAISAKA
digital painting
The first American cartoon that really hooked me was this show called Ed, Edd, and Eddy. The plot was always something off the wall, and the characters all had pretty interesting and wildly different personalities. I'd binge watch it on Saturday nights, or whenever Cartoon Network ran a marathon.
I recently rewatched a few episodes for nostalgia's sake. My goodness, this show was premium 90's brainrot, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I'm sure I developed some psychological issue from it, but I regret nothing. Anyway, this is a Japanese inspired rendition of the three main characters. This was fun for me.
Concept Artist, Comic Artist, Illustrator
daisaka is a third culture artist who grew up between Japan and the US. He spent many of his early years traveling, and took on art as a means of stress relief. It is still very much a means of stress relief.
A LONG TIME AGO…
by NIRUT CHAMSUWAN
pencil on board
I’m definitely a child of the 80s… oh what a time that was, but I guess we all look back on our childhoods with rose-tinted glasses. It was a blast drawing this piece and I tried to include all the things that I loved growing up; of course, that was an impossible endeavor so here are just some highlights of my formative years.
Illustrator, Comic Artist
Nirut Chamsuwan specializes in illustration, graphic design and portraiture, nurturing the love for popular entertainment, comic books and sequential storytelling that has informed his artwork since youth. While studying architecture at the Savannah College of Art and Design, he would often joke that his reason for pursuing such a major was to learn how to render backgrounds for comic book panels..
STILL ON RETREAT
by PANARTRIN
digital painting, Procreate
When I think of “Retro,” the first thing that comes to mind is the music of that era. I’m a big fan of oldies, especially from the 60s to the 80s, and I created this artwork as a visual homage to the idea that no matter how much time passes, music never dies.
This artwork is inspired by the iconic visual elements of the 60s to 80s. I combined funky patterns with vinyl-inspired headphones to symbolize the blend of classic and modernity, paired with a UPA-style cartoon aesthetic that were popularized in that era.
Comic Artist, Digital Artist, Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Storyboard Artist
Panartrin, also known as “Panpan,” is a Thai story artist who takes inspiration from game and animation art. She is fascinated in media that captures nuance of emotion, atmosphere, and meaningful stories. In her free time, Panpan likes to draw small doodles of her original characters or her everyday life events. As a recent graduate, she is currently pursuing what life brings next in her artistic career.
IT’S ME, IMAIM.
by NATTANAN KAVALEE
digital painting
Sometimes life doesn't give you a lemon, it gives you a big wave… so just learn to ride it!
3D Artist, Animator, Comic Artist, Concept Artist, Digital Artist, Graphic Designer, Illustrator, Mixed Media Artist, Writer
Top avoids calling himself anything. He makes drawings and stories mostly to survive his own thoughts, turning the things that once broke him into small lights for others. His work lives in the space between hurt and honesty, for people who are still fighting to stay human in a world that keeps numbing them. Nothing he creates tries to fix anyone. It just stays. So whoever finds it might feel less alone for a moment.
OUR LIFE IN SPACE: STAR OVER TOKYO
by CASSANDRA GRINDALL
comic book
I launch the saga of 4 families at the leap from Earth to permanently living in space about a journalist at the end of her rope and a remorse wracked oligarch with a guilty conscience. Mix in a ninja sent to liberate a captive A.I. in a noir set in a Japan at the edge of collapse in 2049.
Writer, Comic Artist, Digital Artist, A.I. Fluffer
Cassandra is the daughter of an American diplomat who was assassinated before she was born. She inherited only her father’s book, her good looks and her thirst for justice. Her work is an attempt to recreate a vanished world and avenge the crimes of violence to the truth. To that end she creates difficult, obscure and very autistic books, comic books and art.
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next month’s theme is….
Accepting submissions NOW through DECEMBER 25th
