Duo display: Artworks by Ca Le Thang x Doan Xuan Tang
What does the place narrate when we stand there? And have the movements in an artist’s thoughts perhaps re-established a space, partially detached from the physical location, echoing differently for each observer?
In the artistic language of painters Ca Le Thang (b. 1949) and Doan Xuan Tang (b. 1977), the place is mentioned as a guiding concept, suggesting expansive spaces. Through abstract and semi-abstract styles, their creations result from capturing images characteristic of the land, allowing each person to immerse themselves in their own way.
On the one hand, artist Ca Le Thang, born in Dong Thap Muoi military base, focuses on the theme “Flood Season.” This scenery is deeply tied to his childhood memories before his family moved to the North. His works resemble the Mekong Delta chronicles, transcending form with materials that fluctuate between density and lightness, thickness and thinness, expressing the artist’s heartfelt emotions and depicting the captivating beauty of the southern riverine climate. He narrates a long story with warm colors reminiscent of sediment, where the culture of the Nine Dragon River delta is portrayed through nostalgic green miles, afternoon storms, and continuous echoes of a sentimental soul.
Meanwhile, in the North, artist Doan Xuan Tang has spent many years focusing his creative sensitivity on the Northwest forests in various states. He seeks to depict the very “human” aspects of the majestic nature, and most recently, delves into the movements of all things at night. With stillness, relying on the interplay of light and dark and a tranquil state of mind, the artist leads viewers to skies changing colors, hearing the forest’s whispers at night, and guiding them deep into the vast uncertainty of nature.
In a spirit of duality, the joint exhibition of artists Ca Le Thang and Doan Xuan Tang (in the framework of “Mindscape” exhibition at Indochine House) flows along rivers and forests with the movement of consciousness before the grand landscape. The exhibition proposes alternating dialogues: between the two regions through their artworks, between the viewer and the artwork, and between the viewer and the soul’s landscape.
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What does the place narrate when we stand there? And have the movements in an artist’s thoughts perhaps re-established a space, partially detached from the physical location, echoing differently for each observer?
In the artistic language of painters Ca Le Thang (b. 1949) and Doan Xuan Tang (b. 1977), the place is mentioned as a guiding concept, suggesting expansive spaces. Through abstract and semi-abstract styles, their creations result from capturing images characteristic of the land, allowing each person to immerse themselves in their own way.
On the one hand, artist Ca Le Thang, born in Dong Thap Muoi military base, focuses on the theme “Flood Season.” This scenery is deeply tied to his childhood memories before his family moved to the North. His works resemble the Mekong Delta chronicles, transcending form with materials that fluctuate between density and lightness, thickness and thinness, expressing the artist’s heartfelt emotions and depicting the captivating beauty of the southern riverine climate. He narrates a long story with warm colors reminiscent of sediment, where the culture of the Nine Dragon River delta is portrayed through nostalgic green miles, afternoon storms, and continuous echoes of a sentimental soul.
Meanwhile, in the North, artist Doan Xuan Tang has spent many years focusing his creative sensitivity on the Northwest forests in various states. He seeks to depict the very “human” aspects of the majestic nature, and most recently, delves into the movements of all things at night. With stillness, relying on the interplay of light and dark and a tranquil state of mind, the artist leads viewers to skies changing colors, hearing the forest’s whispers at night, and guiding them deep into the vast uncertainty of nature.
In a spirit of duality, the joint exhibition of artists Ca Le Thang and Doan Xuan Tang (in the framework of “Mindscape” exhibition at Indochine House) flows along rivers and forests with the movement of consciousness before the grand landscape. The exhibition proposes alternating dialogues: between the two regions through their artworks, between the viewer and the artwork, and between the viewer and the soul’s landscape.
