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The position,
2019
Nguyen The Dung
Painting : oil
162 x 114 x 1 cm 63.8 x 44.9 x 0.4 inch
$21,904
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Dimensions cm • inch
162 x 114 x 1 cm 63.8 x 44.9 x 0.4 inch Height x Width x Depth
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Framing
Brown case
Artwork dimensions including frame
169 x 120 x 3 cm 66.5 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
Artwork sold in perfect condition
Artwork location: Philippines
Nguyen The Dung's "The Position" is a striking piece that combines surrealist and realism elements. The artwork invites viewers into a space where the ordinary meets the extraordinary. The composition features a traditional wooden chair against a minimalist, yet vividly colored backdrop. The bold use of blue and neutral tones creates a serene atmosphere, drawing attention to the central surreal element: a large, elongated Papaya that appears to balance on the chair, defying gravity.
The Papaya, painted with meticulous attention to detail, stands out with its vibrant yellow hue, contrasting against the subdued background. This juxtaposition challenges perceptions of reality and encourages viewers to explore themes of balance, perspective, and the unexpected in everyday objects. The interplay of light and shadow adds a three-dimensional quality to the canvas, enhancing its depth and realism.
Nguyen The Dung's oil paint allows for rich textures and subtle gradations of color, contributing to the painting's dynamic yet harmonious aesthetic. "The Position" showcases the artist's technical prowess and invites contemplation of the whimsical and mundane, making it a captivating addition to contemporary Vietnamese art.
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New Frontier Art Gallery • Philippines
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Born in 1985 Nguyen The Dung - an emerging artist from Vietnam - is a graduate of Vietnam University of Fine Arts in Hanoi where he got his Bachelor's degree and is currently undergoing a master course in painting.
The departure point of Nguyen The Dung's paintings is a realistic description yet his style transforms into surrealism and, to some extent, into pop-art. Dung possesses an uncommon palette in which the hues and tones seem like an echo of a remote place and time in pale purple, light pink, ochre, grey - all invoking nostalgia, anxiety and regret.
Fashionable office guys in identically striped shirts, suits, shining black shoes are in human bodies but having cow heads - they are the same, sticking together, overlapping each over, lined up in ranks and files in linear perspective.
The composed setting in which the identical human cows line up alludes to the cattle-herd mentality which is so popular in the present society from the way of dressing to the way of thinking. People turned out to be identical in their feelings they copy each other both in a fashionable sadness or fashionable happiness.
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The departure point of Nguyen The Dung's paintings is a realistic description yet his style transforms into surrealism and, to some extent, into pop-art. Dung possesses an uncommon palette in which the hues and tones seem like an echo of a remote place and time in pale purple, light pink, ochre, grey - all invoking nostalgia, anxiety and regret.
Fashionable office guys in identically striped shirts, suits, shining black shoes are in human bodies but having cow heads - they are the same, sticking together, overlapping each over, lined up in ranks and files in linear perspective.
The composed setting in which the identical human cows line up alludes to the cattle-herd mentality which is so popular in the present society from the way of dressing to the way of thinking. People turned out to be identical in their feelings they copy each other both in a fashionable sadness or fashionable happiness.
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