Like embroidery, thread art uses threads to create color and shape in artworks, but thread art is not embroidery. Based on foreign works, artist Thao Nguyen Phuong has independently explored and discovered techniques for using threads to create her own unique art.

Having studied industrial design, a passion for painting, and a refusal to follow the beaten path, Thao Nguyen Phuong found a way to layer threads of different colors to create the desired visual effect, then sew them together to form paintings. Her paintings use needles as brushes and thread as paint.

The "Thread" exhibition.  

To complete each painting in this exhibition, Thao Nguyen Phuong spent an average of 5 to 7 months, with some paintings taking nearly 3 years. For almost 10 years, Thao Nguyen Phuong taught herself, experimented, made mistakes, and corrected them to find her own unique artistic language. The artist's first exhibition is the culmination of nearly 10 years of pursuing that passion.

The exhibition "Threads" takes viewers through four spaces, corresponding to the stages of growth in the artist's creative journey. It begins with "Unfinished," showcasing unfinished works, tangled threads, and misplaced stitches. Next is "Inheritance," a space marking the process of learning and practice. Moving on to "The Self," viewers begin to hear her unique voice – stronger, more instinctive. Layers of threads overlapping create a sense of interwoven emotions, intersecting the boundaries of reality and memory. Finally, "Beginning," where she displays her most completed works – the culmination of two and a half years of meticulous hand-stitching. This space is a declaration: A new beginning – where she reflects on her entire journey and proudly declares that she has chosen the right path.

This exhibition, which runs until November 7th, is considered a pioneering milestone for fiber art in Vietnam.

: TRI QUANG

    Source: https://www.qdnd.vn/van-hoa/doi-song/trien-lam-loai-hinh-nghe-thuat-moi-voi-soi-chi-912780