Vacation (sketch)

One-way Boulevard

Reincarnation series

2024 – Oil on linen – 130cm x 180cm

Collected

Mountains 01

2024 – Oil on linen – 150cm x 150cm

Collected

I have a special connection with mountains. After many years of traveling to majestic mountain regions, I always feel overwhelmed when looking up at the massive formations hidden in the clouds. Standing in front of mountains, humans seem so small. The higher and wider the mountains, the more I feel my own insignificance in front of nature. Perhaps that is why the more I admire mountains, the more I think about humanity.

Mountains are not formed by accumulation but by the collision of great tectonic plates, pushing and rising into towering peaks (or erupting in the case of volcanoes). Humanity is the same — we reach the heights of knowledge through friction, exchange, and the clash of different cultures and philosophies. These encounters, whether peaceful or through conflict, drive human intelligence to rise and create new level. The painting “Mountain 01” is the first breakthrough piece, marking the beginning of a series depicting mountains, beneath which lies the immense energy of great civilizations.

Mountains 02

2024 – Oil on linen – 150cm x 150cm

Available

The Will Orchard

Nudity series

2024 – Oil on linen – 90cm x 60cm

Available

Daughter of Water God

Nudity series

2024 – Oil on linen – 90cm x 60cm

Available

“DAUGHTER OF THE WATER GOD”

I had to wait until the aftermath of the storm Yagi subsided before posting this work. The painting was completed during the stormy days, but it is not meant to illustrate floods. It was started long before and speaks about the societal situation that young people today have to wade into. Recently, I happened to read an article by journalist Đinh Đức Hoàng and felt a great sense of connection. Although not entirely the same, when you read that article, you will somewhat understand this painting. Let me quote:

“…older generations always tend to complain about the younger ones. It’s not just the 8x thinking the 9x are frail, or the 9x seeing Gen Z as weak. This has been happening for centuries. Until recently, I still thought the same about my younger siblings. But now, I don’t think that way anymore. It seems like they all are facing more challenges than I did. And it takes more courage to survive.

Back in the day, I was probably lucky because, in that little rented attic, there was only a flip phone for me to sing to myself. To be sad, and to yearn to escape from that place. Now, I see a massive market trading in comfort. People trade comfort like a drug they crave but can’t legally sell.

The consumer goods market, which has been trading comfort for half a century, now, thanks to the liberation of fast fashion brands, turns it into an industry. People participate in shopping, buying cheap things that create waste for the planet, not for actual use, but to experience the act of shopping. It has almost become a minimal economic activity, to affirm the existence of many people (and to escape the feeling of not having purchased things that truly improve quality of life). Sellers design entire paths to comfort customers’ emotions through owning trivial, fashionable items.

The content market, which has been trading in comfort since its inception, now doesn’t want to sell anything else. Content creators sell us the feeling of belonging to a larger community. It’s very comforting, and highly addictive…”