Artist Statement

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positive redirection

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My process of painting includes spontaneous meditative marks that gesture towards a sense of movement and memory. These in between motions are made solid through wavering line quality and shape. 

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The shapes are almost-silhouettes of memories that resemble bodies meditatively perched or babies swaddled or even have semblance to fruit or flora. They take on perceived weight through intersecting layers which reference endless reconfiguration.

 

 

 

 

​​​​Bio

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Simon Tran is a Vietnamese-American father, artist, and educator who received a BA in Art Practice from the University of California, Berkeley. He created large-scale painted murals and installations for multiple clients including Facebook/Meta Open Arts Program in Sunnyvale, Chapter 510 in Oakland, EVgo, and Montage Health Children’s Hospital in Monterey, CA. Other clients include the cities of Palo Alto, San Leandro, Oakland, and Berkeley. Simon is currently on the Berkeley Art Center Program Committee and a commissioner for the Palo Alto Arts Commission. Simon is also the Artists in Education Program Manager at Southern Exposure.  

 

 

 

 

Video Interview for David Brower Center

https://www.instagram.com/reels/DbojrKUye3-/

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Art At Ohana: A Guidebook​

https://issuu.com/montagehealth/docs/montage_art_at_ohana_ix/38

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Interview on KALX

http://www.ghostghostteeth.com/#!kalx-interview/c1g8c

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Video interview with Art Ache

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBqUO-DndKM

 

Video interview with The Daily Californian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX-nE0y9ny8&feature=youtu.be

 

Video interview with Brother Science TV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grC1Zp6zEfE