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Tawan Wattuya's Watercolor Money Series at Nosbaum Reding

exhibition · 2026-08-17

Tawan Wattuya's solo exhibition 'Money' is on view at Nosbaum Reding, presenting his watercolor and oil paintings that explore themes of value and currency. Wattuya, a graduate of Silpakorn University's Faculty of Painting, Sculpture, and Graphic Arts, draws inspiration from pop culture figures—beauty queens, celebrities, politicians, and superheroes—as well as ordinary people and national and international events. His works transform these familiar signifiers into fluid, shredded, broken, and blurred forms, creating an aesthetic that is both unsettling and humorous. The exhibition is part of his broader practice that has been shown widely in Thailand and internationally. The public is invited to engage with these reimagined social icons, which challenge perceptions of value and representation.

Key facts

  • Tawan Wattuya's solo exhibition 'Money' is at Nosbaum Reding.
  • The series uses watercolor and oil paint.
  • Wattuya graduated from Silpakorn University's Faculty of Painting, Sculpture, and Graphic Arts.
  • His inspiration includes beauty queens, celebrities, politicians, superheroes, and common people.
  • His works recreate social signifiers in fluid, shredded, broken, blurred forms.
  • The exhibition is part of his international and Thai exhibition history.
  • The aesthetic is described as terrifying yet caustically humorous.
  • The exhibition explores themes of value and currency.

Entities

Artists

  • Tawan Wattuya

Institutions

  • Nosbaum Reding
  • Silpakorn University

Locations

  • Thailand

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