Arts Paris-based artist showcases mixed media paintings in HCMC By Minh Tuan Sunday, Oct 20, 2019,08:14 (GMT+7) Paris-based artist showcases mixed media paintings in HCMCBy Minh Tuan Artist Nguyen Cam stands next to one of his artworks on display at Craig Thomas Gallery – PHOTOS: MINH TUAN HCMC – Paris-based artist Nguyen Cam is holding a solo exhibition presenting his latest collection of mixed media paintings at Craig Thomas Gallery in HCMC. Nguyen Cam has enjoyed a long and celebrated career with a continuous evolution of practice that illustrates both his prodigious talent and great determination. In the Fragments of Life exhibition, Nguyen Cam distills his work to an appealing simplicity and elegance and communicates to viewers through confident and bold brushstrokes. Many of the works are calligraphic and evocative of a time when people used images to convey meanings. “My calligraphy returns to the origin of calligraphy and the origin of calligraphy is nature. In written Mandarin, the sun is represented by a circle with a horizon line drawn through the middle. Calligraphy has since evolved but with my work I return to a time before that evolution,” Nguyen Cam said. Two visitors are seen at the Fragments of Life exhibition The exhibition attracts many…