“The elephant reminded me of some of the toys I had when I was a child, so I took it home and framed it in wax. It was like I was healing some part of my mind,” said Huy.
He liked the effect that the wax created so he made more pieces using it. Eleven of the pieces are wax covered photos of Cay Mai pottery statues at an old Chinese pagoda in District 5, bringing visitors much emotions of nostalgic and peace.
Artist La Huy poses with his work named Conservation made of wax and ceramic on display at Himiko Café in HCMC’s District 10 - Photo: My Tran
For other sculptures he dipped rolled up paper in wax, painted it and semi-rolled it up.
“La Huy always surprises with his bold ideas,” said Tran, a visitor to the show.
Huy said hoped the show would inspire people to value antiques and heritage buildings more.
The exhibition runs till March 19.
Source: TheSaigonTimes
