In the same way the Fauves artists experimented with light and color at the beginning of this century, Khanh is looking for the optimum use of color. Khanh’s paintings are not a true reproduction of the things he sees around himself. He makes a lot of sketches, but none of them we find back in his paintings. When he starts to paint, he uses images left behind in his memory, sometimes combing different aspects of what he saw. This is why his paintings are filled with symbolism: they are translations of his feelings and interpretations of his daily life, of his experiences in life and of the beauty of Vietnamese landscapes, all of which are idealized in his eyes. He may create a purely utopian scene according to what he has seen in his real life, or add something to an existing spot to perfect its beauty.
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