Lacquer Paintings

Translated title: "Composition". Lacquer and Oil paint on canvas. This is a diptych.

K1965 (Abstract work on paper) Lacquer, print, punching, collage on paper - unframed Harald Kröner works thoroughly with paper, of which he is a notorious collector. Harald Kröner'...

François Benoit Lison (1968 - ) "Unwrapped" Acrylic and lacquer on canvas 100 x 81 cm 2022 Born in Granville, France, on April 14, 1968, François Benoît-Lison began with a figurative approach, which gradually evolved into abstraction, first lyrical, then more contrasting, where black reigns supreme. Black is a sacred color, sometimes dark, sometimes dazzling, without limits, it can be dominant or gentle. After acrylics and oils, bituminous pastes and inks opened another door, that of the abstract, much more profound and contemporary, with the possibility of working these materials in many aspects and forms. Since the 1980s, the artist has been offering us works imbued with research, reflection and philosophy, charged with a strong, raw message, highlighting his thoughts and leaving an indelible imprint. Abstraction is his adventure, his freedom, his struggle, his dreams, his rage, his solitude. Works by Jackson Pollock, Caravaggio, Egon Schiele, Pierre Soulages and André Marfaing...

In this creation, I embraced the serenity of the ocean and the expanse of the sky, merging them into a peaceful horizon that invites contemplation. Using layers of oil, I crafted a m...

I have been burning images into wood and paper as a means of drawing for over two decades. During that time I have continued to refine and at the same time experiment with the proces...

Untitled 3 (K3) 2011 (Abstract wall object) Lacquer on MDF - Unframed This work is one of 12 similar wall objects consisting of colour lacquered MDF. Form and colour of the object...

Stack 42.06 (Abstract painting) Lacquer on MDF. This series of works, titled ‘Stacks’, started in 2005. They stand in the continuum of Tilman’s exploration of the ‘painted object’...

Untitled 1 (2001) (Abstract Painting) Adhesive tape, acrylic, lacquer, cardboard, on MDF. Unframed. This work is part of a series of similar works consisting of four layers of dif...

Untitled 2 2001 (Abstract Painting) Adhesive tape, acrylic, lacquer, cardboard on MDF. Unframed. This work is part of a series of similar works consisting of four layers of differ...

17.16 (Breather) (Abstract Painting) Lacquer on MDF and Aluminum. This work as well as 14.16 (In the Cities) and Anywhere Now 19.15 can be understood as reflections on urban and a...

Untitled 3 (K3) 2011 (Abstract wall object) Lacquer on MDF - Unframed This work is one of 12 similar wall objects consisting of colour lacquered MDF. Form and colour of the object...

Stack 27.10 (Abstract Painting) Lacquer on MDF. This series of works, titled ‘Stacks’, started in 2005. They stand in the continuum of Tilman’s exploration of the ‘painted object’ ...

Untitled 1 (2001) (Abstract Painting) Adhesive tape, acrylic, lacquer, cardboard, on MDF. Unframed. This work is part of a series of similar works consisting of four layers of dif...

Gateway 15.15 (Abstract Painting) Lacquer on Aluminum. This work reveals the artist's interest in architectural form. The melodical interplay between planes and colors offers a re...

H.O.C 41.08 (Abstract Painting) Lacquer on Aluminum. Tilman started to create the series ‘HOCs’ in 2006. These works vary in dimensions. Recognizing the architectural potential of the ‘Stacks’ series, Tilman developed the underlying idea further, which resulted in the works titled ‘HOC/House of...

Stack 42.06 (Abstract painting) Lacquer on MDF. This series of works, titled ‘Stacks’, started in 2005. They stand in the continuum of Tilman’s exploration of the ‘painted object’...

17.16 (Breather) (Abstract Painting) Lacquer on MDF and Aluminum. This work as well as 14.16 (In the Cities) and Anywhere Now 19.15 can be understood as reflections on urban and a...

Anywhere now 19.15 (Abstract Painting) Lacquer on MDF and Aluminum. This work as well as 17.16 (Breather) and 14.16 (In the Cities) can be understood as reflections on urban and a...

I have been burning images into wood and paper as a means of drawing for over two decades. During that time I have continued to refine and at the same time experiment with the process. Using propane torches I burn, scorch, re-burn, sand and scratch the surface of paper or wood to create my drawings. My earlier work, the Nocturne Series was inspired by walking at night in the light filled streets of American cities; those drawings were often mistaken for soft focus sepia toned photographs. My present work is a considerable departure in regard to content, execution and appearance - from those dark, abstracted cityscapes, my current drawings are light filled, clearly rendered landscapes. The burning process I use to make my drawings evolved differently for each series. Experimentation (in both bodies of work) is always important to me and always informs the resulting image. In the case of the Nocturnes the image arose from intermixing water with the flame from a large industrial torch. With these new works, I’ve tried to create a visually stimulating accumulation of (often minuscule) marks on the wood surface using the tiny flame from a jeweler’s torch...

I have been burning images into wood and paper as a means of drawing for over two decades. During that time I have continued to refine and at the same time experiment with the proces...

Adhesive tape, acrylic, lacquer, cardboard, on MDF. Unframed. This work is part of a series of similar works consisting of four layers of different material. Adhesive tape, fixed o...

Lacquer on MDF and Aluminum. This work as well as 17.16 (Breather) and 14.16 (In the Cities) can be understood as reflections on urban and architectural structures which form our a...

Lacquer on Aluminum. Tilman started to create the series ‘HOCs’ in 2006. These works vary in dimensions. Recognizing the architectural potential of the ‘Stacks’ series, Tilman developed the underlying idea further, which resulted in the works titled ‘HOC/House of Color...

Lacquer on MDF. This series of works, titled ‘Stacks’, started in 2005. They stand in the continuum of Tilman’s exploration of the ‘painted object’ or painting. These works vary in ...

Lacquer on MDF and Aluminum. This work as well as 14.16 (In the Cities) and Anywhere Now 19.15 can be understood as reflections on urban and architectural structures which form our...

Lacquer on MDF - Unframed This work is one of 12 similar wall objects consisting of colour lacquered MDF. Form and colour of the object are unique. The shape of the object is a fr...

Vu Coung figurative contemporary paintings are painted with bright colors using lacquer on wood. His piece, "Serenade" has dimensions of 40" x 40".

60x84cm (without frame) Hand-cut vinyl applied to Perspex panel. The 5th in a new series of artworks focusing on British seaside towns. I have longed to capture my own take on this t...

Hand-cut vinyl applied to Perspex panel. The 5th in a new series of artworks focusing on British seaside towns. I have longed to capture my own take on this theme, where even the mos...

Artist’s Statement: “After working on my 'Gridish' series for awhile, I went back to revisit a series of work I did in 2020, where I was putting down successive layers of paint in a ...

Vu Coung figurative contemporary paintings are painted with bright colors using lacquer on wood. His piece, "Stay Close" has dimensions of 40" x 40".

Emma's artwork is inspired by the Parisian luxury world of fashion, textures and pure colour. "Soft Light 02" is a stylish and contemporary bright emerald green abstract painting. It...

Between Clearings III, by María Conejo - Ceramic and Lacquer - 120 x 120 cm / 47.24” x 47.24” in - Feminist Contemporary Wallpaper, c. 2025 Entre Claros is a piece inspired by María...

Elfi Schuselka (Austrian, b. 1940), Abstract Figural Composition, Mixed Media on Paper, circa 1965, apparently unsigned, wood frame. Image: 10.5" H x 7.25; frame: 11.75" H x 8.25" W ...

Acrylic, enamel, lacquer & solar print on canvas

Acrylic, enamel, lacquer & solar print on canvas

Acrylic, enamel, lacquer & solar print on canvas

Acrylic, enamel, lacquer & solar print on canvas

Acrylic, enamel, lacquer & solar print on canvas

Acrylic, enamel, lacquer & solar print on canvas

Acrylic, enamel, lacquer & solar print on canvas

Chen Yu’s art started with lacquer painting. On this foundation, her materials experiments and conceptual extensions have developed in two directions; she is serious and measured, an...

Chen Yu’s art started with lacquer painting. On this foundation, her materials experiments and conceptual extensions have developed in two directions; she is s...

François Benoit Lison (1968 - ) "Au détour" Laque sur toile 130 x 97 cm 2022 Born in Granville, France, on April 14, 1968, François Benoît-Lison began with a figurative approach, which gradually evolved into abstraction, first lyrical, then more contrasting, where black reigns supreme. Black is a sacred color, sometimes dark, sometimes dazzling, without limits, it can be dominant or gentle. After acrylics and oils, bituminous pastes and inks opened another door, that of the abstract, much more profound and contemporary, with the possibility of working these materials in many aspects and forms. Since the 1980s, the artist has been offering us works imbued with research, reflection and philosophy, charged with a strong, raw message, highlighting his thoughts and leaving an indelible imprint. Abstraction is his adventure, his freedom, his struggle, his dreams, his rage, his solitude. Works by Jackson Pollock, Caravaggio, Egon Schiele, Pierre Soulages and André Marfaing...

I have been burning images into wood and paper as a means of drawing for over two decades. During that time I have continued to refine and at the same time experiment with the process. Using propane torches I burn, scorch, re-burn, sand and scratch the surface of paper or wood to create my drawings. My earlier work, the Nocturne Series was inspired by walking at night in the light filled streets of American cities; those drawings were often mistaken for soft focus sepia toned photographs. My present work is a considerable departure in regard to content, execution and appearance - from those dark, abstracted cityscapes, my current drawings are light filled, clearly rendered landscapes. The burning process I use to make my drawings evolved differently for each series. Experimentation (in both bodies of work) is always important to me and always informs the resulting image. In the case of the Nocturnes the image arose from intermixing water with the flame from a large industrial torch. With these new works, I’ve tried to create a visually stimulating accumulation of (often minuscule) marks on the wood surface using the tiny flame from a jeweler’s torch...

I have been burning images into wood and paper as a means of drawing for over two decades. During that time I have continued to refine and at the same time experiment with the proces...

Between Clearings, by María Conejo - Ceramic and Lacquer - 100 x 140 cm / 39.37” x 55.11” in - Feminist Contemporary Wallpaper, c. 2025 Entre Claros is a piece inspired by María Zam...

Tran dinh Khuong is a contemporary artist inspired by the Vietnamese countryside. He paints using traditional lacquer on wood creating bold modern compositions in vivid colors of r...

‘Living’ is a medium size contemporary lacquer on wood figurative painting created by Vietnamese artist Truong Tan in 2008. Drawing from his own identity and exploring perceptions of...

Truong Tan currently lives and works in both Hanoi and Paris. Truong Tan was born in 1963 and graduated in 1989 from the University of Fine Arts in Hanoi, Vietnam. Truong Tan’s uniqu...

‘Floating on the River’ is a medium size lacquer on wood figurative painting created by Vietnamese artist Truong Tan in 2008. Featuring a palette made of gold, orange and black color...

Truong Tan was born in 1963 and graduated from the University of Fine Arts, Hanoi in 1989. As an artist, Truong Tan is known above all for his erotic references to his sexuality, ma...

Lacquer on Wood

Colorful wandering clouds in Hung’s works are inspired by traditional cloud ornaments from Vietnam’s ancient citadels and temples. Those ancient ornaments act like a negative version of clouds wandering throughout the space of the pieces. They link together to create a limbo world, where matters become vague and surreal. Another level lies underneath, hiding deep below the clouds the artist has created realms of consciousness and thoughts. Hung, joyful and relaxed, plays around with his dots. Silver dots, golden dots, together they light up the atmosphere to create a passive aura. Ornamental clouds, or simply just dots, they move from one shape to another, unsettled trying to find a logical order for themselves to fit in therefore challenging viewers’ senses. The order of signs creates spaces of uncertainties and invalidities, where the artist’s stories would be tied together and unfold. Silently, the artist submerges himself into an imaginative valley with no boundaries of shapes, strokes, and of random visual connections. The dreamy artist tries to hold on to his childhood memories, from straw scarecrows, late afternoon birds, handmade kites, boys looking after horses in mountain...

‘Land of the Sleepwalker 05’ is a large horizontal contemporary lacquer on wood panel “abstract figurative” painting created by Vietnamese artist Nguyen The Hung in 2017. Featuring a palette made of a variety of colors such as brown, red, black, yellow, blue and green accentuated with gold leaf, the painting presents a format that has a faux-air of Guernica revised by Miró. Painted on a dotted ground, two characters walk among a variety of creatures. We are in the land of the sleepwalker after all… Curves are perfectly balanced by straight lines; light browns oppose themselves to blacks and petite fluffy clouds seem to be falling on the ground. Colorful wandering clouds in Hung’s works are inspired by traditional cloud ornaments from Vietnam’s ancient citadels and temples. Those ancient ornaments act like a negative version of clouds wandering throughout the space of the pieces. They link together to create a limbo world, where matters become vague and surreal. Another level lies underneath, hiding deep below the clouds the artist has created realms of consciousness and thoughts. Hung, joyful and relaxed, plays around with his dots. Silver dots, golden dots, together they light up the atmosphere to create a passive aura. Ornamental clouds, or simply just dots, they move from one shape to another, unsettled trying to find a logical order for themselves to fit in therefore challenging viewers’ senses. The order of signs creates spaces of uncertainties and invalidities, where the artist’s stories would be tied together and unfold. Silently, the artist submerges himself into an imaginative valley with no boundaries of shapes, strokes, and of random visual connections. The dreamy artist tries to hold on to his childhood memories, from straw scarecrows, late afternoon birds, handmade kites, boys looking after horses in mountain...

‘Autumn Clouds No1’ is a large “abstract figurative” contemporary lacquer on wood panel painting of vertical format, created by Vietnamese artist Nguyen The Hung in 2017. Featuring a palette made of a variety of colors such as black, red, blue and green accentuated with gold leaf, this unframed painting exudes a surrealistic feel that would have made a Joan Miró proud. Painted on a dotted gold, dark green and black ground, a trapezoidal character is facing us. His head, reminiscent of medieval jesters and painted in yellow and red, has a cubist flair. Colorful clouds seem to be falling down the character’s garment and adorn the upper sections of the piece, while scintillating stars accentuate the rest of the composition. Colorful wandering clouds in Hung’s works are inspired by traditional cloud ornaments from Vietnam’s ancient citadels and temples. Those ancient ornaments act like a negative version of clouds wandering throughout the space of the pieces. They link together to create a limbo world, where matters become vague and surreal. Another level lies underneath, hiding deep below the clouds the artist has created realms of consciousness and thoughts. Hung, joyful and relaxed, plays around with his dots. Silver dots, golden dots, together they light up the atmosphere to create a passive aura. Ornamental clouds, or simply just dots, they move from one shape to another, unsettled trying to find a logical order for themselves to fit in therefore challenging viewers’ senses. The order of signs creates spaces of uncertainties and invalidities, where the artist’s stories would be tied together and unfold. Silently, the artist submerges himself into an imaginative valley with no boundaries of shapes, strokes, and of random visual connections. The dreamy artist tries to hold on to his childhood memories, from straw scarecrows, late afternoon birds, handmade kites, boys looking after horses in mountain...

Colorful wandering clouds in Hung’s works are inspired by traditional cloud ornaments from Vietnam’s ancient citadels and temples. Those ancient ornaments act like a negative version of clouds wandering throughout the space of the pieces. They link together to create a limbo world, where matters become vague and surreal. Another level lies underneath, hiding deep below the clouds the artist has created realms of consciousness and thoughts. Hung, joyful and relaxed, plays around with his dots. Silver dots, golden dots, together they light up the atmosphere to create a passive aura. Ornamental clouds, or simply just dots, they move from one shape to another, unsettled trying to find a logical order for themselves to fit in therefore challenging viewers’ senses. The order of signs creates spaces of uncertainties and invalidities, where the artist’s stories would be tied together and unfold. Silently, the artist submerges himself into an imaginative valley with no boundaries of shapes, strokes, and of random visual connections. The dreamy artist tries to hold on to his childhood memories, from straw scarecrows, late afternoon birds, handmade kites, boys looking after horses in mountain...

Colorful wandering clouds in Hung’s works are inspired by traditional cloud ornaments from Vietnam’s ancient citadels and temples. Those ancient ornaments act like a negative version of clouds wandering throughout the space of the pieces. They link together to create a limbo world, where matters become vague and surreal. Another level lies underneath, hiding deep below the clouds the artist has created realms of consciousness and thoughts. Hung, joyful and relaxed, plays around with his dots. Silver dots, golden dots, together they light up the atmosphere to create a passive aura. Ornamental clouds, or simply just dots, they move from one shape to another, unsettled trying to find a logical order for themselves to fit in therefore challenging viewers’ senses. The order of signs creates spaces of uncertainties and invalidities, where the artist’s stories would be tied together and unfold. Silently, the artist submerges himself into an imaginative valley with no boundaries of shapes, strokes, and of random visual connections. The dreamy artist tries to hold on to his childhood memories, from straw scarecrows, late afternoon birds, handmade kites, boys looking after horses in mountain...

Trinh Quoc Chien has a unique style of painting contemporary abstract paintings on a traditional medium of lacquer and wood. His composition of panels of iconic images is unique and...

Nguyen Xuan Tien uses the traditional lacquer on wood but brings a modern contemporary look with the use of greens and hint of red/organge.