{"id":4415,"date":"2026-08-06T11:23:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T04:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.th\/sdgs\/?p=4415"},"modified":"2026-08-06T11:23:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T04:23:51","slug":"preserving-thai-cultural-heritage-through-digital-art-nang-raksos-devi-secures-first-runner-up-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.th\/sdgs\/archives\/4415","title":{"rendered":"Preserving Thai Cultural Heritage Through Digital Art: &#8220;Nang Raksos Devi&#8221; Secures First Runner-Up Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-path-to-node=\"9\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-4416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.th\/sdgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/725803845_983898684417202_4559421144613563205_n-300x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"431\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.th\/sdgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/725803845_983898684417202_4559421144613563205_n-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.th\/sdgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/725803845_983898684417202_4559421144613563205_n-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.th\/sdgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/725803845_983898684417202_4559421144613563205_n-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.th\/sdgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/725803845_983898684417202_4559421144613563205_n-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.spu.ac.th\/sdgs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/725803845_983898684417202_4559421144613563205_n.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-path-to-node=\"9\">SPU Digital Arts Student Blends Traditional Thai Identity with 3D Character Design, Demonstrating Higher Education Creative Excellence on a National Platform<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-path-to-node=\"10\">Contemporary art serves as a powerful bridge connecting rich cultural heritage with digital innovation. Sripatum University warmly congratulates Kamondet Namjaidee, a Digital Arts student from the Faculty of Digital Media, for winning the First Runner-Up award in the national higher education art competition and exhibition &#8220;Art Continuing the Determination: Mother of the Land&#8221; under the Digital Art category (3D Character Design Modeling) with the masterpiece &#8220;Nang Raksos Devi.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-path-to-node=\"11\">The project &#8220;Nang Raksos Devi&#8221; transforms traditional Thai motifs, symbolic concepts, and cultural heritage into a contemporary 3D character that represents prosperity, beauty, and Thai identity. The artwork was meticulously executed across the full production pipeline, including concept creation, 3D sculpting in ZBrush, and lighting and rendering in Blender, showcasing seamless technical and artistic mastery. Showcasing and preserving cultural heritage for the public directly supports <b data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"491\">SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities<\/b>, specifically under sub-goal <b data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"563\">SDG 11.2: Support of arts and heritage<\/b>, sub-sub-goal <b data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"616\">SDG 11.2.5: Arts and heritage contribution<\/b>, and <b data-path-to-node=\"11\" data-index-in-node=\"664\">SDG 11.2.6: Record and preserve cultural heritage<\/b>, by safeguarding intangible traditions through modern media.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-path-to-node=\"12\">Furthermore, the rigorous academic process and dedicated faculty mentorship equip students with professional-grade competencies needed to excel in the digital content industry, including Creative IP, Art Toys, gaming, animation, and digital media. This practical skills development aligns with <b data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"294\">SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth<\/b>, particularly sub-goal <b data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"356\">SDG 8.4: Proportion of students taking work placements<\/b> and sub-sub-goal <b data-path-to-node=\"12\" data-index-in-node=\"428\">SDG 8.4.1: Proportion of students with work placements<\/b>, by preparing students for high-value careers in the creative economy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\" data-path-to-node=\"13\">Sripatum University remains committed to supporting student achievements, nurturing creative talent, and promoting cultural heritage for sustainable societal progress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPU Digital Arts Student Blends Traditional Thai Identity with 3D Character Design, Demonstrating Higher Education Creative Excellence on a National Platform Contemporary art serves as a powerful bridge connecting rich&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":94,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[73,52,32],"tags":[515],"class_list":["post-4415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-goals-highlights","category-goals-8","category-goals-11","tag-spu-spusdgs-digitalartsspu-nangraksosdevi-creativeeconomy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.th\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.th\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.th\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.th\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/94"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.th\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4415"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.th\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4417,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.th\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4415\/revisions\/4417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.th\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.th\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.th\/sdgs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}