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Kv Duong
United Kingdom
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Artist highlights
- Art Fair Participant
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Medium : Acrylic on Canvas
- Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
- Dimensions : 36.2x48in
About this artwork
At 10:51 on 29 April (1975), the order was given by the USA to evacuate all American personnel and South Vietnamese diplomats within 24 hours. This iconic scene of people climbing atop the government building to catch one of the last helicopters out of Saigon not only symbolised the end of the war, but also signified the beginning of the Vietnamese diaspora for the next two decades to come.
I intentionally used vibrant warm colours in an otherwise… tense scene. Often, we associate refugees and the migrant crisis with a negative connotation (of course there are many tragic stories) but there are also the positive sides to emigration, and I am living proof of this. My eldest aunt and her family were boat refugees in the early 80s. They made it safety to Canada and subsequently sponsored my immediate family over. We grew up in a low-income household in Toronto, like many immigrants do, but together rebuilt a new life in Canada.
I intentionally used vibrant warm colours in an otherwise… tense scene. Often, we associate refugees and the migrant crisis with a negative connotation (of course there are many tragic stories) but there are also the positive sides to emigration, and I am living proof of this. My eldest aunt and her family were boat refugees in the early 80s. They made it safety to Canada and subsequently sponsored my immediate family over. We grew up in a low-income household in Toronto, like many immigrants do, but together rebuilt a new life in Canada.
Kv Duong
United Kingdom
Credentials
- Art Fair Participant
- Works on commission
« Be honest, passionate and genuine in life and this includes my artistic approach »
KV Duong is a visual artist and action painter. He grew up in Saigon and Toronto, but has been living and working in London for a number of years now. His paintings and prints focus on questions of personal identity, sexuality and human interaction.
