L.A. ARTISTS
ANN PHONG & CAO BA MINH
PRESENT TANDEM-SOLO SHOW AT
LA ARTCORE, DOWNTOWN L.A.
OPENING RECEPTION ON OCTOBER 7TH,
1-3 PM;
ON VIEW THROUGH OCTOBER 28TH, 2018
(Los Angeles) LA Artcore presents a
painting exhibit in Little Tokyo. Though it’s two artists reflect on radically
different points of view, the two’s convergence upon LA Artcore’s space in
Downtown L.A. showcases the organization’s mission of combining diverse artistic
approaches into each of its exhibitions.
The luminous paintings of Ann Phong incorporate
mixed-media elements and thickly-impastoed paint in her weaving of personal and
collective storytelling. As seen before in the artist’s previous works, Phong
conveys the ocean as a site of tumult, fragility, and power as well as a source
of wonder, and a overarching symbol of humanity’s impact on the planet. Phong
received her Master of Fine Art degree in 1995 from Cal State Fullerton, has
been exhibited nationally and internationally and is a current adjunct
professor of art at Cal State University Pomona.
Artist Cao Ba Minh’s paintings express interior states
told abstractly through the elements of contrast, color, form, texture, and
composition. The paintings’ transformation of its elements into expressive
works highlight the artist’s ability to express complexity in a direct and
simplified way. Having fled Saigon in 1991, Minh has been concerned about the
value of expression as it relates to state censorship. The artist recently
participated on a panel sponsored by the Rockefeller Institute on the cultural
consequences of oppression and violence, in the context of artistic expression.
Minh’s work was recently acquired by the Vietnam Veteran Art Museum in Chicago,
the Institute Francais and German institute located in Saigon, Vietnam.
Links:
Ann Phong
Website: http://annphongart.com/artwork.html
Instagram:
@artist.annphong
Cao Ba Minh Website: https://www.caobaminh.com/copy-of-series
Contact: https://www.caobaminh.com/contact
LA
Artcore is located at:
120
Judge John Aiso St.
Los
Angeles, CA 900612
Wednesday-Sunday
12-5 PM