Author: Luong Vu

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Part 3: Choose a strategy I want to create a human face’s sculpture with some hyperreal aesthetic features like the clay works of Johnson Tang. Part 4: Sketches

As I watched the interviews of different contemporary artists on Art21, I was inspired by Jes Fan’s idea of challenging the beauty standard through his sculpture work. His sculptures question the thin line between aesthetics and grotesque as he incorporates biological materials like piss and blood into his glass, silicon, and resin mixture. Through his… Continue reading Art21 Contemporary Sculpture Assignment, Luong Vu

One concern that has always existed in my mind is the balance between art and science in life. As I grow up in a typical Asian family, academic pursuit is a very important subject for family discussion. This kind of discussion never ends in peace though as the career path I map out does not… Continue reading Luong Vu, Project 3: Part 1 + 2

As I researched several contemporary artists and their interviews, I am particularly interested in the work and ideas of Do Ho Suh and Kiki Smith. For Do Ho Suh, I feel related to how he uses home and identity as the primary source of inspiration for his sculpture work. Viewers can acquire a better understanding… Continue reading Art21 Contemporary Sculpture Assignment, Luong Vu

Part 1: Choose, consider, and clarify your topic For the second project, I plan to make a shrine that symbolizes Vietnamese culture. Since Vietnam is a country that is heavily influenced by Buddhism, temples and pagodas have become an important religious part of many Vietnamese lives. I remember going to these sacred places every Lunar… Continue reading Luong Vu, Project 2: “Shrines”, Part 1-3