Viet Nam
• 1980
Biography
Born in 1980 in Hanoi, Ngo Van Sac's wood burn portraits represent a pivotal point in his artistic path. He started painting on wood panels about ten years ago, but when he looked back at the paintings he had created, none of them were up to his standards. So, he burned them all. In the flames, with natural colours created by the heat, he saw them in a new way discovering in them a new life and a new art form. By combining fire and natural pinewood, Ngo Van Sac truly found himself.
The subjects depicted in Ngo Van Sac's artworks are inspired by his travels around Vietnam. He is often struck by the beautiful authenticity of the people, primarily children, he encounters.
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