Throughout April, Supples Gallery will showcase works by eight individual artists, each presenting their practice independently within the gallery space.
Spanning a range of mediums and artistic approaches, these works highlight diverse explorations of material, form, and narrative.
The show will will feature new and recent works by eight artists: Asoke, Julia Phetra Oborne, Ko Htike, Natalie Savage, Pai Min Htet, Satawat Kongsanjarn, Thappawut Prainyapariwat, and Thanapol Tanyapipatkul.
Each artist brings a distinct voice and visual language to the space, with works that speak to personal histories, cultural narratives, and experimental approaches to form.
The show will open Saturday 5th April and will run until 4th May 2025.
Julia Phetra Oborne
Is still part of today, 2025
Oil on canvas
150 x 120 cm
Julia Phetra Oborne (b.1995)
The Buddhist myth of the Nariphon, a tree bearing fruit in the shape of female figures, was the starting point to this painting. The myth is layered with traditional notions of gender and by bringing the female figure to the fore and placing her within a new context ofåforms and imagery, I am looking at representations of femininity in cultural imagery and the relationship to the natural world.
Nature, as location and also as form, acts as a backdrop and vessel for both stories and memories, it is both personal and shared — the flower motifs in this painting are informed by my British-Grandmother’s own floral paintings and temple flower arrangements in Thailand. The Nariphon tree is set within the mythical Himaphan forest. I see natural forms as anchors from which histories are tethered and traced.
This painting is part of a new body of work exploring memory and storytelling in the context of personal and cultural identities. Creating ambiguous landscapes, I have been collecting and reimagining forms taken from sources including myths, folktales, nature and cultural imagery, and arranging them onto the canvas, as a way of reflecting on what these motifs have meant and what they may mean now.
Thapphawut Prainyapariwat
Spirit of the tree, 2018
Silver Gelatin Hand print
9 x 9 inch
Thapphawut Prainyapariwat (b.1990)
In this series, Thapphawut Prainyapariwat explores the connection between spirit and nature through two distinct photographic mediums: hand-printed colour photography and the historic wet collodion process.
Rooted in cultural beliefs that nature is alive with spirits, the series reflects the idea that every tree possesses a soul and the power to protect the forest—an ancient wisdom that calls for respect toward nature. Trees have existed on this planet long before us, and their presence is always felt when we stand among them.
The Tree Nymphs featured in this series represent spiritual beings believed to inhabit trees. Captured through the 19th-century wet collodion technique, these images reveal a unique spectrum of light beyond what modern cameras can perceive, offering a hauntingly ethereal glimpse into a world unseen.
Ko Htike
In the shadow, 2022
Acrylic on Canvas
50 x 50 cm
Ko Htike (b.2001)
Ko Htike’s work is a delicate interplay of colour, light, and space, capturing both the beauty of nature and deep personal emotions. His paintings aim to evoke a sense of connection, inviting viewers to experience fleeting moments of wonder and introspection.
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