In Chetsada Phuwiang's paintings, the body rarely appears whole. A shoulder, a mouth or the curve of a torso is isolated, enlarged and treated as a portrait in its own right, before dissolving into colour. Working sand into the canvas and layering oil, acrylic and airbrush over it, the artist builds textured surfaces with soft gradients, vivid colour and the glow of artificial light.
On the first floor, oversized figures in warm tones press close to the viewer, as in Blazing Exposure I (2026), where pressure becomes the image's clearest sensation. Upstairs, Moonlit and Sunray (both 2026) shift to softer palettes and a light that recalls dusk and dawn.
Drawing on the atmosphere of queer nightlife, where identity can feel both performed and fully exposed, Blazing considers desire as something felt in the body before it is named, and intimacy as something deeply felt without ever being fully known.
Chetsada Phuwiang (b. 2001, Suphan Buri) lives and works between Bangkok and Suphan Buri. His practice moves from the experience of gay male intimacy toward broader questions of attraction, belonging and connection.
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