Galerie BAQ
Nguyễn Duy Mạnh , Vietnam
Trương Công Tùng , Vietnam
"Untamed Souls"
Galerie BAQ is thrilled to present “Untamed Souls,” a duo exhibition featuring Vietnamese artists Nguyễn Duy-Mạnh and Trương Công-Tùng as they explore and reinterpret the rich history of their homeland through “earth”.
In his new painting series, titled As time passes through shadows… (2023 – ongoing), where Tùng experiments with lacquer on clay, the artist selects and intertwines a constellation of natural forms (flowers, leaves, termite wings, ember spark, rain droplets, fireflight glows, etc.), body organs (a tooth, hand with curved fingers, or hip bone), and abstract flows and strokes that invoke the presence of sublime, even divine, energy.
Nguyễn Duy Mạnh invites us to a feast, Phách Lạc – Lost Souls (2017-2023), a symbolic banquet where each ceramic dish, each element has been meticulously chosen and hand-painted by the artist himself. A banquet is both a solemn and convivial place, a space for exchange and sharing. Beyond mere visual and “taste” pleasure, it invites us to a philosophical and cultural debate on his perception of Vietnamese identity in contemporary society.
Duo show of Trương Công Tùng et Nguyễn Duy Mạnh
From May 16th to June 24th, 2024
Rendez-Vous
Friday 24 May 2024 from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Guided Tour / Tea Time
Saturday 25 May 2024 from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Cocktail
Sunday 26 May 2024 from 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Meeting / Guided tour with curator Thien-Bao LE
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