Z.T. Nguyễn Vietnamese‑American, b. 1997
Jeans, 2024
Graphite Acrylic On Paper
74.295 x 101.6 cm
A figure seen from behind is cropped to its jean-clad lower body. Nguyễn draws the denim with close attention, while a violet-pink wash gives the familiar garment an unfamiliar charge....
A figure seen from behind is cropped to its jean-clad lower body. Nguyễn draws the denim with close attention, while a violet-pink wash gives the familiar garment an unfamiliar charge. Jeans can suggest an easy, assured kind of American masculinity; here they also become a focus of desire and scrutiny. The figure extends across joined letter-sized sheets, so that even this everyday image carries a sense of movement and instability.
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