HCMC – Exhibition “Thổ cẩm II” by Doan Xuan Tang

Opening: Fri 04 Mar 2016, 6 – 8 pm
Exhibition: 04 – 26 Mar 2016, 8.30 am – 5.30 pm (Mon to Sat)
VinGallery

From the organizer:

Come to enjoy exhibition Thổ Cẩm II by artist Doan Xuan Tang.

Đoàn Xuân Tặng’s paintings distill the romance and mystery of Vietnam’s mountainous region and its people. The streaked lines look like veils through which eyes peer dispassionately, recalling his rain-lashed first visit.

“I particularly love to paint the eyes because they reflect the soul inside – happy, sad, or suffering.”

He refuses to romanticise a region whose beauty belies hardships; the lines remind us that cultures can’t be consumed, and inevitably elude our true understanding. Physical appearance is just one facet of the complexity of the human condition.

“Beauty fades, but its impression is permanent.”