Bao Vuong (b.1978, Vietnam) was born in Vietnam at the end of the 70s. Barely a year old, he fled with his parents by sea. Like thousands of boat people, he and his family wandered, tossed about in refugee camps in pursuit of a land of welcome. The paintings of Bao Vuong are totally black, both realistic and abstract. It’s a projection of the nights in the open seas spent by his family on the run, the same nights that hundreds of thousands of refugees have lived through the centuries and still know each day—forsaken in the dark, without a clue. Darkness hints at imminent death and swallows all those who have sacrificed and lost everything worth living. Black paint awakens fears associated with exile, while reflections of light on the paint strokes represent shimmers of hope that give birth to a survival instinct, echoing the promise of a better world.
The Crossing 148
Bao Vuong
2023
Acrylic and oil paint, graphite powder and Vietnamese incense ash on canvas
100 cm diameter
The Crossing 149
Bao Vuong
2023
Acrylic and oil paint, graphite powder and Vietnamese incense ash on canvas
130 x 89 cm (work)
135 x 94 cm (framed)
The Crossing 150
Bao Vuong
2023
Acrylic and oil paint, graphite powder and Vietnamese incense ash on canvas
150 x 150 cm (work)
155 x 155 cm (framed)
The Crossing 151
Bao Vuong
2023
Acrylic and oil paint on canvas
114 x 146 cm (work)
119 x 151 cm (framed)
The Crossing 159
Bao Vuong
2023
Acrylic and oil paint, graphite powder and Vietnamese incense ash on canvas
81 x 116 cm (work)
86 x 121 cm (framed)
The Crossing 158
Bao Vuong
2023
Acrylic and oil paint, graphite powder and Vietnamese incense ash on canvas
60 x 73 cm (work)
65 x 78 cm (framed)
The Crossing 157
Bao Vuong
2023
Acrylic and oil paint on canvas
97 x 162 cm (work)
102 x 167 cm (framed)
The Crossing 156
Bao Vuong
2023
Acrylic and oil paint, graphite powder and Vietnamese incense ash on canvas
130 x 192 cm (work)
135 x 197 cm (framed)
The Crossing 155
Bao Vuong
2023
Acrylic and oil paint, graphite powder and Vietnamese incense ash on canvas
97 x 162 cm (work)
102 x 167 cm (framed)
The Crossing 154
Bao Vuong
2023
Acrylic and oil paint, graphite powder and Vietnamese incense ash on canvas
97 x 162 cm (work)
102 x 167 cm (framed)
The Crossing 153
Bao Vuong
2023
Acrylic and oil paint, graphite powder and Vietnamese incense ash on canvas
89 x 116 cm (work)
94 x 121 cm (framed)
The Crossing 152
Bao Vuong
2023
Acrylic and oil paint, graphite powder and Vietnamese incense ash on canvas
89 x 116 cm (work)
94 x 121 cm (framed)
Bao Vuong – Voyage Suspended
4 - 25 November 2023
Richard Koh Fine Art,
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