Burdening Dream
2024
A quiet question surfaced in Tia-Thuy Nguyen’s mind: “Have I unknowingly forced myself to become what I dreamed of, without realizing that I would have to carry the weight of that dream? Is it possible that my longing for clouds has become the very thing that keeps me from flying?”
‘Burdening Dream’ is both a confession and an affirmation — a reflection of the artist’s inner reckoning and quiet strength. It is an acknowledgment of gravity, and a gentle declaration: she can carry the sky.
Tension so intense (Căng thẳng mãnh liệt), 2024, quartz, cullet and watercolor on mulberry paper, with frame: 50 x 65 cm
Chasing shadow in glow (Đuổi bóng bắt nắng), 2024, quartz, crystal on stone, 18 x 25 cm
Off on a journey (Sẵn sàng khởi hành), 2024, quartz, cullet on canvas, 30 x 30 cm
They are still the silhouettes of clouds, but whether they feel like storms or peaceful sunlight depends on the inner weather of the person standing before them.
In ‘Burdening Dream’, the sky becomes a quiet mantra for the future — not a dream painted in soft hues, but a gentle light that holds within it every worry, every wandering thought, and the quiet persistence required to walk the path of creation.
It is still light — but not the kind that forgets, rather, the kind that quietly carries.
In this series, Tia-Thuy Nguyen brings together traditional handmade dó paper, watercolor, quartz, and fragments of recycled glass — materials that hold a quiet tension between weight and lightness, fragility and strength.
The paper, delicate yet resilient, holds shimmering shards like scattered light. The watercolor bleeds softly, evoking states of drift and breath, while the hardness and reflective edges of quartz and glass embody the quiet gravity of what is carried but not spoken.
This interplay of materials becomes a reflection of the artist’s inner condition — a space where softness and sharpness coexist, where stillness contains both air and stone.
Across the universe and galaxy (Lướt qua tinh tú), 2024, quartz, cullet and beads, 120 x 160 cm
Breakthrough of the feeling (Vẫy vùng xúc cảm), 2024, quartz, cullet and beads, 100 x 100 cm
Coming up to meet the Moon (Trời mây tuế nguyệt), 2024, quartz, cullet on canvas, 30 x 30 cm
Moonlit nights (Những đêm trăng sáng), 2024, quartz, cullet on canvas, 30 x 30 cm
Clouds of the pride (Đám mây tự hào), 2024, quartz, cullet and watercolor on mulberry paper, with frame: 45 x 58 cm
In the middle of nowhere (Bay giữa tầng không), 2024, quartz, cullet and watercolor on mulberry paper, with frame: 45 x 58 cm
Counterweight the sky (Đối trọng với bầu trời), 2024 quartz, cullet and watercolor on mulberry paper, with frame: 50 x 65 cm
Just own the night (Đêm của riêng mình), 2024, quartz, cullet and watercolor on mulberry paper, with frame: 50 x 65 cm
