Vuong Van Thao
Vuong Van Thao first achieved international renown in 2001 with his ‘Body and Dream’ series, exhibited at Salon Natasha. His first ‘Living Fossil’ sculpture series was unveiled in 2006. In it, he created a representation of one house and one power pole from each street in Hanoi’s Old Quarter and cast each one in a solid cube of composite resin. Thao was invited to exhibit this 68-piece work at The Singapore Art Museum as part of the 2007 Asia Pacific Art Awards, during which he was nominated as one of the 10 Best Artists in the region. The museum purchased the entire work for its permanent collection.
Thao has since continued exploring the ‘Living Fossil’ concept, creating sculptures of facets of Hanoi that are under threat from development, and casting them in composite resin blocks. In 2008 he fossilized the Long Bien Bridge in ten sections, most of which are in private collections around the world. He followed this with his 2013 ‘Frozen Dream’ Living Fossil series, representations of street vendors which provide a pithy social critique.
In addition to inclusion in the Singapore Art Museum permanent collection and numerous private collections, Vuong Van Thao’s work has also been acquired by the Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts and the Asia Sculpture Arts Theme Park (China).
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These works are featured in The Grapevine Selection – Volume I.
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Exhibition “The Twilight between Light and Darkness”
12 Feb - 12 Mar - A showcase of artworks by 15 artists participating in a recent art project in the National Assembly tunnel ----- 12/02 - 12/03 - Trưng bày các tác phẩm của 15 họa sĩ tham gia Dự án Nghệ thuật trong đường hầm nhà Quốc hội Continue reading >
Vietnam – Malaysia – Thailand Watercolor Art Exchange Exhibition
01 - 07 Apr - The first water color exhibition ever takes place in Vietnam for artists from 3 countries: Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand ----- 01 - 07/04 - Triển lãm tranh màu nước lần đầu tiên giữa 3 nước: Việt Nam – Malaysia - Thái Lan tại Việt Nam Continue reading >
Exhibition “Lây”
16 - 26 Mar - Annual exhibition by Young Artists Club with more than 40 Hanoi artists ----- 16 - 26/03 - Triển lãm thường niên của Câu Lạc Bộ Nghệ sĩ Trẻ với hơn 40 nghệ sỹ trẻ đang sống và làm việc tại Hà Nội Continue reading >
5 Art Exhibitions to Check out before They Close
5 art exhibitions to close soon that you may be interested in taking a last look ----- 5 triển lãm sắp kết thúc ở Hà Nội mà bạn có thể quan tâm Continue reading >
KVT – Beliefs Colorful and Otherwise at Dong Phong
KVT ponders beliefs and disbeliefs with Vuong Van Thao and Ly Hung Anh ….and reminds readers that his colorful imagination often runs away with him ----- KVT suy nghĩ về niềm tin và sự hoài nghi cùng với Vương Văn Thạo và Lý Hùng Anh ... và nhắc nhở bạn đọc rằng trí tưởng tượng đầy màu sắc thường chạy trốn khỏi ông Continue reading >
Exhibition “Colourful Beliefs”
15 Nov - 15 Dec - Exhibition features an interesting co-ordination between the talented Ly Hung Anh's paintings and well-established Vuong Thao's living fossils with a new nuance ----- 15/11 - 15/12 - Sự kết hợp thú vị giữa những bức tranh của hoạ sĩ tài năng Lý Hùng Anh cùng các hoá thạch sống mang sắc thái mới của hoạ sĩ nổi tiếng Vương Văn Thạo Continue reading >
Exhibition “Loading… Please Wait”
21 Sep - 21 Oct - Group exhibition of painters: Vuong Van Thao, Ly Hung Anh, Doan Xuan Tang, Luu Vu Long, Trinh Minh Tien, Do Hiep, Dang Xuan Truong ----- 21/09 - 21/10 - Triển lãm nhóm của các họa sỹ: Vương Văn Thạo, Lý Hùng Anh, Đoàn Xuân Tặng, Lưu Vũ Long, Trịnh Minh Tiến, Đỗ Hiệp, Đặng Xuân Trường Continue reading >
KVT – Delectably Affordable Art Part 2
KVT still doing cart wheels around Dong Phong ----- KVT vẫn tiếp tục lượn quanh triển lãm ở Đông Phong Continue reading >
Exhibition “Fossilised Hanoi” by Artist Vuong Van Thao
10 - 22 Mar - Art exhibition “Fossilised Hanoi”, by the renowned Vietnamese artist Vuong Van Thao ----- 10 - 22/03 - Triển lãm “Hà Nội hóa thạch” của nghệ sỹ Việt Nam nổi tiếng Vương Văn Thạo Continue reading >
The Grapevine Selection Presents Artist Vuong Van Thao
"The Grapevine Selection" is pleased to introduce Vuong Van Thao, one of the eight renowned names to exhibit at the upcoming art exhibition ----- "Lựa chọn của Grapevine" rất vui mừng được giới thiệu nghệ sỹ Vương Văn Thạo, một trong tám cái tên sẽ tham gia triển lãm trong phần 1 của series sắp tới Continue reading >
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“Fossils are things that are dead, but anything that is fossilized will live forever.”
