“I do not paint the wind, I only paint what it leaves behind.”
“Winds Through Memory” is a journey of revisiting what remains after emotions, memories, time, and the winds of life have passed through. My pictorial space this time does not describe or recreate, but rather opens up a sensory field, where the wind is no longer a concrete image but the residue of experience: a tremor, a void, a nameless loss.
“Winds Through Memory” does not narrate, does not illustrate. Ambiguous forms, indeterminate palettes, and suspended rhythms are merely devices for viewers to reflect upon themselves. Everyone carries invisible marks: a farewell, an unfinished embrace, a dream left incomplete. My paintings stand as blurred mirrors—vague enough to reflect the deepest layers within.
No explanation, no illustration—only painting breathing on its own, crying out or whispering. And therein lies the haunting allure of contemporary art: openness, freedom, and the power to stir the innermost emotions of the viewer.
The solo exhibition “Winds Through Memory” from Ome Series 2 by artist Phan Trọng Văn will officially open at 18:00, June 7, 2025 at Maii Art Space—a milestone marking Maii Art Space’s first anniversary.
We warmly invite colleagues, friends, and all art enthusiasts to join us in this special occasion.