Sunflower
Watercolor on paper [41 x 45 cm] “This is a painting I did to portray the sun in a different way. In this artwork, I employed a technique from my Vietnamese culture called texture decoration. As displayed in my artwork, there are a lot of lines, curves, colors, but especially what made this so common and favorable is its symmetry. Looking at this picture’s symmetry, viewers can tell the artwork is made up of four symmetrical quarters. With the combination of these alike but intangible quarters, this painting would catch viewers off guard if they have not been able to realize it stands for the sun.”
Sunflower
My town
Acrylic oil on foam [30 x 42 cm] “I decided to go beyond just the sun itself: the general view. The painting you are witnessing is a typical drawing of a countryside view that teachers in Vietnam have always taught us since we were kids: a simple drawing includes a tree, grass, a river, the sun and the sky. Not simply drawing it with pencil, I made the tree and the sun with foam so there is a bit of depth and 3D view in 2D drawing. This way, the pattern across the sky, the depth of the foam objects, and the calmness of the river and ground have enlivened the whole artwork.” My town
