nga nguyen

To empty. To return.



I make this in private. I draw what lives inside my mind so it no longer has to. An emptying. A return to quiet.


#Hapu-Hapi & The 1st ao dai

Oil on canvas I 70 x 120 cm I original artwork


#Rhythm 02 Oil on canvas I 70 x 120 cm I original artwork

#Rhythm 01 Oil on canvas I 70 x 120 cm I original artwork


#Him Oil on canvas I 80 x 80 cm I original artwork

#Her Oil on canvas I 80 x 80 cm I original artwork


For you, Papa #Golden'74


Returning to Emptiness #01


Returning to Emptiness #02

Returning to Emptiness #03




#1. Pausing horse

Against a rose-red ground marked with life's symbols, a green horse pauses, listening inward, reclaiming a moment of quiet presence.

#2. Angel

An angel horse lifts the self above judgment and noise. Below, a young foal watches, the soul in its earliest form, learning to rise toward its own light.





#3. Two Jesters

#3. Two Jesters

Two jester horses move through life’s circus as others rush to choose sides. At the center, an inner eye stays still , reminding us that clarity comes only from the observer’s stance.

#4. King & Queen

Within the frame they perform royalty; beyond it, they return to themselves. Freedom begins the moment they step out of character and into the red heels.


#5. The Zebra

A quiet farewell to the drifting clouds that pull the mind back into the past, into loops of memory and unspoken ‘what ifs.’


#6. Dark side & Bright side

Each being, in darkness or in brilliance, plays a private game with destiny.


n.g.a – all photos were taken by Fuji 200 film.