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Creator: Khang Pham-New
Offered by: Glenn Green Galleries

Description
Polished granite sculpture

My childhood experience in the Vietnam War has, paradoxically, become a driving force in my artistic creations. Escaping from the war-ravaged small village in Vietnam at age twelve, my consequent voyage with other “boat people” started my life journey for love in a more humane world.

I am impassioned with biomorphic abstract forms. As an artist, ?I am aware of and respect the (art) movements of my time, but to create I remove myself from the influences of the time and retreat into a private space where I can experiment and explore possibilities of each phase of my inner life.

I continue to search for an organic fusion between my creative ideas and the abstract form. If such a fusion exists, or a moment of visualizing such fusion is possible, I know it only exists in the long journey ahead.

When sculpting, I employ abstract sculpture language to explore human relationships, which to me, are the origin of life. Lines, especially curved lines, fascinate me; they seem to have the capacity for embracing all other lines; forming various shapes. Curved lines are also metaphors, they represent the feminine power in the universe, the nourishing and generating force of all lives. Joining curved lines with other lines, I have created the sacred bond between Mother and her children, compassionate love among human beings, intensive love between lovers, cyclical movements in nature.

Many of my sculptures express the self-contained cosmos in its cycle of exhaustion and regeneration. In other pieces, I have combined forms in a way that is expressive of relationships between living beings. It is not enough for me that a work of art be beautiful or express emotion: I want my pieces to carry each viewer beyond sensation, into realms of contemplation.

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	Vietnam
Period:	2000-2021
Materials:	granite
Condition:	Excellent.
Creation Date:	2012
Styles / Movements:	Western, Asian Art, Contemporary
Incollect Reference #:	222045

Dimensions

W.	60 in;	H.	86 in;	D.	55 in;
W.	152.4 cm;	H.	218.44 cm;	D.	139.7 cm;

Message from Seller:

Glenn Green Galleries, located in Santa Fe, represents over 40 world-class artists, offering exceptional sculptures, paintings, prints, photography, and jewelry. For inquiries, contact 505.820.0008 or kerry@glenngreen.com.