Sunday, February 17, 2013

HAPPY VALENTINE'S NGÀY TÌNH YÊU

"February Impromptu:  Valentine's Crowd" 
Enamel on paper by Uyên c2013

ABOUT THE ART OF NG.UYÊN   A form of L'Art Brut (art of the untrained or outsiders' art).  She calls her paintings "Art in Frugality" and "Subconscious Painting" or "Impromptu Painting," focusing on the thrift of expression via colors, lines and shapes, both as a means of relaxation and communication of ideas.  Accordingly, her art must be quick and expressive of a theme, which often comes to her subconsciously.  
      The piece above was made with fingernail polish, in approximately 15 minutes of direct drawing and painting with the nail polish brush onto a piece of typing paper.  The chaotic nature of the flowers refers to the madness of Valentine's Day in February each year. Love is no longer the motivation for the extension of the self, but instead a sign of consumerism and conquest.   For the truest Valentine's flower, it should be a symbol of creativity and love for humanity, no longer just romantic love as a form of possession, let alone a dating ritual.  
    Thank you, Vincent van Gogh, for making this type of strokes acceptable, since in this world you always exist! 
"What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?"  Vincent van Gogh

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