Truong Tan

Lost, 201980 x 120cm25000 USD

Details

MaterialGallery

lacquer on wood, son color, abalone shell, finely ground silver, snail shellGalerie Quynh

Description

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The artwork features a captivating image of a dark, ethereal sphere suspended against a cosmic backdrop. Rendered in a muted color palette, the sphere's surface appears translucent, allowing glimpses of intricate patterns and swirling light within. The overall composition evokes a sense of mystery and wonder, inviting the viewer to contemplate the nature of this celestial object. The artist's use of chiaroscuro and attention to detail suggest an exploration of themes related to the vastness and fragility of the universe. This thought-provoking piece offers a unique perspective on the intricacies of our cosmic existence. ...

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Artist

Truong Tan

B.1963, Vietnamese

Born in Hanoi in 1963, Truong Tan is one of Vietnam’s most innovative and daring artists. As the first openly gay artist in Vietnam to freely address issues of homosexuality in his art, he has also proven influential due to his relentless originality as a painter and his groundbreaking works of performance and installation in the 1990s. Moving from his early autobiographical work, Tan’s current practice (often times incredibly labour intensive) ponders grand themes of love, courage, prejudice and conflict. ...

Truong Tan: Artworks

Truong TanThe Dancer, 2005Price on Request

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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. ...