Sukhumvit Soi 1 Until Aug 31 Call 02-254-6040_6
Sombat Permpoon presents his collection of 29 paintings by Sawasdi Tantisuk, a highly respected local artist who was made a National Artist (Painting) in 1991. A graduate from the Faculty of Painting and Sculpture at Silpakorn University, Sawasdi later earned a diploma in painting from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome and a PhD in painting from Silpakorn. A member of the Royal Institute, he has had his work exhibited at galleries and museums throughout Asia and Europe.
Thavibu Gallery
3rd floor, Silom Galleria, Silom Road Mon-Sat, 11am-7pm Until Aug 31 Call 02-266-5454
The gallery is hosting an exhibition entitled "The Dark Side Of Stephff", consisting of 20 graffiti-like drawings and paintings by Stephane Peray (aka Stephff), resident cartoonist at The Nation newspaper. After a career in political cartoons that has spanned two decades, the French expat has decided to tap into his artistic forces and unleash his dark side.
The Art Centre
Centre of Academic Resources, Chulalongkorn University Mon-Fri, 10am-7pm; Sat, 9am-4pm Until Sept 1 Call 02-218-2964/5
For the past 30 years, Assoc Prof Jirapat Pitpreecha has been creating abstract paintings, using quick, spontaneous brushstrokes to portray his feelings about his environment and Thai society in general.
For "Portraits Of Light", his 10th solo exhibition, Jirapat has selected 30-odd paintings created since 2009 to relate the journey he has made, both as an artist and a person, over the past four years. Inspired by both cityscapes and pastoral landscapes, he produces vibrant canvases of varying sizes that reflect his emotions and the moods, lighting and natural colours in which he has steeped himself.
H Project Space
H Gallery, Sathon Soi 12 Wed-Mon, 10am-6pm Aug 2-16 Call 08-1310-4428
H Project Space presents the first solo exhibition in Thailand of works on paper by Maung Day.
Utilising the aesthetic of an outsider in art, Day's iconic imagery draws on narratives and parables from Buddhist beliefs and Myanmar folklore, which he transforms to weird but critical effect. The title of this show, "Oligarchic Weather", is an oxymoronic reference to fixity and change: the powerful elitism of the former juxtaposed with the inevitable shifts of the latter. Day is interested in how change can be affected for the superstructures of our lives, as he explores and challenges pervasive ideologies and superstitions to provoke new understandings and perceptions.
The Jim Thompson Art Centre
Kasemsan Soi 2, Rama I Road Open daily Until Oct 31 Call 02-612-6741
Currently on display here is "TRACES" , a video and photography exhibition that reinvestigates the mood of societies across Southeast Asia. It aims to serve as a platform for Thais and the people of Asean to learn about their region and neighbouring countries through contemporary works of art and sociological research undertaken by both artists and academics.
