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Loi Nguyen Duc
uncertainty, but the composition in Bacon’s
paintings has influenced me very much.
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Each painter must maintain his or her own
aesthetic ideal. If that ideal matches viewers’
trend, aesthetic ideal, there will be sympathy
between the painter and viewers - and that
will be an optimal response to the work of a
painter. If a painter’s works are not
appreciated by viewers, it will be a pity. But,
a painter should not "follow popular tastes",
and give up his/her aesthetic ideal.
[In the history of music, Wagner is typical: his
opera Parsifal was staged after 25 years. In
fact, this work is very valuable, but the
audience’s tastes could not catch up with its
avantgarde, strange and outstanding
contents. There are a lot of examples:
Whitman's “Leaves of Grass” was ignored
and criticized by readers when it was
published. But now, it is considered a pearl of
American literature ...]
In short, the viewers’ cold or warm
acceptance can only show a painter’s success
or failure in the terms of finance (the
paintings are sold or not). But that success or
failure does not show the intrinsic value of a
work. [For example, a book referred to as
"bestseller", only shows that it is "consumed"
in a large number, but a bestseller does not
show that it is "valuable".]
Initially, I was interested in activating the
perceptions of viewers, then I sent the
message inside each work.
In the coming days, I will continue to think
and work on new ideas for new paintings, I
intend to combine graphic art and 3D
renderings in my new paintings and
illustrations, adding a new dimension and
perspective.
It would be incorrect to state that the viewer's
tastes determine completely the use of the
language, the art style of a painter.
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In my opinion, the painter must be steady,
must not be dominated by viewers’ tastes.
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