Artwork Description
Panacea Silkscreen Print by MEUBON Hand-Pulled on Superfine Eggshell White Fine Art Paper Limited Edition Screenprint Artwork.
2022 Signed & Numbered Limited Edition of 300 Artwork Size 20.25x15.75 Silkscreen Print. ยาตำราหลวง สถานที่จำหน่าย มาตำราหง เภสัชกรรม- Royal Medicine, Place of Sale, Ma Tamra Hong Pharmacy
Panacea by MUEBON – Satirical Remedy in Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork
Panacea is a 2022 limited edition silkscreen print by Thai artist MUEBON, hand-pulled on Superfine Eggshell White fine art paper and sized at 20.25 x 15.75 inches. Signed and numbered in an edition of 300, the print fuses traditional Thai aesthetics with a satirical street art vocabulary. The composition mimics the layout and tone of a vintage Thai pharmacy sign, including typographic references to royal medicine, location details, and regulatory insignia. Into this framework, MUEBON inserts his signature character—a mischievous black bird with a human-like stance—tending to rows of vibrant cannabis plants. The juxtaposition of state authority, medical legitimacy, and pop rebellion is executed with surgical visual clarity and conceptual sharpness. Every line, crack, and graphic element contributes to a broader message about legality, hypocrisy, and shifting cultural norms.
Medicinal Symbolism and Sociopolitical Irony
MUEBON’s use of the title Panacea speaks to the idea of a cure-all, a universal solution to societal ailments—yet the print suggests that what is marketed as remedy is often framed through layers of control and contradiction. The character, rendered in precise color and personality, waters marijuana plants with the casual indifference of someone who has normalized the taboo. The background replicates worn wall textures and weathered signage, suggesting an official public notice, now subverted. Thai script boldly states phrases such as ยาตำราหลวง and สถานที่จำหน่าย—Royal Medicine and Place of Sale—while the central figure undermines the bureaucratic tone with punk defiance. This visual collision is classic MUEBON: combining cartoonish humor with institutional critique in the style of Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork that functions as both documentation and protest.
Silkscreen Technique and Aesthetic Precision
The print is produced through traditional silkscreen methods, allowing each color to hold intense saturation and edge integrity. Printed on Superfine Eggshell White paper, the artwork’s subtle surface texture enhances the vintage signage effect, reinforcing the piece’s illusion of age and wear. The controlled layering of imagery—grime, text, plants, stamps, and character—demonstrates MUEBON’s precision in translating complex political narratives into vibrant, accessible artworks. While rich in local cultural codes, the piece is globally readable, making it a standout example within Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork of how regional voice can achieve international resonance through strong visual composition and thematic clarity.
MUEBON and the Cultural Anatomy of Legitimacy
Panacea is not merely a print—it is a conversation between law, commerce, and personal autonomy. MUEBON uses humor and pop-inflected satire to explore Thailand’s evolving relationship with medical cannabis, government oversight, and cultural taboos. His signature bird character becomes a stand-in for the everyday citizen, navigating a system that selectively legalizes what it once criminalized. The work functions as a visual metaphor for the ways power, propaganda, and public health intertwine. In the context of Street Pop Art & Graffiti Artwork, Panacea delivers a multilayered narrative disguised as public signage. It invites laughter, sparks dialogue, and challenges viewers to reconsider what authority looks like when it is repackaged in colorful ink and symbolic contradiction. MUEBON continues to assert himself as a master of visual irony and cultural dissection through the lens of urban resistance.
