A PART OF ME
Bibi Tran is an emerging contemporary artist of Vietnamese decent based in New York City. A graduate of the United Nations International School, she holds a BA in Visual Arts from Duke University, gradating with distinction in painting and a Masters in Art & Art Education from Teachers’ College, Columbia University. After graduating in 2017, she had several group shows and produced many commission-based work as well as a recent showing in Mexico City. This is her first solo exhibition at Revelation Gallery in West Village. A PART OF ME is a reclamation of parts forgotten. Once encompassed by the compartmentalization of self with other entities, Bibi Tran steps outside herself, seeing a past life through new lenses. Decoding experiences through color and symbolism, Bibi steps beyond social entrapments and into a space where she is able to connect with pure creative flow, divine energy, and healing, paving the way for the birth of a new style, and a new self. Her hope is the viewer can create neural associations with their personal connections and experiences by interpreting the colors and symbols in their own way; and that this new series can be a window into the prismatic myriad of ways we relate to others and how others unlock dimensions of ourselves we never knew existed.
Bibi meditates on a connection of her life. Choosing the colors that encompass the nature of that connection, she paints a revisitation on canvas. She adds imagery capturing narrative. As a means of leaving the past behind, she layers a light white curtain over the work. Then, once dried, she invents a symbol or hieroglyph that reimagines the nature of the past in a detached, enlightened state. Using the same three colors, she paints the soul and spirit of that connection, laying peace to the past, and paving a bright moment for the future.
It is a beautiful journey of transcending in part of a higher self. Just as much as this show is A Part of Me, it is also very much A Part of Us. As we experience moments of being present, diverse perspectives of thought, and interpretation of untapped emotions, we grow more fully into who we truly are (ultimately a more formidable version of ourselves). This collection harmonizes serene light, delicate articulation, and powerful energies on canvas.
The Closing Reception for this exhibition will be on Saturday 25 May, from 6pm to 8pm. More information, and details of registration, will appear here soon.
