“Where You Are” - a message about post-war pain

(Baonghean.vn) -Artist Nguyen Minh Chau is very successful in the field of paintings and statues of Uncle Ho. In addition, he also asserted himself in the topics of war, childhood perspectives, people in production and fighting. But with "Where the children are", I see many topics blended together to create a statue about pain in the most realistic and fierce way.

When looking at this statue by Tran Minh Chau, I really don't know which category to classify it in among the established and "named" art categories of this talented painter and sculptor.

Sculptor Tran Minh Chau next to one of his works.

The round, 120 cm high synthetic statue was conceived and completed by Tran Minh Chau in early 2013. The sculptor depicted a little girl with a chubby face and a scarf around her neck. She would be a million other innocent, pure faces of children, in the age of eating, learning, and going to school every day if on that face, there was not one eye that was tightly closed, forever unable to see the light, her right hand was on crutches and her right leg was gone.

Painter and sculptor Tran Minh Chau shared: “We have gone through two wars with so many bombs and bullets of invasion falling on this land. We thought that our homeland was at peace, this land was green and fertile, and children could sing in peace... But no, somewhere there are still terrible surprises erupting from the ground. Anywhere on this land, maybe next to our beloved home, on the way to the garden, to the fields or the way to school... there are still bombs waiting to explode, mines, and bullets left over. War is so cruel and the pain is so persistent.”

The statue "Where the children are"

That pain can exist anywhere in our country. It is "where the children are". The girl's face haunts viewers with its gentleness and innocence, in complete contrast to the injuries she has suffered. One of her hands is pointing down to the ground, where a bomb is still clearly visible. She is the embodiment of many children, one peaceful morning helping their mother catch crabs in the fields, or playing on the way to school... and that destructive explosion has sounded. Even though she only has one eye, the eyes of the little girl in the statue are shining with the desire for peace.

The statue is not only a strong denunciation of war, but also sends us a message: let's keep the peace, let's pick up all the crimes on this land.

Thank you artist and sculptor Tran Minh Chau for sending us this meaningful message today, so that everyone can realize their responsibility in it.

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