Trương Tân

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Trương Tân (Hanoi, 1963) is a Vietnamese painter. He graduated from Hanoi University of Fine Arts in 1991.[1] His work is known for sexual and anti-traditional family values messages, leading to some of them to have been confiscated or refused public viewings.[2][3] The black-and-white graffiti style of his earlier work was associated with that of his slightly younger contemporary the woman painter Đinh Ý Nhi.[4]

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  1. ^ Nora A. Taylor Painters in Hanoi: An Ethnography of Vietnamese Art - Page 131 2004 "Another artist who indirectly asks the question "Who or what is a Vietnamese artist?" is Truong Tan (born Hanoi 1963; Hanoi University of Fine Arts graduate 1991). In 1994 Truong Tan drew the attention of a Hong Kong art critic with his graffitilike drawings of naked men and scribblings of profane words (see pl. 37). As an openly gay artist, Truong Tan did not receive much criticism within the Hanoi art ..."
  2. ^ Insight Guides Vietnam - Page 113 2002 "Paintings with political overtones and opinions opposing the governments ideals are potential firecrackers, such as the works of Truong Tan. Blatantly depicting his own individual sexuality by confronting traditional family values and traditional hierarchy, his graphic works of irony are often hidden from public viewing. Eighteen of Truong's paintings were confiscated by the Ministry of..."
  3. ^ Modern Asian art John Clark - 1998 : Chiu. M. & Genocchio B., 'Vietnamese Artist Truong Tan's Dissidence', ART AsiaPaafic, no. 14, 1997.
  4. ^ Connaissance des arts Volumes 549-551 1998 "Prenant la relève de «la Bande des Cinq», encore sensible à toute une culture rurale du Nord, des figures marquantes tels Truong Tan ou Din Y Nhi pratiquent à Hanoï une peinture sans concession. Usant du seul noir et blanc, ils interrogent au moyen du graffitis ou de techniques répétitives des sujets d'actualités, comme le Sida ou la condition féminine. "