Installation view of exhibition "UOB Painting of the Year", UOB Bank, 2024.
Artwork details of exhibition "UOB Painting of the Year", UOB Bank, 2024.
Artwork details of exhibition "UOB Painting of the Year", UOB Bank, 2024.
Artwork details of exhibition "UOB Painting of the Year", UOB Bank, 2024.
Artwork details of exhibition "UOB Painting of the Year", UOB Bank, 2024.
Artwork details of exhibition "UOB Painting of the Year", UOB Bank, 2024.
Coal, rice flour and glue on canvas.
Description
The artwork employs two native materials - Quang Ninh coal and rice flour from the Mekong Delta - to tell the story of Vietnam's natural resources through the lens of North-South industrial and agricultural production. The artist skillfully combines these materials to create a contemporary ink-wash landscape, with abstract effects resembling stalactite formations, emphasising the dialogue between black and white, light and shadow. This is a grand narrative about the intersection of industry and agriculture, and their impact on the natural landscape and local cultural practices.
Description from "UOB Painting of the Year" Exhibition, 2024.
