BUSTING MY ASS

As the restrictions of Covid set in, my work had to be increasing experienced over digital display. I chose to embrace the idea of experiencing a sculpture as an image. This piece was originally a large, laminated wood sculpture almost unseen by anyone. Instead, I used matte paint to remove shadows and placed it on a digital background to highlight it as a 2D image. Its existence as a sculpture is unrecognizable appearing as a computer-generated 3D model. The title brings attention to size and presence. The materials and its construction become obsolete as the viewer experience only the digital image. The importance of the sculpture as a physical object is questioned, as is a desire to see it in person. How we now experience art is in flux. This piece does not limit it as a digital image or a 3D sculpture.

12’ x 8’ x 8’ 

it’s morning and it smells like coffee

Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 cm 
Documenting the events after the killing of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement

Burning Car

This is a mix of several layered and mixed paintings, inspired by the style of Basquiat.
Among the depicted motifs are Tyler, the Creator, and "Jane Fonda's Workout", 1982.

https://www.saatchiart.com/art/Painting-Tyler/426928/3256999/view

Size: 70 H x 50 W x 2 cm

Tyler

Spring is gone 

Peaceful sleep counting sheep

Same Storm Different Dimensions - "Cactustration"

THREE HEADED WIZARD-CURSED

DETRIMENTAL 

The hidden hunter

Grandma told me waiting for pecfect guy

Anger

Sadness

Mocklingly

Judging

Crying

Get Hight

Cheerful

Psycho 

Cheeky

Keep eating ramen

Maybe Noah is not your safe zone

At least Ribs protect my heart

Stay with me

Orange Moth

It's sweeter than anything else

I will take you go

Somewhere i belong

End of the Road

Douglas Fir and Mahogany with copper rivets; acrylic and LED

Untitled

Zephyr Dawn meaning the birth of a light breeze 

Zephyr Dawn

Four individual acrylic paintings on canvas

Untitled 

Acrylic on canvas with laminated douglas fir frame. 

Water Runs Dry

Paper Rings

Aint No Mountain High Enough

Careless Whisper

Blank Space

“The Way I Am” is a collection of three independent pieces that stand proud alone while remaining members of a family. Each piece was born from a single piece of wood contorted into balanced organic forms with a personality of their own.

The Way I Am 

Call My Name

The free-standing sculpture is a culmination of the previous works in the series. The wrapping line is tightly amassed together and others it is rarely overlapping. The internal light source is contained and spills out of these sections. The single line weaves around concluding at a distinct point with intention. The title _lets meet back here_, reflects this seeming impossibility, and draws the audience in to investigate. The curving form unravels and is supported by the remanence. The outer layers of sculptor appear as shadow that produce a shell against the emerging volume of light. The form weighs against itself appearing to fall over. The individual line races across the piece to reach its destination while the structure and position give a sense that the object is peril. 

  
The section of the sculpture creates a clearly defined volume with an organic quality. The varying density of overlaps block the light to manipulate an unnatural placement of weight and structure. The bulbous end is neither the beginning nor end of the piece but is a turned point for the line to return. The laminated pieces remain unfinished to expose the wood and process. The sculpture’s construction is understandable yet beyond its possibilities. Craftsmanship, material, and technique remain the foundation of this series and throughout my work. 

  

Let’s meet back here

The laminated Douglas Fir pieces produce a calming flow as the individual lines flow past each other. They are assisted by the shadow adding a subtle volume to its simple form. The humble piece does not impose on the viewer. It purely pays homage to material and process. 

That’s where I draw the line

The mahogany sculpture continuous a connection to others as a 3D drawing but is the first of the laminated pieces to stray from a continuous line. The sculpture and its shadows appear to originate from the same single line adding weight to the unbalanced piece. Mahogany’s deep color dwarfs its shadows, using them to emphasis the object. The material is highlighted by its finish and a high level of craftsmanship. Movement from the fluid curves is abruptly broken by hard angles, each line returning to its source. The curves build as the over lapping lines weave into a volume of material. The piece is an expanding focus on form, material and process.

Wind beneath my wings 

Maintaining my foundation in craftsmanship this piece marks an evolution in the series. While it is physically closer to a 2D object then previous pieces, a focus on the material declares it an object. The wall mounted sculpture stands on top of its shadows that fight for distinction as part of its structure. The changing separation from the wall creates a shaded cloud of volume and depth. However, a clear gloss finish showcases the Douglas Fir and the sculpture’s construction. Wood and the laminating process are a predominant the progression of sculptures that follow. I further embrace my craft building traditional wooden boats, while continuing to explore movement, volume, weight, and depth using fluid forms as line. 

No Words 

This large suspension piece, shown in the Murphy Cadogan Award Exhibition, is a continuation of dialog between 2D and 3D. The sculpture uses lighting to create a drawing with its shadows. The white line disappears into the white background and reemerges as the piece rotates. The gloss finish conceals the material and the lamination process, producing intrigue about its construction as a sculpture. The 3D object is overwhelmed by the size and gradual movement of its shadows as a 2D drawing on wall. A single slightly twisting red line pierces through the woven mass yet appears as a brushstroke again referencing the image as a sketch. The sculpture _Outlet_ gives the illusion of a 2D drawing, where this piece produces one. The dominate images projected in the background are seen from a distance while the sculpture is barely visible. As the viewer approaches, a high level of craftsmanship removes the material and process from it as an object. The piece exists as both an evolving 2D image and a rotating 3D sculpture. 

Whitewalls 

The ribbon in this small installation has a spontaneous and purposeful movement through symmetrical waves of monofilament. Varying transparent, reflective, and overlapping curves create ambiguous volumes that the ribbon bounces off and cuts through. The viewer is limited to a single perspective through a cut out in the white box housing the installation. From this vantage point the piece remains still, as a mathematical drawing. Shades of gray and black lines combine with their shadows and blur together as a flat image. However, the complexity of the weaving creates awareness to the depth of the space and returns it to 3D. Both ribbon and monofilament pieces are presented as a choice for the viewer, a complex weaving of lines in a flat image or as angular movement through a space. 

The installation is a continuation of sculptural line drawings. The piece uses straight lines and hard angles to rapidly flow through parabolic arches of monofilament. The taught red ribbon has a chaotic movement that continues past the viewer. Clear monofilament reflets the light in waves as you walk through the space. The subtle fluid volumes from the fishing line have a calm waterlike presence that competes with the ribbon. I have maintained a lifelong connection to the water and oceans. I became increasing intrigued with monofilament in a previous series about “ghost fishing,” a term for the fishing debris filling our oceans. I use combination of technique and craftsmanship to manipulate materials in contrast to their original purpose. The installation engulfs the unfinished space while on the finished white walls the ribbon and its shadows appear as flat scribbles. By experiencing the installation through a computer screen further pushes a sense of a 2D drawing further blurs the distinction between installation and image.

untitled 

In a series of laminated wood pieces, I apply my background from the last 12 years as a boatbuilder and craftsman. An interweaving of art and craft is the foundation of all my work, one that I am passionate to carve a place for in contemporary art. The series evolves through the manipulation of materials, processes, and craftsmanship. This large suspension sculpture is a 3D manifestation of a doodle. Matte paint covering the fluid curves hides the depth of the piece and appears flat. However, as the piece rotates below a single point the image changes dramatically, combined with the continues flowing line creates a sense of movement as if witnessing the drawing occur. The zip ties add a quickness and sketch like quality to the doodle and a lack of permanence to it as a structure. An ambiguous distinction between 2D and 3D place the process of its creation equal its culmination as an object. 

Outlet

Oil painting on canvas framed in a multicoloured frame.

it was summer, i was 31

Oranges

Not Vital, Snowman

Sandman

Storm Scent

No ballerina 

Brigitta 

White

god is three colors spinning in a circle. i know this because when i was sixteen ego death revealed god to me for an eternity. the void was eternal, too. maybe they negated each other. maybe i didn’t need to escape for so long. we went looking for a sweater and laughed. we smoked a clove in the park as the sun set. i miss them both now. sometimes.

I Saw God And It Didn't Matter

i believe in soulmates. i have a high tolerance for pain. i am stubborn and hard headed and i don’t let things go. it’s how i get where i want to, though. i wonder if these traits will serve me well again. i lie in bed alone. breathe out. relax. keep your heart open.

My Heart Is Open

i lie under a weighted blanket and feel as though i am held. i hold back tears when my outings go wrong. i thought that i knew myself until last week. now i know why i tie my hair back to work. stop gap at the movies. pressure lets me think straight.

Pressure Lets Me Think Straight

i wish that i didn't know what you look like when you cry. i wish that i didn't know veins lead directly to the soul. i wish that i didn't know i broke your heart. i wish that i didn't know that you don't love me anymore. 

I Wish That I Knew Less

SOMNIUM 1 PT. I - PT. II
SOMNIUM 0 PT. I - PT. II
SOMNIUM 2 PT. I - PT. II
2021
Acrylic on canvases
50 x 100 cm - 50 x 100 cm

Part of the current exhibition in 
Flughafen Tempelhof (Berlin)
November 2021

Photo Credits Sabrina Pippa

SOMNIUM

From "Hands"

Visual analysis of the progression of the artwork through the tool of creation.

Collaborative photographic project 2020 in collaboration with photographer Giulia Facciolo.

Hands


The canvas is part of a series of paintings ("Experimental Series" 2020/2021)  focused on the relationship between unconscious expression and sensory perception - especially tactile and aural.

Untitled N.14

there is a demon that haunts my mothers lineage. chaos, trauma, destruction, death. she passed it on to me. i do not want to suffer anymore. i trapped the demon in the painting and covered it with violet flame and white light. i wrote a banishing spell. now the demon lives inside my painting. i call it names when i walk by.

water-based and acrylic spray paints, acrylic marker, acrylic mops, acrylic medium, acrylic paints, and oil sticks on canvas.

I Trapped A Demon In A Painting

everyone i knew in my old life is gone. the feeling changes over time. no one ever leaves but it isn't what they say - the way people parrot back those thoughts because it hurts to stare directly into pain. i don't mind thinking about death. i don't mind looking at loss. i will hold your hand while you grieve. death is an old friend.

water-based and acrylic spray paints, acrylic marker, and acrylic paints.

Death Is An Old Friend

why do bad people get good things? i never understood it. you hurt me and you left to a better life, unbothered, unchecked. i see you still, you do it to new people, i meet them sometimes, and they tell me the same story. we shelter together in the wake of your destruction and you thrive. 

water-based and acrylic spray paints, acrylic marker, acrylic paints, acrylic mediums, and oil sticks on canvas.

Did That Hurt

From "Experimental Series" 2020/2021

Untitled N.2

Untitled N.12

Acrylic on canvas
50 x 70 cm

Experimental Series

2020, Untitled, 20"x16", Oil

2021, Variegated Peace Lily study #1, 10"x10", Oven bake clay, Acrylic

2021, Variegated Peace Lily study #2, 12"x10", Oven bake clay, Acrylic

2019, Waiting for the sky to open, 9.5"x8.5", Colored Pencil

2019, Untitled, 36"x36", Oil

if there were flowers on Mars for me they would be like this, red earth and sky, golden grasses, flowers with atypical colors and golden-pink stars.

Martian flowers

like bird sun, flight of fish is my vision of our planet in danger,colorful canvas because as long as there is life there is hope .

flight of fish

leaves and flowers leaving a cracked earth, a planet in danger.

Explosion

a spooky sphere that the sunlight turns into a flock of birds

bird sun

represents endangered African flora and fauna, black silhouettes on yellow, orange and red backgrounds

Savanah is burning

The picture is so pictish as the night falls and gives you a sense of ease and comfort when you see it. The photo "Dreamy living room" has many bright colors, causing curiosity.
© Copyright 2017 Nguyễn Kim Đức Mạnh

Artist: Nguyễn Kim Đức Mạnh
Photo Name: Dreamy living room
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Dreamy living room

A very mysterious photo of the moon reflected on the lake makes us feel like a spiritual event is about to happen. The photo "Mystical Moonlight" was accidentally taken by me while camping with my family at a riverside resort during summer vacation.
© Copyright 2017 Nguyễn Kim Đức Mạnh

Artist: Nguyễn Kim Đức Mạnh
Photo Name: Emperor Juki
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Mystical Moonlight

A drawing of an anime character reminiscent of what we are today. The painting "Emperor Juki" is drawn in a very detailed and meticulous manner without a single redundant stroke. When we perceive the picture, we feel the image of ourselves.

© Copyright 2017 Nguyễn Kim Đức Mạnh

Artist: Nguyễn Kim Đức Mạnh
Photo Name: Emperor Juki
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Emperor Juki

Beauty Pageant was taken by Phạm Hải Đăng and posted on August 21, 2019.
Contact for work:
Photographer Phạm Hải Đăng
Email: phamhaidang9882@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100037453320312

© 2019 Copyrighted by Phạm Hải Đăng

Beauty Pageant (2019)

From "Square Series" 2019/2020

"Distorted vision. A forest."

"Untitled N.4"

"Blurred fire."

"Untitled N.6"

"Untitled N.5"

"Untitled N.7"

Acrylic on canvas
50 x 50 cm

Square Series

From "Experimental Series" 2020/2021

Three paintings created in different moments:

Untitled N.3
Acrylic on canvas
50 x 70 cm

Untitled N.4
Acrylic on canvas
50 x 70 cm

Untitled N.5
Acrylic on canvas
50 x 70 cm

From "Experimental Series"

Rainbow 

Burning Nature 

Portraits made with a selection of :

- Italian espresso coffee 
- Italian Barolo Chinato wine - brand "DaMilano"
- Italian San Marzano Borschi elisir 
- italian Negroamaro & Malvasia red wine

size 20 x 20 cm 

Scent of woman 2

Portraits made with a selection of :
- Italian espresso coffee 
- Italian Barolo Chinato wine - brand "DaMilano"
- Italian San Marzano Borschi elisir 
- italian Negroamaro & Malvasia red wine

size 20 x 20 cm 

Scent of woman 1

Series of portraits made just with a selection of Italian espresso coffee and water 

Coffee portrait n 4

Coffee portrait n 3

Coffee portrait n 2

series of portrait made just with a selection of Italian espresso coffee and water

Coffee portrait n 1

Venus

Quarantine Outfit N 5

Lost in my bedroom

Hi there! We are Simon, Tiago, and Marijn.

We’re currently working on “Tikiriri in the Land of the Faceless Giants”, a picture book with enhanced content through augmented reality.

The creative process is taking place in Studio B2302, which is based in the vibrant city of Berlin, where Simon (graphic designer), Tiago (illustrator and animator), and Marijn (writer) have joined forces.

The picture book allows you to experience the story of Tikiriri, a toucan whose home is invaded by the Faceless Giants. 

These indifferent brutes burn the forest and exploit the resources. Together with the toucan you flee to a city and struggle to adapt, only to find out that the Faceless Giants are everywhere. Will you take up the challenge with Tikiriri to face the Giants and find a solution?

Through a thrilling adventure and a narrative enhanced by augmented reality, this educational project allows you to spark an insightful conversation with children about the deforestation of the tropical rainforest.

For the augmented reality and cross-media enhancement have calculated to include the cost of animation and app programming. This will be provided by our partner,  Relative.Berlin, an interdisciplinary creative studio, strongly focused on AR and groundbreaking methods of visualization.

We have been getting in touch with the NGO sector in Europe and the world. The goal is to find a partner who can help us invest a percentage of the revenue earned from book sales in the struggle against the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. We'll keep you posted!

Please support our crowdfunding campaign now on Kickstarter!



Tikiriri in the Land of Faceless Giants - a picture book enhanced with augmented reality 

Inspired by a twitter account, nothing new so far. 

Oil on Paper

Jeff Bezos has decided he will not end world hunger today

Documenting the riots following the Black Lives Matter movement, 
Oil on wood painting, 15 x 15 cm

Burning Police Truck

My work appeals to the search of truth in art, and for me the truth is found questioning (us). I find a purity in the subconscious and dreams that are closer to the truth, although the truth may only be the path.
The virginity of the subconsciousness and dreams, its truth, is only perceived by our soul. And so, in this way I try to let my soul manifest through my eyes, and my eyes through the camera.

In the portraits I try to express the faces that we forget through the day that our subconscious brings back in our dreams as they are, in the other hand, with the solarization I try to express what our dreams are made of. 
The project is under development and most probably it will get evolving into something bigger within time.


Unnamed 2019-2020

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