Mumbai
Art Mumbai
13th – 16th November , 2025
Art Mumbai Collective by Art Magnum
For the past several years, Art Magnum has proudly showcased an extraordinary range of artworks by artists from across India and beyond. From revered masters to bold contemporary visionaries, each artist represents a unique voice within the larger narrative of modem art. Every creator associated with Art Magnum possesses a distinct signature style refined and perfected through years of dedication and exploration, Guided by a forward-looking vision, Art Magnum continually seeks to discover the next movement in art, to champion the evolving language of creativity, and to celebrate both heritage and innovation. The gallery’s mission is to take a meaningful place within the contemporary art space uplifting the artists of today while honouring the enduring legacy of the masters who shaped Indian art.
Among the diverse artists being presented by Art Magnum, Samir Aich stands out for his deeply personal canvases, where abstraction and surrealism converge to mirror his struggles, reflections, and inner journey, Reghu’s terracotta sculptures transcend representation, transforming into timeless guardians of a fading agrarian world, embodying the profound bond between humans and nature, Rekha Hebbar Rao captures the essence of a lost era, crafting delicate worlds where time seems suspended and artistry remains untouched by haste.
Together, these artists exemplify Art Magnum’s belief that the story of art is one of continuity and reinvention, a dialogue between past and present, mastery and experimentation, permanence and change. Through its exhibitions, Art Magnum remains committed to nurturing this dialogue, celebrating creativity in all its evolving forms, and looking forward to the art of tomorrow.
Tawatchai Somkong : The Time Traveller
Meeting Tawatchai Somkong was as much a coincidence as any other moment that life quietly aligns for us. It was brief at first, almost incidental, but like a seed, it evolved with time. When I finally reached Thailand, that early encounter transformed into something deeper, more profound. Visiting him in his studio and at the art center he built in the heart of Bangkok opened an entirely new chapter of understanding, Within its walls, Tawatchai’s vision unfolds not just through his paintings but through the atmosphere he creates around them.
The first time I entered what he calls his “Black Room,” I felt a sudden transport, as though I had been carried across time and geography to Santiniketan. There, in the dark serenity of that space, I sensed the presence of Mani da, as K. G. Subramanyan was affectionately known. Even the lingering footsteps of Rabindranath Tagore wandering through the groves of Santiniketan in the early dawn sof another century.
Each painting in this exhibition, too, begins with this same spirit of continuity, None starts on a blank canvas. Instead, he begins with an existing artwork, a forgotten oil painting, a portrait or landscape once created by anonymous hands. These works, once mere commodities painted on commission, have long lost their authorship and their audience.
His selection process is instinctive yet deeply reflective, Tawatchai does not choose arbitranly. Each work he finds, seems to call out to him for its story, its technique, or its emotional resonance. Some pieces captivate him through their mastery of composition, others through their quiet, forgotten beauty, Yet all share a common quality: the potential for immortality. In his eyes, these paintings are not finished; they are waiting for his conversation and intervention. He sees in them a dormant energy, a history paused mid-breath, ready to awaken through his contemporary imagination.
Through this visual dialogue, Tawatchai constructs a temporal layering, a palimpsest of centuries. The experience of viewing his paintings is both unsettling and mesmerising. One shifts constantly between familiarity and strangeness, between recognition and reimagining. The old and the new do not cancel each other out; they sustain each other in a delicate tension. Tawatchai reminds us that meaning in art is never static; it is rewritten endlessly through each generation’s sensibility, What was once sacred may now become ironic, and what once seemed decorative may now hold philosophical weight.
