Dinh Y Nhi
'Security Checked' Conceptual Nude Portrait
2008

Name: 'Security Checked' Conceptual Nude Portrait
Brand: Dinh Y Nhi
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About the Item

‘Security Checked’ is a large vertical contemporary surrealist figurative oil on canvas painting created by Vietnamese artist Dinh Y Nhi in 2008. Featuring a vivid palette made of red, orange, pink and black tones, the painting depicts a frontal view of an angular nude figure, bending her knees down. The pink tones of her skin stand out dramatically on the red painted background made of large strokes contrasted with black fields that seem to frame the subject. This piece exemplifies Y Nhi's style of paintings as her success with two-colors; red, blue or black and white, addresses modern themes and issues devoid of gender. Her figurative surrealism style of stick figures is warped and elongated, stretched out of proportion. Each figure tilts and twists at painful angles. They bring to mind the famous harrowing faces in Edward Munch's ‘The Scream’, or the difficult distorted ones from the portraits of Francis Bacon. But most of the faces Y Nhi paints are miniature ones devoid of details, deceptively random and simple brush strokes. There is a playfulness that reflects the outer images the painter projects of herself. Her style also allows her to convey complex textures, and emotions, in her images. Dinh Y Nhi is a graduate of Hanoi's School of Fine Arts. Her work has been exhibited in many shows in Vietnam. She is receiving much notice among the Vietnamese press and art patrons in the United States, Australia and Asian countries. With its strong presence and large proportions, this surrealist oil on canvas painting will be a definite conversation piece in any home, whether placed above a sofa, console table or enfilade. Exhibitions 2011: Group Exhibition Art Asia Miami, Florida, AiBo Fine Asia Art 2011: Portrait, Dinh Y Nhi & Le Thiet Cuong, Apricot Gallery, London, UK 2010: Solo exhibition of oil paintings, Viet Art Centre, Hanoi, Vietnam 2009: Security, Bangkok, Thailand 2008: Changing Identities, Utah Museum of Fine Art, Salt Lake City, USA 2006 Artists from Vietnam, Mumbai, India 2005: Solo Exhibition, Shanghai, China 2003: Solo exhibition, The Inner World of Dinh Y Nhi, Hanoi, Vietnam 2002: In Memory, the Art of Afterward, Sidney, New York, USA 2002: Vietnam Art Actual, University of Montreal, Montreal, Canada 2001: Solo Exhibition, Bangkok, Thailand 2000: Vietnamese Contemporary Painting, Oslo, Norway 2000: A New Look at Vietnam, Bassano Del Grappa Museum, Vicenza, Italia 2000: Vietnamese Art, Forum Schools Platz, Aarau, Switzerland 2000: Gallactica, Hanoi, Vietnam 1999: Solo exhibition, Canvas International Arts, Amsterdam, Netherlands 1999: Group Exhibition, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines 1997: A Winding River, Meridian International Center, Washington DC, USA 1997: Cultural Exchange Representation: Vietnamese New Painting, , Bangkok, Thailand 1997: Busan Art Museum, Busan, Korea 1997: Bassano Del Grappa Art Museum, Vicenza, Italia 1995: Six Contemporary Artists of Vietnam, Yokohama, Japan 1994: Solo show, Hanoi, Vietnam 1993: Asian Art Exhibition, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Creator:
Dinh Y Nhi (1967, Vietnamese)
Creation Year:
2008
Dimensions:
Height: 59 in (149.86 cm)Width: 48 in (121.92 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
Medium:
Canvas,Oil
Movement & Style:
Surrealist
Period:
21st Century
Condition:
Gallery Location:
Rye, NY
Reference Number:
Seller: 0227.01stDibs: LU42531138143
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