Drawings

Article details

Contributor

Luu An

Type

Media Work

Release date

28 January 2026

Journal

Issue #62

Pages

71-75

This series of paintings originates from the artist's concern for migrant workers and homeless people. Referencing real-life images, historical events, and popular culture, the works send the dreams of these individuals, their bodies, and the vehicles they use (at once tools for survival and instruments in their search for life) toward the clouds as a reminder of their plight and of how easily their stories are forgotten. The series continues to grow, shaped by images and narratives carved out through the artist’s daily practice.

Painting of 7 doves sitting on a cloud. The image has a purple hue.
Painting from birds eye view of a man laying on his side on top of a cloud. The image has a purple hue.
A painting of a child with a large backpack riding a horse. The horse walks on top of a cloud. The image has a purple hue.
A painting of group of people sitting very close together on a boat. The boat sits on top of a cloud. The image has a purple hue.
A painting of a man walking forwards. A bird sits next to his right shoulder. He walks among clouds. The image has a purple hue.

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