Dinh Quan exhibits abstract lacquer paintings

Veteran painter Dinh Quan organizes an exhibition of lacquer paintings "Thien Khai" - inspired by the universe.

The event marked Dinh Quan's return after more than 10 years, taking place from May 27 to June 5 at an art gallery in District 1. Still pursuing the line of abstract lacquer paintings, the artist chose the theme. new creative genius - the origin of the universe.

The work "Thien Khai" with bright bands like black streaks is burning in the middle of the sun. Photo: Ben Thanh Art

The exhibition introduces nearly 40 paintings in a variety of colors and shapes. To express the concept of the universe and human life, he chose two basic elements, light and dark. He named the event Genesis, inspired by the title of the first chapter in the Old Testament.

According to artist and art critic Nguyen Quan, this collection continues the traditional lacquer art but has escaped the splendid golden effect to pursue its own expression. "It can be rushed, explosive De Kooning style, confusing and loose like Jackson Pollock or smoldering passionate and deep, mesmerizing Mark Rothko," commented Nguyen Quan.

Curator David Willis assessed that the author had made a big change in artistic style. According to him, Thien Khai not only contains purely physical images such as the Big Bang, the cosmic egg, or the neurons that are active in the human brain, but also the interference. between Eastern mysticism and Western philosophy.

The work "Fly" reflects the pearl light stretching in space. Photo: Ben Thanh Art

Painter Dinh Quan was born in Hai Phong in 1964, studied the art of lacquer painting and graduated from Vietnam Fine Arts University in 1990. Over 30 years in the profession, he has organized international exhibitions in 15 countries around the world. , such as China, Japan, France, Singapore, USA. For a long time, the main theme in Dinh Quan's paintings was female images.

The work "Tree" simulates a mushroom-shaped green cloud, reminiscent of a nuclear explosion. Photo: Ben Thanh Art

He has many works that appear in the collections of the Singapore Art Museum, the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum and the National Art Gallery of Malaysia. He was one of 20 Vietnamese artists present in the exhibition Vietnam Lacquer Painting: A New Era at the Oakland Exhibition Center (California, USA) in 2000.

The exhibition is curated by David Willis. He is an art critic from New York (USA), an expert on Southeast Asian contemporary art. Born in 1986 in Geneva, Switzerland, he received a Bachelor of Arts in Socio-Cultural Anthropology from Columbia University (USA), and a Master of Arts degree in Art Criticism and Criticism from the School of Visual Arts. He writes and curates for many magazines and galleries around the globe.

Mai Nhat