Title
Fragile Words
Item Name
painting
Maker

Nhat Tran

Description

This heavily textured lacquer painting is an abstract image using dark blues and oranges that reflect and absorb light, making it changeable with time and place. It is signed in the lower left. This technique of painting is called Urushi. It is a long and demanding process, involving many layers of lacquer and sanding.

Year
2002
Place
Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis
Materials
lacquer; wood
Measurements
overall: 24 in x 24 in
Keywords

Women

Abstract

Credit Line
Donated by Rhonda and Kevin Fox-Waltz
ID Number
71.2005.059.0001