Lien Truong
Weaving the Trinity Knot, 2025
acrylic, oil, printed and hand painted silk, vintage hand painted silk from Japanese nagajuban on linen
61 x 46 cm
24 x 18 in
24 x 18 in
In several of these smaller pieces, Truong paints tiny wooden spaces within the organic forms. She considers them a kind of surrealist visual trope, exploring the need to create some...
In several of these smaller pieces, Truong paints tiny wooden spaces within the organic forms. She considers them a kind of surrealist visual trope, exploring the need to create some form of dwelling or home even when one is untethered from ancestral land. The two figures with bound hair reference the trinity knot, which holds multiple meanings across different regions of the world. Here, the artist employs it as a symbol of unbreakable bonds between generations and the connection linking past, present, and future.