About | ghost-ghost-teeth

Artist Statement

positive redirection

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.

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

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 the Artists in Education Program Manager at Southern Exposure.

Art At Ohana: A Guidebook

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

East Bay Express Critic's Pick:

https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/unquiet-form/Event?oid=19085381

Interview with Artful Hare

https://www.artfulhare.com/2018/04/20/transcribing-the-surface-with-ghost-ghost-teeth/

Interview with Art Crush on KALX:

https://artcrushinternational.com/simon-tran.html

Interview on KALX:

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

East Bay Express Critic's Pick:

http://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/it-all-seeped-into-the-ground/Event?oid=4221100