A thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: an insulating substrate (110); a plurality of control lines (121) provided on the substrate and including first and second control lines; a plurality of data lines (171) provided on the substrate and including first and second data lines; a pixel electrode (190) provided on the substrate and having a cutout (191); a field control electrode (178) provided on the substrate and overlapping the cutout; a first switching element for applying a first signal from the first data line to the pixel electrode in response to a first control signal from the first control line; and a second switching element (2) for controlling a second signal to be applied to the field control electrode (178).