Supawich Weesapen
b. 1997, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand
Lives and works in Bangkok, Thailand
Supawich Weesapen received his BFA in Painting from Silpakorn University. He explores the intersections of natural, mythical, and cyber phenomena, creating works of enigmatic energy and radiance. Born into the digital age, the aesthetics of the virtual world come to the fore in his practice: his paintings allude to RGB colour effects, which have been identified as the subconsciously engrained palette of our current age. While probing our technological present and future, Weesapen also looks towards the spiritual and sublime. He references age-old symbols, omens, and legends, such as cosmological occurrences and origin tales. Simultaneously delving into the tangible and unknown, he draws out the conceptual and visual entanglements of our surrounding environments and inner worlds. He gives form to infinite and amorphous auras through the traditional medium of oil paint, deftly toying with opacity, saturation, and the art historical techniques of chiaroscuro. Ultimately, Weesapen weaves together asynchronous realities and paradigms, finding new perspectives of contemporary being and relating. Weesapen’s debut solo exhibition, The Comet and the Nostalgic Souls, was held at Nova Contemporary in 2023. Recent exhibitions include Made in the Dark, Clearing Gallery, New York (2023), All is Prettier. Part II: Arrival, 100 Tonson Foundation, Bangkok (2023), Hexagon, Nova Contemporary (2022), and Qi , Nova Contemporary, Bangkok (2020). His works belong to the collections of X Museum, Beijing, Samdani Art Foundation, Dhaka, and 129 Art Museum, Nakhon Ratchasima.
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The Stump of the System, 2023
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The Reverie of the Comet and the Soul, 2023
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The Forgotten Deity, 2023
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Fangs of Apokalyptein , 2023
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The Comet and The Nostalgic Souls , 2023
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Outside Garden, 2023
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Erupted Wound 2, 2023
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Erupted Wound 1, 2023
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Erupted Wound 3, 2023
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The Wound by The Comet, 2023
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The Touch, 2023
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Inner Entanglement, 2023
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Earth Breathes , 2023
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The Comet, The Soul, and Its Reflection, 2022
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Comet Fang, 2022
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The Nostalgic Soul of Triceratops, 2022
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Anthropocentric , 2021
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The Side, 2021
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Raging Red , 2021
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In saying these things, I went to sleep
Cole Lu, Christian Quin Newell andSupawich Weesapen 26 October 2024 - 11 January 2025Nova Contemporary presents In saying these things, I went to sleep, a group exhibition of works by Cole Lu, Christian Quin Newell, and Supawich Weesapen. The exhibition draws its title...Read more -
The Comet and The Nostalgic Souls
Supawich Weesapen 18 February - 8 April 2023Nova Contemporary is pleased to present Supawich Weesapen's first-ever solo exhibition, The Comet and The Nostalgic Souls. This radiant exhibition renders the rare emergence of a green comet, delving into...Read more -
Hexagon
A group exhibition to commemorate six years of representing contemporary art in Asia 7 - 17 May 2022Nova Contemporary is pleased to announce a new group exhibition to commemorate six years of representing contemporary art in Asia. HEXAGON presents the work of all of Nova’s artists, including...Read more -
Supawich Weesapen
Liste Showtime 2021 20 September - 9 October 2021Nova Contemporary is pleased to present Supawich Weesapen's works presented in Liste Art Fair Basel , Switzerland. It is his first solo exhibition SUPAWICH WEESAPEN. To support the government's policy,...Read more -
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Atit Sornsongkram, Tanatchai Bandasak, Saroot Supasuthivech, and Supawich Weesapen 3 December 2020 - 6 February 2021The forms of energy pertaining to the gamut of empirical observation are myriad and diverse. To formulate a baseline of understanding observable forces surrounding human experience, certain assumptions have been...Read more
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Supawich Weesapen and Vacharanont Sinvaravatn in Office of Contemporary Art and Culture 2024 Acquisition
20 September 2024Nova Contemporary is pleased to share the news of Supawich Weesapen and Vacharanont Sinvaravatn in the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture Acquisition in 2024....Read more -
Supawich Weesapen, Moe Satt, and Cole Lu at the Bangkok Art Biennale 2024
Bangkok Art Biennale 24 October 2024 - 25 February 2025We are delighted to announce the participation of Supawich Weesapen, Moe Satt, and Cole Lu in the Bangkok Art Biennale 2024, which will be on...Read more -
Supper Club
Pam Virada, Latthapon Korkiatarkul, and Supawich Weesapen 21 March 2024Nova Contemporary is pleased to participate in Supper Club with works by Pam Virada, Latthapon Korkiatarkul, and Supawich Weesapen. Supper Club is a new week-long...Read more