Through the narrow gate no. 4

Nguyen Manh Hung

Through the narrow gate no. 4, 202375 x 40 x 18cmSign in to view price
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stainless steel, cast bronzeGalerie Quynh
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This contemporary artwork features a ornate, gilded architectural frame with intricate, openwork designs. Within the frame is a bronze sculpture depicting a group of people, likely refugees or immigrants, huddled together and holding onto one another. The sculpture has a somber, melancholic tone, conveying a sense of displacement and hardship. The overall composition and the juxtaposition of the ornate frame with the modest, vulnerable figures suggest a commentary on themes of faith, community, and the human experience of struggle and resilience. The artist's intention may be to evoke empathy and draw attention to the plight of marginalized populations. ...

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Nguyen Manh Hung
Artist
Nguyen Manh Hung
B.1976, Vietnamese

“Our lives are filled with conflicts – sometimes sad and sometimes humorous. My creative practice is an exploration of aspects of the national and cultural history of Vietnam, as well as personal and contemporary life experiences. I don’t aim to talk about anything specifically, preferring to focus on the visual relationships of disjointed elements and unusual scales. Influences include early and contemporary Surrealism.” Born in 1976 and raised and educated in Hanoi, Nguyen makes art that reflects the comical situations arising from the rapid yet piecemeal processes of domestic urbanization and modernization. As a multi-disciplinary artist, he is equally at ease painting as he is creating large-scale installations or exploring performative work. Nguyen’s particular realist style encompasses a distinctive sense of playfulness and humour that sets him apart from previous generations of artists. As the son of a fighter jet pilot, he draws on the personal in his paintings of aircraft. Depicting military planes laden down with oversized grocery items, or else soaring across the sky with bushels from the rice harvest, Hung’s surreal scenes humorously morph a symbol of destruction with conduits of hope, benevolence and joy. ...

Nguyen Manh Hung: Artworks
Security Booth
Nguyen Manh Hung
Security Booth, 2016
48 x 90 x 60cm
The Monument of Glory
Nguyen Manh Hung
The Monument of Glory, 2017
100 x 100cm
Sunrise on South China Sea
Nguyen Manh Hung
Sunrise on South China Sea, 2009
100 x 200cm
Milk Bottles
Nguyen Manh Hung
Milk Bottles, 2001
19 x 5.5 x 5.5cm
Go to Market
Nguyen Manh Hung
Go to Market, 2013
220 x 400 x 60cm
Keep My Planet Clean
Nguyen Manh Hung
Keep My Planet Clean, 2013
100 x 140 x 70cm
The Barricade
Nguyen Manh Hung
The Barricade, 2013
220 x 430 x 120cm
Relax
Checkpoint
Nguyen Manh Hung
Checkpoint, 2016
35 x 35 x 40cm
In Case of Emergency
Nguyen Manh Hung
In Case of Emergency, 2016
125 x 55 x 40cm
Hero at The Station
Nguyen Manh Hung
Hero at The Station, 2016
35 x 55cm
Secret In The Chest
Nguyen Manh Hung
Secret In The Chest, 2019
100.3 x 61cm
Hidden Place No.1
Nguyen Manh Hung
Hidden Place No.1, 2019
100.5 x 101cm
Soldier, Caterpillar and Peony
Nguyen Manh Hung
Soldier, Caterpillar and Peony, 2020
101 x 60.5cm
Medical Officers
Nguyen Manh Hung
Medical Officers, 2020
100.6 x 100.3cm
Through the narrow gate no. 2
Nguyen Manh Hung
Through the narrow gate no. 2, 2023
78 x 53 x 11cm
Through the narrow gate no. 4
Nguyen Manh Hung
Through the narrow gate no. 4, 2023
75 x 40 x 18cm
All Aboard No. 2
Nguyen Manh Hung
All Aboard No. 2, 2021
100 x 100cm
All Aboard No. 3
Nguyen Manh Hung
All Aboard No. 3, 2021
100 x 60cm
All Aboard No. 5
Nguyen Manh Hung
All Aboard No. 5, 2021
100 x 60cm
All Aboard No. 6
Nguyen Manh Hung
All Aboard No. 6, 2021
100 x 100cm
All Aboard No. 7
Nguyen Manh Hung
All Aboard No. 7, 2021
100 x 100cm
All Aboard No. 8
Nguyen Manh Hung
All Aboard No. 8, 2021
100 x 100cm
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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