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| Pham Minh Tuan |
"Mr. Pham Minh Tuan begun his solitary artistic journey
with strong steps; nevertheless, his eternal searching is
leading him down a myriad of paths. His debut on the
international art scene with a group exhibition in May
1997 in Hong Kong. A graduate of the Hanoi Industrial
Fine Arts University, he is well-trained in the techniques
of traditional Vietnamese lacquer painting. A recurrent
theme in his work is the passage of Time. He feels that
time is forever, therefore there is no need for hands to
measure segments. From the origin of man to the
present, humans are linked to one another by time. Tuan
also is concerned with the state of the human condition.
His lacquer works "Countryside" and "House of the
Ceramist" depict the bucolic nature of the simple jobs of
life in the country." --By Suzanne Lecht - excerpts from
"Pham Minh Tuan, The Artist"
Pham Minh Tuan has participated in numerous
exhibitions. His new solo exhibition is scheduled for Dec.
5, 2004 at The Vietnamese Museum of Modern Arts,
Hanoi.
Community: For Pham Minh Tuan, each person is the
product of his or her community. The things we do, the
things we enjoy, and the things we loathe, all come from
the community to which we belong. We shred our
individualities and Become the image of one another.
Within the community, there are no serious conflicts
because there are no significant differences. We can
only conflict ourselves, and thus our conflict takes on the
shape of our own reflection. We remain imprisoned within
the reflections of our own beings.
Thus the artist becomes the liberator of the community.
His arts, not capable of being contained in a molded
form, help him transcend the uniformity and monotony of
communal life. The artist awakens the lost souls, and
restores their individual senses. Life without arts is
therefore no true life, but only the mechanical motion of a
sleepwalker.
with strong steps; nevertheless, his eternal searching is
leading him down a myriad of paths. His debut on the
international art scene with a group exhibition in May
1997 in Hong Kong. A graduate of the Hanoi Industrial
Fine Arts University, he is well-trained in the techniques
of traditional Vietnamese lacquer painting. A recurrent
theme in his work is the passage of Time. He feels that
time is forever, therefore there is no need for hands to
measure segments. From the origin of man to the
present, humans are linked to one another by time. Tuan
also is concerned with the state of the human condition.
His lacquer works "Countryside" and "House of the
Ceramist" depict the bucolic nature of the simple jobs of
life in the country." --By Suzanne Lecht - excerpts from
"Pham Minh Tuan, The Artist"
Pham Minh Tuan has participated in numerous
exhibitions. His new solo exhibition is scheduled for Dec.
5, 2004 at The Vietnamese Museum of Modern Arts,
Hanoi.
Community: For Pham Minh Tuan, each person is the
product of his or her community. The things we do, the
things we enjoy, and the things we loathe, all come from
the community to which we belong. We shred our
individualities and Become the image of one another.
Within the community, there are no serious conflicts
because there are no significant differences. We can
only conflict ourselves, and thus our conflict takes on the
shape of our own reflection. We remain imprisoned within
the reflections of our own beings.
Thus the artist becomes the liberator of the community.
His arts, not capable of being contained in a molded
form, help him transcend the uniformity and monotony of
communal life. The artist awakens the lost souls, and
restores their individual senses. Life without arts is
therefore no true life, but only the mechanical motion of a
sleepwalker.
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Reflexion
2004
31 x 39
Oil on canvas
2004
31 x 39
Oil on canvas
Community
2003
31 x 39
Oil on canvas
2003
31 x 39
Oil on canvas