Artist Dao Hai Phong Independently Searches for a New Reality
The birth of photography has caused world art to be reborn and transformed into a new source of energy. Simulation of reality is no longer the main thing artists seek and that has transformed into different schools of Contemporary art. “Instead of trying to copy what the eyes see, I want to use color more flexibly to vividly express myself” – Quote from Van Gogh.
And it seems that that is what Dao Hai Phong “gained” from the masters of painting, then went in search of a new reality, far beyond what humans can see/hear/see. While Impressionist painters loved natural harmony and color, painters pursuing Expressionism like Dao Hai Phong wanted to immerse themselves in the “landscape” inside their souls; to not see things with the eyes as they are, but feel with the eyes of the heart.
Dao Hai Phong once said that no painter dares to refuse their master; However, whether we let what we see “die” our imagination is another matter. For Dao Hai Phong, “nature” is just a stepping stone, a suggestion to help him in creating his own new reality.
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Choosing a landscape theme, but from his perspective, each tree, mound of straw, leaf, and sky are special with impressive color play. Contrasting, conflicting color pairs are always used in works. Things are just an excuse to satisfy this talented artist’s “thirst for color”, but it’s all just to pamper the eyes and eyes of the art lovers stopping by. your soul.
“I think, to turn something ordinary into something extraordinary, something extraordinary is a terrible challenge for every artist. But Dao Hai Phong chose, committed and created the path named after himself,” poet Nguyen Quang Thieu shared. Indeed, Dao Hai Phong has revived the old visual spaces that we see. By reviving a creative reality in visual thinking that seems to be “dead” from the perspective of art viewers.
The tree is green, the sky is blue, the ground is brown… Why do we limit ourselves to such a “human” perspective when even considering the perspective of other species (such as bees?), completely changed again?
Dao Hai Phong is truly a lucky artist to escape the grip of reality to see all the colors in this world with his own eyes.
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