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Surprised
By La Ba Quan
Located in Rye, NY
‘Surprised’ is a medium size square expressionist figurative oil on canvas painting created by Vietnamese artist La Ba Quan in 2011. Featuring a palette made of grey, soft blue, gree...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Saturday Night
By Nguyen Van Cuong
Located in Rye, NY
Nguyen Van Cuong was born in 1976 in Bac Giang Province, Vietnam. He graduated from the Fine Art Teachers College in 1995 and at the top of his class from the Hanoi Fine Art Universi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
We Don't Know How the Water is Blue #1
By Tran Trong Vu
Located in Rye, NY
Tran Trong Vu paints a contemporary narrative on the changes that have taken place in his homeland of Vietnam. He paints on large transparent plastic sheets as well as oil on canvas.
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Plastic, Acrylic
Pre-baby Diary
By Dang Thao Ngoc
Located in Rye, NY
Dang Thao Ngoc is a contemporary Vietnamese painter known for her imaginative depictions of women. Her imagery draws on traditional Vietnamese iconography as well as contemporary urb...
Category
Early 2000s Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Grandmother's Eyes
By Dang Thao Ngoc
Located in Rye, NY
Dang Thao Ngoc is an extraordinary female artist who paints personal perceptions including imagery of family members and objects around her. Dang Thao Ngoc’s works of art metaphorica...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Waiting for the Sun
Located in Rye, NY
The paintings the artist creates are very colorful and full of words that intertwine to form a central message. He uses codes and hidden messages as he has always done since the begi...
Category
2010s Art Deco Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
'Flying'
By Nguyen Quang Huy
Located in Rye, NY
‘Flying’ is a large figurative oil on canvas painting of square format created by Vietnamese artist Nguyen Quang Huy in 2012. Featuring a cold palette made of blue, white and grey to...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Dreaming'
By Nguyen Quang Huy
Located in Rye, NY
‘Dreaming’ is a large abstract expressionist oil on canvas painting created by Vietnamese artist Nguyen Quang Huy in 2008. Featuring a cold palette mostly made of blue and grey color...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Tribal Indochine Woman II'
By Nguyen Quang Huy
Located in Rye, NY
‘Tribal Indochine Woman 2’ is a large photorealist oil on canvas painting created by Vietnamese artist Nguyen Quang Huy in 2008. Featuring a captivating white, grey and black palette...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Immediately Family
By Dang Xuan Hoa
Located in Rye, NY
‘Immediately Family’ is a large horizontal oil on canvas figurative painting created by Vietnamese artist Dang Xuan Hoa in 2008. Featuring a soft palette mostly made of blue, purple,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Arms Crossed' Figurative Expressionist Painting
By La Ba Quan
Located in Rye, NY
‘Arms Crossed’ is a medium size vertical expressionist figurative oil on canvas painting created by Vietnamese artist La Ba Quan in 2011. Featuring a palette made of grey, soft blue, green and pink, the painting brings to mind the fascinating aura of a Chaim Soutine. This expressionist painting is dominated by the tortuous lines of the man’s silhouette...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Sleepy' Figurative Expressionist Portrait Painting
By La Ba Quan
Located in Rye, NY
Oil on canvas painting with dimensions of 20" H x 20" W.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Thinking' Figurative Expressionist Portrait Painting
By La Ba Quan
Located in Rye, NY
‘Thinking’ is a medium size vertical expressionist figurative oil on canvas painting created by Vietnamese artist La Ba Quan in 2011. Featuring a palette made of grey, soft blue, green and pink, the painting brings to mind the fascinating aura of a Chaim Soutine. This expressionist painting is dominated by the tortuous lines of the man’s silhouette...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Emotional
By La Ba Quan
Located in Rye, NY
‘Emotional’ is a large expressionist figurative oil on canvas painting of vertical format created by Vietnamese artist La Ba Quan in 2011. Featuring a palette made of grey, brown, bl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Michael Jordan, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Rye, NY
William (Bill) Lopa emerged onto the Sports Art scene in the mid 1990’s with his unique aesthetic style of kinetic impressionism. He uses spatter techniques to capture athletes in motion and utilizes a pallet knife with brightly bold colors. His works have been featured in art galleries across the nation. Bill has also been chosen to paint commemorative artwork at All-Star and Championship sporting events. This framed original and unique 1/1 painting of global NBA icon Michael Jordan...
Category
2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Living" Lacquer on Wood Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Truong Tan
Located in Rye, NY
‘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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Lacquer, Wood Panel
"Beyond The Time" Figurative Painting
By Truong Tan
Located in Rye, NY
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...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Lacquer, Wood Panel
'Floating on the River', Lacquer on Wood Figurative Painting
By Truong Tan
Located in Rye, NY
‘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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
'Vietnamese Lotus' Lacquer on Wood Contemporary Painting
By Truong Tan
Located in Rye, NY
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Lacquer, Board
'Queen' Mixed Media Figurative Painting
By Vladimir Prodanovich
Located in Rye, NY
Vladimir's neo-expressionist mixed media "Queen" series is highly textured and vibrant.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
"Apartment Block 3"
By Pham Minh Tuan
Located in Rye, NY
Pham Minh Tuan expresses his perception of modern Vietnam through his art. He believes many people are conflicted between tradition and modern influences on their society. Tuan was b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Friends in My Life'
By Pham Minh Tuan
Located in Rye, NY
'Friends in My Life' is a figurative painting that is a tribute to Tuan's close friends that is expressed by him in an interesting and detailed way. He is an extremely loyal and emo...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Convention and Eternity" Oil on Canvas Surreal Blue Green
By Pham Minh Tuan
Located in Rye, NY
Pham Minh Tuan expresses his perception of modern Vietnam through his art. He believes many people are conflicted between tradition and modern influences on their society. Tuan was b...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring
By Duong Viet Nam
Located in Rye, NY
Duong Viet Nam is a Vietnamese contemporary artist known for his Post-Impressionistic style of painting. He often captures city scenes during busy parts of the day. In his paintings...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Hanoi Style' Impressionist Painting
By Duong Viet Nam
Located in Rye, NY
Duong Viet Nam is a Vietnamese contemporary artist known for his Post-Impressionistic style of painting. He often captures city scenes during busy parts of the day. In his paintings...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Red Umbrella' Contemporary Vietnamese Oil Painting
By Le Nhu Ha
Located in Rye, NY
‘Red Umbrella’ is a large figurative oil on canvas exterior painting created by Vietnamese artist Le Nhu Ha in 2012. The painting depicts the exterior façade of a Vietnamese building...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Enter Pagoda'
By Le Nhu Ha
Located in Rye, NY
‘Enter Pagoda’ is a large figurative oil on canvas exterior painting created by Vietnamese artist Le Nhu Ha in 2011. Featuring a beautifully contrasting palette made of black, red, g...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Stay Close'
By Vu Cuong
Located in Rye, NY
Vu Coung figurative contemporary paintings are painted with bright colors using lacquer on wood. His piece, "Stay Close" has dimensions of 40" x 40".
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
'Serenade'
By Vu Cuong
Located in Rye, NY
Vu Coung figurative contemporary paintings are painted with bright colors using lacquer on wood. His piece, "Serenade" has dimensions of 40" x 40".
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
'Do Not Take No For an Answer' Abstract Portrait Painting
By Nguyen Cong Cu
Located in Rye, NY
Abstract figurative portrait on canvas. Acrylic and oil paint, blacks, greys, yellows, and blues.
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
'Reading Newspaper II'
By Nguyen Cong Cu
Located in Rye, NY
Nguyen Cong Cu's contemporary look at the human condition in Vietnam today. Inspired by Basquiat, Nguyen's draws upon surrealist expressionism in a unique and original style. The p...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
'Face II' Abstract Portrait Painting
By Nguyen Cong Cu
Located in Rye, NY
Bold colors in blues, reds and black are used in this contemporary portrait. Acrylic paint on canvas with dimensions of 16" x 12".
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"No Way"
By Nguyen Cong Cu
Located in Rye, NY
A contemporary commentary on the human condition in Vietman. Nguyen draws inspiration from Basquiat while applying surreal expressionism through his own lens. The painting uses col...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Human by Nature
Located in Rye, NY
Inspired by everyday life, his travels, current events and people he meets, Grégoire creates poignant abstract and figurative sculptures and paintings.
In 2018 at the Dubai Global Art Awards, Grégoire Devin won the Best Global Artist Award, presented to him by His Highness Sheikh Saeed Bin Tahnoun Bin Mohammed Al Nahyan.
In Monaco, Prince Albert II received his sculpture “United We Stand” for the Prince’s 60th birthday.
Luc Belaire, the world’s fastest growing French sparkling wine brand and the best-selling French Rosé in the U.S., directly commissioned him for high-profile collaborations, creating two limited edition Art Series bottles that are distributed worldwide.
Belgian actor Jean-Claude Van Damme, American rapper and record executive Rick Ross, and legendary Guns ‘n Roses bassist Duff McKagan are just a few of the iconic names with Grégoire Devin’s art on display in their homes among other renowned collectors.
Grégoire Devin has also devoted time and work for several charity projects including the Iconic Haus showhouse in Paradise Valley...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
All I Want is You
Located in Rye, NY
Inspired by everyday life, his travels, current events and people he meets, Grégoire creates poignant abstract and figurative sculptures and paintings.
In 2018 at the Dubai Global Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
''Ash, Blood and Fire' Abstract, Mixed Media, Figurative Painting on Canvas
Located in Rye, NY
Inspired by everyday life, his travels, current events and people he meets, Grégoire creates poignant abstract and figurative sculptures and paintings.
In 2018 at the Dubai Global Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
'Man Smoking' Abstract, Mixed Media, Figurative Painting on Canvas
Located in Rye, NY
Inspired by everyday life, his travels, current events and people he meets, Grégoire creates poignant abstract and figurative sculptures and paintings.
In 2018 at the Dubai Global Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
'Southern Sun' Abstract, Mixed Media, Figurative Painting on Canvas
Located in Rye, NY
Inspired by everyday life, his travels, current events and people he meets, Grégoire creates poignant abstract and figurative sculptures and paintings.
In 2018 at the Dubai Global Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Spray Paint
'Woman on The Island' Abstract, Mixed Media, Figurative Painting on Canvas
Located in Rye, NY
Inspired by everyday life, his travels, current events and people he meets, Grégoire creates poignant abstract and figurative sculptures and paintings.
In 2018 at the Dubai Global Ar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Acrylic
'Mother and Child' Figurative Portrait Oil Painting
By Ly Hung Anh
Located in Rye, NY
Ly Hung Anh is known for his figurative oil on canvas paintings, he often paints members of his family in black, white and grey. “Mother and Child” (Anh's wife and son) is a typical ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'My Mother'
By Ly Hung Anh
Located in Rye, NY
Ly Hung Ahn is a Vietnamese artist who works with oil on canvas. She has had her shown in Southeast Asia as well as the United States. Her work is ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ascoltando Il Sole II
By Mattia Novello
Located in Rye, NY
With these pieces Mattia is painting a self-portrait in a unique and creative way without the typical technique of using paint with brush strokes. Mattia starts by creating molds then ice sculptures with color...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ascoltando Il Sole I
By Mattia Novello
Located in Rye, NY
With these pieces Mattia is painting a self-portrait in a unique and creative way without the typical technique of using paint with brush strokes. Mattia starts by creating molds then ice sculptures with color...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ascoltando I Fulmini Listening to Lightning Green
By Mattia Novello
Located in Rye, NY
With these pieces Mattia is painting a self-portrait in a unique and creative way without the typical technique of using paint with brush strokes. Mattia starts by creating molds then ice sculptures with color...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ero Seduto Guardando Il Tramonto - I Was Sitting Watching the Sunset
By Mattia Novello
Located in Rye, NY
With these pieces Mattia is painting a self-portrait in a unique and creative way without the typical technique of using paint with brush strokes. Mattia starts by creating molds then ice sculptures with color...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Io Su Poltrona Pensando Al Lui Me On An Armchair Thinking About Him
By Mattia Novello
Located in Rye, NY
With these pieces Mattia is painting a self-portrait in a unique and creative way without the typical technique of using paint with brush strokes. Mattia starts by creating molds then ice sculptures with color...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ascoltando I Fulmini Listening to Lightning
By Mattia Novello
Located in Rye, NY
With these pieces Mattia is painting a self-portrait in a unique and creative way without the typical technique of using paint with brush strokes. Mattia starts by creating molds then ice sculptures with color...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
'Close Touching God' Mixed Media Conceptual Wall Sculpture
By Mattia Novello
Located in Rye, NY
Artist Statement:
With this sculpture I represented how every day man lives trying to outdo himself, almost in competition with himself and with others, in some cases feeling omnipot...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Ceramic, Wood
'Queen' Mixed Media Figurative Painting
By Vladimir Prodanovich
Located in Rye, NY
Vladimir's neoexpressionist mixed media "Queen" series is highly textured and vibrant. The brilliance in Prodanovich's work comes from the artist's masterful ability to combine seemi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Oil
'Dove on Black Water Pot', Oil Painting, Female Figure, Reds and Black
By Tran Huy Hoan
Located in Rye, NY
‘Dove on Black Water Pot’ is a large realist oil on canvas painting created by Vietnamese artist Tran Huy Hoan in 2012. Featuring a vivid palette made of a tonality of reds and black...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
'Security Checked' Conceptual Nude Portrait
By Dinh Y Nhi
Located in Rye, NY
‘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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Flying Doves', Monochromatic Grey and Pinks Oil Painting, Female Figures
By Tran Huy Hoan
Located in Rye, NY
‘Flying Doves’ is a large contemporary oil on canvas painting created by Vietnamese artist Tran Huy Hoan in 2012. Featuring a grisaille-reminiscent palette made of grey, back and whi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Security' Conceptual Nude Portrait
By Dinh Y Nhi
Located in Rye, NY
‘Security’ is a large framed contemporary surrealist figurative oil on canvas painting of vertical format, created by Vietnamese artist Dinh Y Nhi in 2010. Featuring a cold palette mostly made of grey and black tones, accented with blue and beige touches, the painting depicts a frontal view of a nude figure. 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 powerful presence and great 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. Set inside a frame, the painting is titled in the lower section.
1967: Born in Hanoi, Vietnam
1989: Graduated from Hanoi Fine Art University
Exhibitions:
2011: Group Exhibition Art Asia Miami, Florida, AiBo Fine Asia Art
2011: Portrait, Dinh Y Nhi & Le Thiet Cuong...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Surrealist Nude Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Autumn Clouds No. 1'
By Nguyen The Hung
Located in Rye, NY
‘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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Lacquer, Canvas, Oil
After Baby Diary
By Dang Thao Ngoc
Located in Rye, NY
‘After Baby Diary’ is a large figurative oil on canvas painting created by Vietnamese artist Dang Thao Ngoc in 2008. Featuring a palette made of rust, yellow, green and black colors,...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Land of the Sleepwalker 05', Cubist Painting with Golds, Pinks, Blacks & Blues
By Nguyen The Hung
Located in Rye, NY
‘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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
'Clouds and Shadows I' Abstract-Expressionist Painting, Black Gold
By Nguyen The Hung
Located in Rye, NY
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
"My Friends with Red Hats"
By Nguyen Dinh Vu
Located in Rye, NY
Nguyen Dinh Vu was born in 1980 in the city of Thai Nguyen, Vietnam. He is a graduate with a master's degree from the Vietnamese University of Fine Arts. Vu is a contemporary Vietn...
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
We Don't Know That the Sky is Not Blue
By Tran Trong Vu
Located in Rye, NY
Tran Trong Vu paints a contemporary narrative on the changes that have taken place in his homeland of Vietnam. He paints on large transparent plastic sheets as well as oil on canvas.
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Worship" by Trinh Quoc Chien Lacquer on Wood Red Black Gold Silver
By Trinh Quoc Chien
Located in Rye, NY
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...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Lacquer
