Artist Tran Dan – Vietnamese Lacquer Paintings & Artworks – Nguyen Art Gallery

artist tran dan

Tran Dan studied architecture in university but turned his artistic career into lacquer, and self-learned painting and sculpture. His primal media is lacquer yet he works widely from painting to installation, video, photography, and performance. One of Tran’s interests is to find a broader possibility of lacquer medium. Tran finds a possibility of lacquer beyond just traditional painting and is keen to develop its form and art output further: lacquer with/ as mix-material paintings/ sculptures or (video) installations.

Exhibitions & Art Events

      • 01/ 2006: “Pink Color Space” Exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City
      • 04/ 2006 – 09/ 2006: He was a wood sculptor at Truong Thanh Furniture Company in Ho Chi Minh City
      • 10/ 2006 – 03/ 2007: He was a designer at the studio of BHD, Ho Chi Minh City
      • 12/ 2006: “Sleep Walking City” Exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City
      • 01/ 2008: “The Blue Sleeping City” Exhibition in Hanoi
      • 03/ 2008 – 02/ 2009: He has been the founder and manager of Dan Viet Art Studio in Ho Chi Minh City
      • 06/ 2012: “Women & Flowers” Exhibition at 87 Ma May, Hanoi
      • 06/ 2012 – 10/ 2012: He has been the co-organizer and Art Director at Tokyo x Hanoi x Art (A contemporary art project collaborating with young Japanese and Vietnamese artists)
      • 01/ 2012 – 06/ 2012: He has been the founder and artistic director of Name Art Space in Hanoi
      • 2017: “Chuyen Mong” (Story of Dream) exhibition in Hanoi

Highlight Artworks of Tran Dan

Still Life through the Window - Tran Dan
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Still Life through the Window

ARTIST: Tran Dan
MATERIAL: Lacquer on canvas
DIMENSIONS: 70cm*90cm | 28 inches*35 inches

Sleepwalking in the City Tran Dan Vietnamese Paintings
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Sleepwalking in the City

ARTIST: Tran Dan
MATERIAL: Lacquer on canvas
SIZE: 70cm*120cm | 28 inches*47 inches
 

the masks tran dan famous vietnamese painters
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The Masks

ARTIST: Tran Dan
MATERIAL: Lacquer on canvas
SIZE: 70cm*120cm | 28 inches*47 inches
 

Decorative Bird Son Sculpture
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Decorative Bird Son Sculpture

With simple materials such as composite, Nguyen Tan Phat has brought the spiritual theme into his true and impressive sculptures. The mysterious religion or spiritual life is one of the most important elements of the oriental lifestyle.

ARTIST: Tran Dan
MATERIAL: Lacquer on wood
SIZE: 34cm*15cm | 13 inches*6 inches
WEIGHT: 3kg