CHI L. NGUYỄN

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      As Roots to Trees, as Sea to Streams (Part 1)








      Cerulean Blue      , 2025
      Acrylic & soil pigment on paper in hand-carved wooden frame
      36 x 23.8 cm

      Photo
      SUCHSIZE / Yukawa Nakayasu





      Father’s Rose, 2025
      Acrylic & soil pigment on paper in hand-carved wooden frame
      36 x 23.8 cm





      Grandma’s Garden, 2025
      Acrylic, soil pigment & gold pigment on paper in hand-carved wooden frame
      36 x 23.8 cm







      Fireflies, 2025
      Acrylic, soil pigment & gold leaf on paper in hand-carved wooden frame
      36 x 23.8 cm







      The Gardener, 2025
      Acrylic, soil pigment, pencil & gold pigment on ebru marbled paper in hand-carved wooden frame
      31.3 x 48.2 cm


      These stamp-like paintings belong to the Part 1 of my on-going painting series ‘As Roots to Trees, as Sea to Streams’.  The series title came from the proverb ‘Như cây có cội, như sông có nguồn’, implying the Vietnamese tradition of memorizing one’s ancestors and lineage.

      This Part 1 series were exhibited in the two-person show ‘Tender Recalls / Prospective Futures’ co-curated by Mary Lou David at SUCHSIZE - Osaka, Japan (2025).