A R T I S T S ' S T U D I O
Dad is 57 (2018)
Graphite on paper by:
NGUYEN, Nathan
The artist captured his father
squeezing lime juice into a bowl of
vegetarian phở, a rare moment of
quality time. This dinner is a
tradition between the artist and
his father: Vietnamese food for
dinner after the artist has come
from home from school, after
having been away for most of the
year. The details dedicated to
depicting his father’s face is a nod
to the lifelong dedication his
father had in supporting the
artist’s goals. Other details of the
depicted scene are not so
important in relation to the artist
attempting to preserve the
memory of his father’s face.
IT Magazine / April Issue
27