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Exhibition catalog: Discourse of War

This exhibition is about the impact of the war on the lives and creative paths of artists in Ukraine and worldwide. We want to show how artists’ attitude to art has changed during this year. How changed the vector of their creativity and attitude to the language of art in connection with these events. War has no nationality or religion. War has an impact on everyone individually and on all of humanity in general. Our goal is to show how artists from different parts of the world perceive war. This is an art discourse between artists and viewers.

This exhibition is about the impact of the war on the lives and creative paths of artists in Ukraine and worldwide. We want to show how artists’ attitude to art has changed during this year. How changed the vector of their creativity and attitude to the language of art in connection with these events.

War has no nationality or religion. War has an impact on everyone individually and on all of humanity in general. Our goal is to show how artists from different parts of the world perceive war. This is an art discourse between artists and viewers.

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TAT-DAT NGUYEN

Vienna, Austria

@tatdatart | www.tatdatnguyen.com

Про роботу

«Королі без батьківщини» досліджує теми втрати, переміщення, патріархату та

людського досвіду війни. Запозичуючи мій власний досвід біженця після війни

у В’єтнамі, твір розповідає історію чоловіків, які втратили все — ідентичність,

владу, країну, домівку та коханих. Однак твір не стосується їх спокути, оскільки

він також натякає на падіння патріархату, що представляє ширшу тему зриву

традиційних структур влади, які здебільшого винні у жорстокості війни.

Напівфігуративні елементи у творі віддають шану людським історіям війни. Колір і

позначки підкреслюють емоційний — страх, гнів, відчай, розгубленість, сум, ненависть,

любов — і психологічний вплив війни. Вплив народного та графічного мистецтва додає

культурної специфіки та проливає світло на втрачені культурні та особисті історії, які

часто супроводжують війни.

Tat-Dat Nguyen is a Vietnamese refugee and immigrant whose artwork explores a diverse

range of themes, from the personal and intimate to the universal and mystical.

Through his practice, Nguyen grapples with issues including migration, identity, memory,

and mythology, drawing on his own experiences as well as the experiences of others

in the global diaspora.

In his work, Tat-Dat often incorporates elements of mysticism and surrealism to suspend

belief and propose deeper layers of meanings. He also draws on the influence of

folk and graphic arts as meditations on cultural histories, contemporary culture, and

media. He employs expressionism to create a sense of depth and texture in his pieces,

using shapes, marks, colors, and textures to create complex, dynamic compositions that

express the hopes, fears, and struggles of the human condition, while inviting the viewer

to engage with the work on multiple levels.

Through his art, Nguyen seeks to explore the complex personal and universal human

experience, while also creating a space for healing and reflection.

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