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GreenRiceGallery Artist's Reception-Friday May 20, 5:30-10pm
Posted: May 19 2005, 07:51 PM
GreenRice Gallery
proudly presents
The Twin Sides of Temptation
An Exploration into the Realm of Reality
Artist's Reception: Friday May 20th - 5:30pm - 10 pm
Wine and Hors d'oeurves will be served
Roundtable Discussion: In Search for the New Vietnamese Visual Language
Friday May 20th - 8pm - 9pm
Exhibition: May 20th through June 4th
Art goes where science cannot tread, and GreenRice Gallery will be presenting several artists' explorations of the soul, the essence of our humanity, in a show titled " The Twin Sides of Temptation: An Exploration into the Realm of Duality." This is a natural follow-up to the gallery's debut exhibition that celebrated the minority cultures of Northern Vietnam while attempting to reconcile their place in the modern world. In the new show, the focus is on the dual forces that govern the soul and the intent is to identify the source of these forces - an exploration that leads to the recognition that the quest for spiritual fulfillment is part and parcel of the more familiar struggles for sustenance, status, sex and security.
Most cultures and religions present humans as obeying two masters-the high road of spiritual renunciation vs. the temptations of earthly pleasures. We see it in Adam and Eve's expulsion from the Garden. We recognize it in the Zen story of the Buddhist acolyte who cuts off his arm to prove his total devotion to the search for Enlightenment, thus suffering the conundrum of showing his desire to rid himself of desire.
Six artists-Thai Bui, Jenny Do, Trinh Mai, Hien Nguyen, Rung, and Minh Tuan-will lay bare for us the reality that we prefer, sometimes, to suppress. Their understanding is that spiritual longings are just another facet of our insatiable desires; our urges to purify ourselves, to rise above the din and clangor of our bodily lusts and greed, are little different than our other temptations. We are thus invited to experience ecstasy in the spiritual and recognize serenity of the soul in our base physical pleasures. Tracing this spiritual ecstasy and physical serenity back to their source, we confront the two faces of temptation. And the artists, through this show, share with us the experience of their confrontation, and by doing so, celebrate the richness and depth of human gratification.
GreenRice Gallery also has the privilege to showcase the works of other well-known Vietnamese and Vietnamese American artists, such as Le Thiet Cuong, Quach Dong Phuong, Nguyen Quoc Dzung , Hoang Dang Nhuan, Pham Hoang, and Tran Huy Hoan. The gallery holds several exhibitions annually.
GreenRice Gallery is located on the third floor of the San Jose Chamber of Commerce Building, across from Original Joe's Restaurant. The address is at
300 South First Street, Suite 310, San Jose, CA 95113.
Entrance and parking are on SECOND STREET.
For more information, please call (408) 691-6489
or write to us at admin@greenricegallery.com. Free admission.
This post has been edited by pamrealtor on May 19 2005, 08:00 PM
proudly presents
The Twin Sides of Temptation
An Exploration into the Realm of Reality
Artist's Reception: Friday May 20th - 5:30pm - 10 pm
Wine and Hors d'oeurves will be served
Roundtable Discussion: In Search for the New Vietnamese Visual Language
Friday May 20th - 8pm - 9pm
Exhibition: May 20th through June 4th
Art goes where science cannot tread, and GreenRice Gallery will be presenting several artists' explorations of the soul, the essence of our humanity, in a show titled " The Twin Sides of Temptation: An Exploration into the Realm of Duality." This is a natural follow-up to the gallery's debut exhibition that celebrated the minority cultures of Northern Vietnam while attempting to reconcile their place in the modern world. In the new show, the focus is on the dual forces that govern the soul and the intent is to identify the source of these forces - an exploration that leads to the recognition that the quest for spiritual fulfillment is part and parcel of the more familiar struggles for sustenance, status, sex and security.
Most cultures and religions present humans as obeying two masters-the high road of spiritual renunciation vs. the temptations of earthly pleasures. We see it in Adam and Eve's expulsion from the Garden. We recognize it in the Zen story of the Buddhist acolyte who cuts off his arm to prove his total devotion to the search for Enlightenment, thus suffering the conundrum of showing his desire to rid himself of desire.
Six artists-Thai Bui, Jenny Do, Trinh Mai, Hien Nguyen, Rung, and Minh Tuan-will lay bare for us the reality that we prefer, sometimes, to suppress. Their understanding is that spiritual longings are just another facet of our insatiable desires; our urges to purify ourselves, to rise above the din and clangor of our bodily lusts and greed, are little different than our other temptations. We are thus invited to experience ecstasy in the spiritual and recognize serenity of the soul in our base physical pleasures. Tracing this spiritual ecstasy and physical serenity back to their source, we confront the two faces of temptation. And the artists, through this show, share with us the experience of their confrontation, and by doing so, celebrate the richness and depth of human gratification.
GreenRice Gallery also has the privilege to showcase the works of other well-known Vietnamese and Vietnamese American artists, such as Le Thiet Cuong, Quach Dong Phuong, Nguyen Quoc Dzung , Hoang Dang Nhuan, Pham Hoang, and Tran Huy Hoan. The gallery holds several exhibitions annually.
GreenRice Gallery is located on the third floor of the San Jose Chamber of Commerce Building, across from Original Joe's Restaurant. The address is at
300 South First Street, Suite 310, San Jose, CA 95113.
Entrance and parking are on SECOND STREET.
For more information, please call (408) 691-6489
or write to us at admin@greenricegallery.com. Free admission.
This post has been edited by pamrealtor on May 19 2005, 08:00 PM
