Bui Tien
Moon in an empty cup, 2024
Watercolor on silk
Artwork Size: 80 cm, 31.9 in
Framed Artwork Size: 96 cm, 38 in
Framed Artwork Size: 96 cm, 38 in
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Moon in an Empty Cup, embodies Bui Tien’s exquisite sensitivity and technical brilliance. With poetic finesse, she unravels a narrative full of romantic symbolism and spiritual tension. The moon here...
Moon in an Empty Cup, embodies Bui Tien’s exquisite sensitivity and technical brilliance. With poetic finesse, she unravels a narrative full of romantic symbolism and spiritual tension. The moon here represents femininity, mystery, and introspection, while the act of capturing it in water evokes an age-old metaphor for longing and the elusive nature of truth.
The image recalls poetic references found in both Eastern and Western traditions—from Li Bai’s reflections on the moon in wine to Bashō’s haiku about moonlight and ripples, and even echoes of Romanticism in Western literature.
Her use of watercolor on silk is nothing short of extraordinary. The delicacy of the material enhances the subtle interplay of light and shadow, while her brushwork conveys an intimacy that feels both timeless and quietly radical.
The image recalls poetic references found in both Eastern and Western traditions—from Li Bai’s reflections on the moon in wine to Bashō’s haiku about moonlight and ripples, and even echoes of Romanticism in Western literature.
Her use of watercolor on silk is nothing short of extraordinary. The delicacy of the material enhances the subtle interplay of light and shadow, while her brushwork conveys an intimacy that feels both timeless and quietly radical.
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