{"title":"Vision of the Spirit","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePictures are nothing but illusions, windows we open and choose to trust. Vision of the Spirit is about the task given to our eyes and mind to make sense of what stands before us: an image is a lie we try to understand. This ensemble stresses the intimate paths they’re able to carve in the artist’s psyche, and in the viewer’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Duong Thuy Duong’s A Sheep Portrait 4, one can see a reminiscence of the Christian Agnus dei,\u003cbr\u003ealthough the staring eyes of the lamb about to be sacrificed gives a haunting dimension to the\u003cbr\u003eimage. Nguyen Minh Quan’s Record the Moment of Light seems to allude to French Impressionism,\u003cbr\u003eand Claude Monet’s Intérieur d’appartement appears now set during Tết Trung Thu. The scene is calm and serene but the masked child waiting in between doors is nonetheless disquieting.\u003cbr\u003eThose pictures trigger a sense of familiarity, but twisted like memories of half forgotten dreams.\u003cbr\u003ePham Tuan Ngoc’s photographic work Duet is a floral hallucination of an intoxicating softness.\u003cbr\u003eLinh Chi’s Willow in the Park is a nocturnal stroll in a deserted landscape. Tran Dan’s Nude N.3\u003cbr\u003eMoonlight is a lacquered riddle overseen by the moon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the power of the artist! To give form and to project views of the mind for all to reflect in.\u003cbr\u003eHoai Phuong depicts the immolation of The Selfless Hare and Tran Minh Hien’s Old Garden 1 let us enjoy the fleeting moment of butterflies’ wings flapping above incandescent grass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Moments we are exceptionally able to witness, and pause. Captivating and sophisticated pictures portraying a vision of the spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDr. Nicolas Henni-Trinh Duc\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"old-garden-1","title":"Old Garden 1","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLacquer practice goes through many stages: finding ideas, sketching on wood, painting, drying paintings in a closed room with high humidity. The artwork will appear after grinding under water and repeating the steps for around approximately 7-8 times until the work is completed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow lacquer brings joy to me when I interact with the material is that the variation of each layer of color always creates a surprise that only the artist can fully feel.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI realized that after all, what humans want the most is living their life in peace. What I really want is to people slow down when they see my artwork - like my process when I'm making a final lacquer painting. Feel the whisper of the flower, the grass, the rustling of leaves, your connection to the universe is my final aim.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tran Minh Hien","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61999255617866,"sku":null,"price":3500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1049\/3011\/5914\/files\/tranhkhoisinh_35.jpg?v=1786960699"},{"product_id":"nude-n-3-moonlight","title":"Nude N.3 | Moonlight","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\r\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMigration have always haunted me.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Wilderness is where we all come from, and dreams on earth are our magical illusions, our imaginary magic on a journey that's endless. Colors are tribal dances, our bodies are like dunes in the desert.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tran Dan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61999255847242,"sku":null,"price":4900.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1049\/3011\/5914\/files\/tranhtdan1.jpg?v=1786960697"},{"product_id":"pham-tuan-ngoc-duet","title":"Duet","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCHLORIS REINCARNATION Collection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn order to rise\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFrom its own ashes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA phoenix\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFirst\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMust\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBurn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e- from Parable of the Talents by Octavia Butler\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eLike a phoenix raising back to life gloriously from its own ashes, likeåÊall the stars burning out then shriveling to almost nothing before exploding into a supernova - flowers withering and crushing themselves under the scorching sun, for them to reincarnate into a whole new form, for the universe to repeat in an endless cycle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pham Tuan Ngoc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61999258403146,"sku":null,"price":5400.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1049\/3011\/5914\/files\/Duet191x1104500_6f2af395-8c8b-41c9-92ee-671929622156.jpg?v=1786960657"},{"product_id":"a-sheep-portrait-4","title":"A Sheep Portrait 4","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBuilding on the spirit of the 2024 exhibition \"Pretty as a Sheep\" presented by Asian Art Bridge at the Palais Royal in Paris, Duong Thuy Duong continues to play with the image of sheep on paper. In this new portrait series, the artist moves in closer, exploring the portrait of the sheep with greater intimacy so that every expression becomes strikingly vivid. Her brushwork honed over more than 20 years flows with freedom and instinct, giving life to an image that feels both innocent and deeply emotive.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Duong Thuy Duong","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":61999270920522,"sku":null,"price":1250.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1049\/3011\/5914\/files\/APortrait_36x24_2_cm_oilonpaper_3_f8a76b75-c692-45bc-898c-251e1fdfe0d5.jpg?v=1786960470"},{"product_id":"the-sefless-hare","title":"The Sefless Hare","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOrigininal story of \"The selfless hare\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe painting is based on a fable from \"The Jakata tales\", an Indian story collection that talks about the Buddha's previous incarnation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eIn this story it explains the myth behind the Moon Rabbit. Once upon a time, in a forest deep in the mountains of India, the Bodhisattva was reborn as a hare. He had three friends, an otter, a monkey and a jackall, and these four friends lived together and each of them got his food from his own hunting ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOne day, Sakra - The ruler of Heaven decided to pay a visit to Earth. He disguised as a lost and hungry beggar monk, as he wanted to test the virtue of the creatures living in the forest. Seeing the poor beggar monk, the four animals spread out looking for food to give him, hoping to earn some merits. The monkey climbed up the highest tree and brought back sweet, ripe mango. The otter dived into the Ganges and caught seven red fish. The cunning jackal found a lizard and stole a jar of curds from a nearby village. Alone the hare, whose food was a bunch of grass, had nothing else to offer to the monk but himself. He told the beggar monk to gather a pile of logs and dry grass, kindle a fire, then jump into the middle of the burning flame. He offered himself as food to the beggar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe Sakra then revealed his true form as the ruler of Heaven. He was deeply moved by this selfless act of scarification and wanted to make known this virtue to the whole world for eternity. He saved the hare from the fire, and carved the shape of the hare onto the moon's surface. Until know, when we look up on the moon, we can see the shape of the selfless hare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eInspiration:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eWhen I came across this story about the Moon Rabbit, immediately I wanted to recreate the scene of the divine sacrifice: the fiery bonfire against the darkness of the night. The blazing flame is consuming the rabbit, tearing his flesh apart, yet the rabbit who chose to initiate the act of sacrificing himself show no remorse and with determination, he continues to dance in the flame hysterically, ready to face his ending, knowing that there is \"No beginning, no end\" where death and life is a continuum, and death is not just simply a transition into another realm of beings, but it can be an opportunity for liberation from the samsara - an endless cycle of life and death. In this story, the rabbit is considered a previous incarnation of the Buddha, so I thought that this attitude is aligned with the Buddhist teachings that will come after when the rabbit, in one life, reborn as the prince who will eventually became the Gautama Buddha.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOn a more personal note, I decided to show the flesh and bone of the rabbit as a hint of the gruesome aspect of religion, when one is greatly obsessed with an idea and he lost his own humanity in the religious pursuit. We can see along our history the most gruesome killings are the one motivated by religion, and until know it is still happening in every corner in the world. Even though Buddhism endorse love and compassion and absolutely against harming others sentient beings, but we can see what is going on with the massacre against the Rohingya muslim in Myanmar. We have to be careful with our belief, our faith. Of course, this is just a tiny hint and I would like to leave it for interpretation rather than explaining this to the audience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTo make this painting, I also took a great inspiration from the most beautiful flame of Japan (in my opnion): En'bu (1925) by Nihonga painter Hayami Gyoshu. What is so great of this painting is how alive the flame appears with such minimum color choice, and within the realism manner, we can see how Hayami Gyoshu painted the flame in a more decorative manner, like the flame in religious Tibetan painting. 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