Friend, 2023
Painting : oil · 89 x 116 x 1 cm 35 x 45.7 x 0.4 inch · Ready to hang
€12,750
12 750 €
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About the artwork
Type
Painting : Unique artwork
Condition
Artwork sold in perfect condition, framed, ready to hang
Unstretched (shipped rolled)
Authenticity
Sold with certificate of Authenticity from the artist
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Signature
Hand-signed by artist
Dimensions ( cm • inch )
89 x 116 x 1 cm 35 x 45.7 x 0.4 inch Height x Width x Depth
Artwork dimensions including frame
113 x 140 x 2 cm 44.5 x 55.1 x 0.8 inch
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Description
"Friend" by Nguyen the Dung is a captivating oil on canvas piece that measures 89 x 116 cm. The artwork is a striking blend of surrealism and whimsy, showcasing a figure with the head of a red bull donned in a formal suit. The figure reclines in a relaxed pose against a backdrop of gradient hues transitioning from deep green to warm yellow, evoking a sense of mystery and intrigue. The bull's head adds an element of the fantastical, while the suit and striped shirt suggest a juxtaposition between the animalistic and the civilized. The vibrant, plant-like appendages emerging from the figure's lap further blur the lines between reality and imagination, inviting viewers to explore themes of identity and transformation. Set in Vietnam, this piece reflects a unique cultural perspective through its imaginative and thought-provoking imagery.
Presentation
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.
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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