Bangkok, Thailand - Mexican artist Juandres Vera plans to create a "merry-go-round of goodies" at the Living Arts Festival in Bangkok. The festival will display living statues and 3D paintings by artists from all over the world.

"The project consists of drawing 'a kind of carousel,' which will fly through the air, and the public will be able to interact by pretending to ride it," the 32-year-old artist said.

The Mexican artist's merry-go-round, as well as works by artists from the Netherlands, the United States, and Italy are expected to be on display for the public to view until the festival ends March 10th, but the paintings will remain until they fade away under the effects of weather and pedestrians.

"I was inspired by the snacks sold at the fairs in my country that the children eat, like caramel apples, popcorn, soft drinks, among other things," Vera said, referring to his 3D painting in Bangkok's Ratchaprasong district.

Painting in 3D is "a type of tool more linked to the form of representation than to the technique of graphical representation itself," Vera said. The paintings can be done with any type of material, from pencil on paper to spray paint on a wall, the artist said, adding that he preferred to paint on the ground.

Vera said he has worked in different cities in Mexico, the United States, Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, and Thailand, and he plans to visit Australia this year.

Americans Melanie Stimmell and Julie Kirk Purcell, Italian Tony Cuboliquido, and Remko Van Schaik of the Netherlands are among the many talented artists participating in the Living Arts Festival.