NHAT TRAN
Contemporary Urushi Artworks
Kōkiyū Garasu Urushi Paintings on Plexiglass
In 2024 I began painting with kōkiyū garasu urushi, a new variation of the Japanese lacquer that can be painted on glass materials. I have done many sculptures on sheets of plexiglass I have carefully hand-molded in unique forms (see under the “Sculptures” tab). I have also been painting flat sheets of plexiglass with ki-you urushi. The techniques I have devised are very different from those used to paint on wood or other solid supports.
2022
Acrylic Paintings on Ceramic Tiles and on Canvas
In January 2022 I began creating acrylic artworks for the first time in my life, using a large variety of techniques. In about eight months I produced more than 160 paintings. Here is a small sample of those creations. As always, my inspiration comes from mixing colors with variegated emotions, subtle or raw.
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2019 -
18 in. x 24 in. Urushi lacquer on wooden board 2019
12 in. x 12 in. Urushi lacquer on clayboard 2019
12 in. x 12 in. Urushi lacquer on clayboard 2019
12 in. x 12 in. Urushi lacquer on clayboard 2019
24 in. x 18 in. Urushi lacquer on wooden board 2019
12 in. x 12 in. Urushi lacquer on clayboard 2019
2016
9.5" x 25.5" Japanese lacquer urushi on board
9.5" x 25.5" Japanese lacquer urushi on board
9.5" x 25.5" Japanese lacquer urushi on board
11.5" x 11.5" Japanese lacquer urushi on board
9.5" x 25.5" Japanese lacquer urushi on board
6" x 6" Japanese lacquer urushi on board
9.5" x 25.5" Japanese lacquer urushi on board
9.5" x 25.5" Japanese lacquer urushi on board
11.5" x 11.5" Japanese lacquer urushi on board
9.5" x 25.5" Japanese lacquer urushi on board
2014 - 2015
11.5" x 11.5" Japanese lacquer urushi on board
5" x 14" Japanese lacquer urushi on board
13.5" x 13.5" Japanese lacquer urushi on board
6" x 6" Japanese lacquer urushi on board
6" x 6" Japanese lacquer urushi on board
6" x 6" Japanese lacquer urushi on board
10" x 10" Japanese lacquer urushi on board
24" x 30" x 4.3" Japanese lacquer urushi on board
6" x 6" Japanese lacquer urushi on board
13.5" x 13.5" Japanese lacquer urushi on board
12" x 12" Japanse lacquer urushi on board
7" x 5" Japanese lacquer urushi on board
2010 - 2013
14.5" x 38.5" Japanese lacquer urushi on board
14.5" x 38.5" Japanese lacquer urushi on board
14.5" x 38.5" Japanese lacquer urushi on board
14.5" x 38.5" Japanese lacquer urushi on board
14.5" x 38.5" Japanese lacquer urushi on board