Tae Parvit, Nowhere Special (Skydiving), 2021

EXHIBITION
TAE PARVIT
Nowhere Special
22 May–4 July 2021
BANGKOK CITYCITY GALLERY is proud to present Nowhere Special – the second solo exhibition by Thai contemporary artist Tae Parvit at the gallery. The new body of work introduces developments in Tae’s painting practice while intimating his process of creation.
Although often working off preparatory sketches done on paper, his completed works emerge bearing the hallmarks of an abstract expressionist style of painting – calling attention to his improvisation skills across mediums, materials, techniques, and subject matters. Amidst the repetitive phrases and shifting layers within and between his paintings, Tae imbues a sense of movement to the works, recalling his longstanding penchant for the creation of hand-drawn animations. Delicately balancing counterpoint and harmony, the paintings also conjure a sense of rhythmic melodies that parallel his fondness of working to music.
Drawing inspiration from the sights encountered on numerous road trips around Thailand, abstract expressive landscapes and sceneries take centre-stage in Nowhere Special. Yet Parvit goes beyond the representation and depiction of these sites alone and imbues his paintings with the élan of these places as well. In doing so, he offers opportune moments for the vicarious encounter of these spaces, as modulated by his artistic sensibilities. Employing a wide range of mediums such as oil, acrylic, and spray paints, as well as charcoal, oil pastels, and pencils in the execution of his works on linen and paper, he renders images collapsing the boundaries between painting and drawing. With a sensitive approach towards color and movement, he saturates each work with a compression of spaces, times and stories. As a result, Tae Parvit elicits within audiences a seemingly synaesthetic experience – setting the mood and ambience for encountering otherwise unexpected associations.
SELECTED WORKS

Tae Parvit, Nowhere Special (Waterfall), 2021

Tae Parvit, Nowhere Special (Super Flower), 2021

Tae Parvit, Nowhere Special (Top floor), 2021

Tae Parvit, Nowhere Special (Secret beach), 2021

ARTIST
TAE PARVIT
b.1993. Lives in Bangkok, Thailand
Tae Parvit expresses abstractions of reality through a myriad of means. Though practicing predominantly as a painter, his creative output has spanned the genres of animation, digital drawings, screen-printing, publication, music, performance, and to a lesser extent, mural painting as well. It is therefore unsurprising to find his paintings inflected with the characteristics of these varied genres, bearing nuanced traits of movement, textures, and narratives. Even though taking inspiration from personal experiences and the world around him, his works transcend merely being auto-biographical chronicles. Rather, he draws viewers into realms of colors that meld images, times, and stories in melodious harmony and counterpoint.
Although possessing limited formal training in the painterly tradition having graduated as a student of graphic design from the Swinburne University of Technology (Melbourne, Australia), Tae’s works demonstrate his masterful self-taught approach in the use of colors, scale, and composition to express particular moods and feelings. Regardless of whether painting spontaneously or following from his preparatory sketches, his completed paintings exude an energetic flood of consciousness that coalesce connections from the wellspring of the subconscious. And even across the other genres that constitute the entirety of his artistic practice, this palpable sense of energy has come to be a defining element – drawing audiences into a multi-sensorial environment generative of communal spirit and fellowship.
Following his graduation, Tae Parvit has participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions in both Thailand and abroad, including two solo exhibitions and one special project at Bangkok CityCity Gallery as of 2020. In addition, under the auspices of ‘Interesting Pictures’ – a self-publishing collective he co-founded – he has also produced numerous publications and artist books. His practice is represented in private collections around the world.