The Black Imperial Robe

Ha Manh Thang

The Black Imperial Robe, 2014100 x 165cmSign in to view price
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acrylic, acrylic medium, charcoal and oil on canvasGalerie Quynh
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This striking artwork employs a monochromatic palette of dark, muted tones to depict a ghostly, ethereal figure. The composition features a central, amorphous form resembling a robe or cloak, with indistinct lines and textures creating a hazy, atmospheric effect. The overall impression is one of solemnity and contemplation, evoked through the artist's expressive use of charcoal or graphite. This piece may explore themes of the human condition, spirituality, or the boundaries between the physical and the metaphysical, inviting the viewer to ponder the deeper significance within its haunting, abstract imagery. ...

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Ha Manh Thang
Artist
Ha Manh Thang
B.1980, Vietnamese

Ha Manh Thang’s work is a poetic meditation on the passage of time, memory and place. His paintings speak to viewers about mindfulness and the vicissitudes of life. Seeped through with a quiet lyricism informed by Ha’s interests in Western jazz and classical East Asian poetry, and inspired just as much by chance encounters as elaborate conceptual starting points, his paintings are, in the artist’s words, ‘attempts to better understand oneself in relation to nature, and to express what one cannot grasp’. ...

Ha Manh Thang: Artworks
How has the Northeast Moonsoon passed by ? #2
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How has the Northeast Moonsoon passed by ? #2, 2021
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How has the pure Autumn passed #3
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How has the pure Autumn passed #3, 2021
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How has the Summer passed #3
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How has the Summer passed #3, 2021
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Lotus Pedestal Study #1
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Lotus Pedestal Study #1, 2019
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Midnight #9
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Midnight #9, 2018
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The Waves #1
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The Waves #1, 2018
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Lotus Pedestal #8
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Lotus Pedestal #8, 2019
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Saigon Landscape, no. 2
Ha Manh Thang
Saigon Landscape, no. 2, 2010
140 x 230cm
Hanoi Landscape, no. 4
Ha Manh Thang
Hanoi Landscape, no. 4, 2010
140 x 230cm
The Black Imperial Robe
Ha Manh Thang
The Black Imperial Robe, 2014
100 x 165cm
Vietnamese Imperial Robe #3
Ha Manh Thang
Vietnamese Imperial Robe #3, 2014
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The Lake at Noon, no. 2
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The Lake at Noon, no. 2, 2015
116.5 x 68cm
The Lake in the Rain, no. 2
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The Lake in the Rain, no. 2, 2015
116.5 x 68cm
Lotus pedestal study #6
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Lotus pedestal study #6, 2019
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Autumn Inspiration #3
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Autumn Inspiration #3, 2022
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Boundless Green Forest
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Boundless Green Forest, 2022
262.5 x 122 x 38cm
Heaven and Earth receding in the distance
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Heaven and Earth receding in the distance, 2022
262.5 x 122 x 38cm
Fading Spring
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Fading Spring, 2022
262.5 x 122 x 38cm
Frosty breeze
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Distant memory
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Galerie Quynh
Gallery
Galerie Quynh
Ho Chi Minh City

Recognized as Vietnam’s leading contemporary art gallery, Galerie Quynh has been promoting contemporary art practice in the country for over two decades. The gallery is known internationally for its consistently focused programming and educational initiatives. Working with a select group of emerging, mid-career and established Vietnamese artists, the gallery also exhibits the work of distinguished artists from around the world. In keeping with its mission to develop a sustainable ecosystem for the arts in Vietnam, the gallery collaborates with artists, curators, museums and art spaces locally and internationally to organize talks and lectures as well as to produce publications in English and Vietnamese. In May 2014 the gallery founded the not-for-profit educational initiative Sao La directed by artists Tung Mai and Nguyen Kim To Lan. Sao La has since evolved into an independent artist collective spearheaded by To Lan and Dalat-based artist Nguyen Duc Dat. In summer 2020 with support from the Goethe-Institut, the gallery launched the not-for-profit CáRô, an educational initiative that provides art education for students aged 13 – 18 who show demonstrative interest in the arts. ...

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