HAPPENINGS Tuan "Circle of Life" August & September 2015 EC Gallery Laguna Beach • RSVP to ecg.lb@ecgallery.com • (855) 372-8213

igurative sculpture has its roots in antiquity dating back to 400 b.c. For the sculptor the figure is by its very nature a reflection of human perfection, as found in many of the great works by such historic artists as Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci

F and Donatello.

In contrast to other art mediums, the beauty of sculpture is found in the actual “mass” in which it is created, be it bronze, rock, or other forms.

Contemporary artist, Tuan Nguyen ren- ders his work in bronze, the traditional medium of the great masters preserving the heavenly figures for fu- ture generations.

Glorifying the beauty of the human “Celestial”

Bronze Sculpture 29” x 29” x 38”

form with masterful precision, Tuan’s artistic style is not only in the physical expression of human beauty, but in his ability to infuse physical "mass" with an almost divine sense of weightlessness. His figures seem to float in mid air with balance and an ethereal quality found only in sculptural mastery.

Tuan states, “Once we embrace the true meaning of balance, we can come to terms with our own existence.”

The artist infuses his sculpture with a celestial beauty that carries his human forms beyond earthly existence and into the realm of the heavenly in a quiet celebration of life. His art reminds us that to embrace

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