TAWATCHAI PUNTUSAWASDI
b. 1971, Bangkok, Thailand. Lives and works in Chiangmai. Puntusawasdi produces architectural three-dimensional sculpture in hardwood, slate, organic fibres, and metal. In his Tilted series, ongoing since 2002, the artist plays with perception to challenge audiences’ understanding of volume and space, so prodding us to consider philosophical and spiritual questions. A student of the seminal Thai artist Montien Boonma (1953-2000), Tawatchai marshals formal elegance and grandiose scale to produce works that if cerebral, are always underpinned by pure visual seduction. Tawatchai has shown at the Venice and Sydney Biennales and has twice been awarded a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant.
Tuan Andrew Nguyen, Christine Nguyen, Bui Cong Khanh, Dinh Q. Lê, The Propeller Group, Nguyen Thai Tuan, Nguyen Trinh Thi, Nov Cheanik, Chan Dany, Manit Sriwanichpoom, Sutee Kunavichayanont, Tawatchai Puntusawasdi, Michael Shaowanasai, Vu Dan Tan, Moe Satt, Zun ei Phyu, Tun Win Aung and Wah Nu, Maung Day, Htein Lin, Aung Myat Htay
22 - 26 Mar, 2016
Featuring works by 23 artists from Cambodia, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand and Vietnam,
"Shapeshifting: Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia" at 10 Chancery Lane Art Projects
in Hong Kong’s Chai Wan district will present some of the most interesting and
innovative voices from Southeast Asia. Focused on the region’s shifting range of art
practices, the exhibition focuses on four countries from Indochina: Myanmar, Thailand,
Cambodia and Vietnam. There is a certain connection that can be felt among the works
but the origins and dialogues in play all have different sources that are particular to the artists’ personal backgrounds paired with the national, religious, political or social identity of each one.
"Shapeshifting: Contemporary Art from Southeast Asia" at 10 Chancery Lane Art Projects
in Hong Kong’s Chai Wan district will present some of the most interesting and
innovative voices from Southeast Asia. Focused on the region’s shifting range of art
practices, the exhibition focuses on four countries from Indochina: Myanmar, Thailand,
Cambodia and Vietnam. There is a certain connection that can be felt among the works
but the origins and dialogues in play all have different sources that are particular to the artists’ personal backgrounds paired with the national, religious, political or social identity of each one.
Manit Sriwanichpoom, Prapat Jiwarangsan, Sutee Kunavichayanont, Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit, Tawatchai Puntusawasdi, Michael Shaowanasai
20 May - 20 Jul, 2013 10 Chancery Lane Gallery
Subjective Truth, Contemporary Art from Thailand is a special project curated by Southeast Asia specialist Iola Lenzi, presenting artists Sutee Kunavichayanont, Tawatchai Puntusawasdi, Michael Shaowanasai, Manit Sriwanichpoom, Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit and Prapat Jiwarangsan.
