Exhibitions

‘The Traveling Treasures’ : a solo exhibition by Patipat Chaiwitesh − Subhashok The Arts Centre

Subhashok The Arts Centre

Jun 27 - Aug 09, 2020

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Patipat Chaiwitesh is an artist-designer who expand the definition of textile design to contemporary art under the circumstances of environmental concern. Within the “Traveling treasures” exhibition, Patipat combines methodology of both design and art into highlighting the process of changes in common stuff and how can we challenge its function from how it normally was.

Patipat wants to reflect the relation of cultural objects and the Buddhism believes, especially how we utilize such objects and their decomposition. This bit unveiled the culture of human and the life after through the objects of believes. He focuses on specific culture from East Asia in which the structure of this strong believe is deeply rooted in the society up until today.

Patipat mentioned the use of fire as medium in communicating with life after death. We believe that once we burn, fire send things out to the world beyond. But this fire type ceremony isn’t very eco friendly from our aspect with research prove.

“Travelling treasures” grounds, the position of being both designer and contemporary artist of Patipat whom questioning toward the solution of objects and their cultural contexts or even their relation to the life after death. The exhibition “Traveling treasures” will be held at Subhashok The Arts Centre from 27th June – 9th August 2020 with opening reception on 27th June, 18.00 onward.

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Artist's Profile:

PATIPAT CHAIWITESH
(b.1986, Chiang Mai)

Patipat Chaiwitesh is a recent graduate from department of textile and tapestry, école supérieure des beaux-arts TALM — site d'Angers, France (2016) with a background in Visual Arts from Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand (2009). After graduated he has worked about design object and taken past in Exhibition “PLOYSAENG” Thailand Creative & Design Center (TCDC, 2010), “TOKYO DESIGN WEEK 2011”, Grand prize winner “Hoegaarden Different by Nature Design Contest” (Thailand, 2012), “Maison & Odjet” with PLATO FORM (Paris, 2012), selected entry “IF concept design award” (German, 2012) before move to France. France period, He was selected entry “Cover contest for 50th Mark magazine” (2014) and “Dare to Dream Design Awards” (DESIGNBOOM.COM, 2014), exhibited in “ART CAPITAL 2015” (Grand Palais, Paris), “Stockholm furniture faire 2016” (Stockholm, Sweden) and solo exhibition “Les Outils” (SOY SAUCE FACTORY, Bangkok 2016).

After back to Thailand. His work was selected for Early Years Project #1 exhibited in the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (Bangkok, 2017). He has solo exhibition “stitch up” (YenakArt Villa art gallery, 2017) and “Assimilate” ART CENTRE, SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY, 2017)

In 2018, He was chosen to participate in Bangkok Art Biennale 2018 (Bangkok, 2018) and was have a Group exhibition “Taste Test” selected by TCDC (Thailand Creative & Design Center) in Bangkok Design Week 2018. In the same year, he was invited to exhibition at KF Gallery, Korean Foundation (Seoul, 2018) and Asean Cultural House (Busan, 2018) after that his art work was returned to exhibit in “Out of Place” exhibition at S.A.C. Subhashok The Arts Centre (Bangkok, 2018) and He was recruited to Artist Residency Program at Bamboo curtain studio (New Taipei, 2018).

Education Background:
2014-2016
Diplome municipal de lissier Department of textile & tapisserie école supérieure des beaux-arts TALM – site d’Angers, France
2005-2010
BFA, Department of Fine Art Faculty of Fine and Applied Art, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

Exhibition:
2020 
- “Fab cafe x Tajima” Group exhibition at Bangkok Design Week 2020, Thailand 2019
- “Homecomming” and “Art Dialogue II” Group Exhibition at Chiang Mai Design Week 2019, Thailand
- “Shift Path: 2.5 PM” Group Exhibition at S.A.C. Subhashok The Arts Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
- “Out of Place” Group Exhibition at S.A.C Subhashok The Arts Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
- “Subdue” Group Exhibition at Serindia gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
2018 
- “Out of Place” Group Exhibition at Asean Cultural House, Busan, South Korean
- “2562++” Bangkok Art Biennale 2018, Bangkok, Thailand
- “Out of Place” Group exhibition KF Gallery, Korean Foundation, Seoul, South Korean
- “Tast Test” group exhibition, Bangkok Design Week 2018, Thailand
2017
- “Assimilate” solo exhibition, Art Centre, Silpakorn University, Bangkok Thailand
- Solo Exhibition “STITCH UP” YENAKAET VILLA, Bangkok, Thailand
- “Early years project” BACC (Bangkok art and culture centre), Bangkok Thailand
2016 
- “Les Outils” Solo Exhibition at SOY SAUCE FACTORY, Bangkok, Thailand
- Exhibition “Stockholm furniture faire 2016”, Stockholm, Sweden
2015 
- Exhibition “ART CAPITAL 2015” at Grand Palais, Paris, France
2012 
- Exhibition “Maison & Object 2012” Paris, France with PLATO form
2011 
- Exhibition “Tokyo Designer Week 2011”, Tokyo, Japan
2010 
- Exhibition “PLOYSAENG” at TCDC (Thailand Creative & Design Center), Bangkok, Thailand

Artist Residency:
2019 
- 竹圍工作室 bamboo curtain studio, New Taipei, Taiwan

Award:
2019
- Designer of the year award 2019 Department of Textile and Fabric design

Competition:
2014
- selected entry “Cover contest for 50th Mark magazine”
- selected entry “Dare to Dream Design Awards” by Designboom.com
2012
- Grand prize winner “Hoegarden Different by Nature Design Contest 2012” Thailand
Selected entry “IF concept design award 2012”