Nguyễn Thị Châu Giang Vietnamese, b. 1975

Biography

Nguyen Thi Chau Giang (b. 1975) graduated from the oil painting department of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Fine Arts in 1998. Her artistic practice encompasses literature, painting, performance, and installation. Giang is proficient in traditional silk painting techniques incorporating contemporary perspectives. Her artwork addresses the traditional roles of gender and the changing place of women in Vietnamese patriarchal society, as well as contemplates on the nature of lives, especially from women’s points of view.

 

In Giang's creations, viewers seem to observe the infinite stream of time; when a newborn is brought into life, an old life also passes. Shredding layers of clothing to the nude bodies also symbolize openness and freedom, while also demonstrating the inner strength of women in modern society. Her paintings also represent the transition of generations, where values and ideologies are challenged: will there be an equilibrium point regarding preserving tradition and adapting to change.

 

Giang’s silk painting has gained its own contemporary momentum as she continues to follow the conventional wisdom of the old masters with a multi-layering method while creating a sense of novelty within its own boundaries reflecting her own experiences. She’s most recognisable for her signature 2 faces silk painting, where layers of ink and watercolours were applied on both sides, creating a depth visual effect.

 

Her works are collected in many private and public collections, such as the Hermitage Museum (Russia), Singapore Art Museum (Singapore), Fukuoka Japanese Art Museum (Japan) and the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum (Vietnam).

 
Works
  • Nguyễn Thị Châu Giang, Endless Beauty (Vẻ đẹp vĩnh cửu), 2023
    Endless Beauty (Vẻ đẹp vĩnh cửu), 2023
  • Nguyễn Thị Châu Giang, Inside of us (Bên trong chúng ta), 2021
    Inside of us (Bên trong chúng ta), 2021
  • Nguyễn Thị Châu Giang, Our TImes (Thời đại của chúng ta), 2021
    Our TImes (Thời đại của chúng ta), 2021
  • Nguyễn Thị Châu Giang, Hidden Flowers (Ẩn Hoa), 2019
    Hidden Flowers (Ẩn Hoa), 2019
  • Nguyễn Thị Châu Giang, Sisters (Chị em), 2019
    Sisters (Chị em), 2019
  • Nguyễn Thị Châu Giang, Touching (Chạm), 2016
    Touching (Chạm), 2016
  • Nguyễn Thị Châu Giang, Autumn is coming (Mùa Thu đang đến), 2011
    Autumn is coming (Mùa Thu đang đến), 2011
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