“Observing Serendipity”

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A three course Long Lunch
(with a complimentary drink)
also B.Y.O

* Vegetarian options available

The Artist Long Lunch events hosted by Vinh Van Lam and Stuart Horrex, and the ArtSHINE Gallery housed at CoSydney CoWorking + Enterprise Accelerator in the City of Sydney’s Chippendale Creative Precinct.

Members and friends of the ArtSHINE Gallery are invited to join artist Anthony Van Lam as we enjoy ‘Observing Serendipity’ a three course long lunch with the artist.

This Long Lunch is a supplementary event to celebrate artist and fashion designer Anthony’s solo exhibition ‘Observing Serendipity’ launching at the ArtSHINE Gallery housed at CoSydney CoWorking + Enterprise Accelerator in the City of Sydney’s Chippendale Creative Precinct on Saturday 3 August 2016.

Anthony’s solo exhibition ‘“Observing Serendipity”‘ will run from Wednesday 4 August till Sunday 28 August 2016.

With an inspired of ‘Observing Serendipity’ three course lunch created especially for the event by restauranteurs and culinary artisans Barefoot & Hungry, Anthony will share his recollections and inspirations with you as we relax, dine together, enjoy his works, and hear first hand about Anthony’s art practice and passion for painting.

Exhibition:

3-28 August 2016

Opening:

Saturday, 06 th August

from 2 PM – 4 PM

Location:

Chippendale

3 Blackfriars Street, Chippendale

About the artist

The stylistic, expressive paintings of Australian artist Anthony Van Lam are as tranquil and magical as they are profound. Working in mix media on canvas or on paper, he paints from a range of subject matter to explore how lines, colours, organic shapes, flowers, animals and surface patterns intersect in unique ways to create form. With a background in fashion design, the artist has an excellent sense of composition and is able to place objects expertly in the picture plane, finding new meanings in familiar subject by isolating them and manipulating forms in terms of scale, color, and shadow.

Known for his bold and colourful designs in fashion, Anthony’s paintings reveal his true passion for flowers that are immediately eye-catching. His current works capture exotic water lilies in a perfume lake. Elegantly depicted, they offer tranquility, calmness and allow you to leave your stresses behind when you look at one of his artworks.

Perhaps the hallmark of Anthony Van Lam’s work is his remarkable use of color and the way he is able to manipulate light and shadow to bring his work to an entirely new level.

Indeed, there is an ethereal component to his work, a sense of the surreal. In the end, these engaging paintings encourage us to find the magical in the everyday.

Artist Statement

“Observing Serendipity”

“Putting an identity to things I see!”– ANTHONY VAN LAM

As like most of us, we see things differently and most things pleasantly surprises us ! Either people, beauty,friendship,love, sadness, loneliness , uniqueness or even the ugliest can surprises us !
I believe the true form of beauty is not always what it seems!

It’s the element of surprise that give us all the wonders of all our senses !

It really is a gift that is nothing better!

The solo exhibition – “Observing Serendiptiy” represents my journey and the things that have pleasantly surprised me so far.

For part of this collection I’ve collaborated with some of my friends and family. They’ve kindly shared some instant reactions and expressed their feelings via paper by drawing a line or a pattern. With that I’ve translated those feelings and reactions and created this collection of artworks.

I also have other paintings where I don’t have subject matters but creating something from as simple as a few brush strokes . My interest has always to Share My love of flowers, animals, colours and life Itself!