2016 Breakthrough Artist of the Year: Dan Lam's Extraordinarily Captivating Sculptures

Kev qhuas los ntawm Dan Lam.

Ntsib cov artist Dan Lam.

Thaum kuv nug Dan Lam tias nws tseem ceeb npaum li cas nws xav tias kev tshaj xov xwm yog rau cov neeg ua yeeb yam niaj hnub no, nws tau nres thiab taw qhia tias peb yuav tsis tham yog tias nws tsis yog rau Instagram. Thiab nws muaj tseeb.

Kuv txuas nrog Dan Lam (aka) ntawm Instagram ib ntus dhau los thiab dhau xyoo dhau los lossis yog li tau saib nws txoj haujlwm skyrocket. Thaum kuv tau pib kos rau amorphous, tangible, vibrant sculptures uas ooze los ntawm cov phau ntawv thiab zoo li cov tsiaj surreal, kuv kuj xav saib cov tub ntxhais hluas artist txoj kev tshaj tawm txoj hauj lwm nce siab.

Tsuas yog ob xyoos tom qab kawm tiav los ntawm MFA qhov kev pab cuam ntawm Arizona State, Lam qhia nws lub peev xwm los ua tus kws ua yeeb yam puv sijhawm tam sim no rau nws txoj kev vam meej Instagram. Xyoo tas los, nws tau ua ntau qhov chaw nyob (feem ntau tsis ntev los no ntawm Fort Works Art), tau txais kev sawv cev hauv chav, thiab tau tsaws chaw ntawm Art Basel Miami.

Yog li nws yuav tsum tsis txhob muaj qhov xav tsis thoob thaum kuv ntog rau ib qho ntawm Lam txoj haujlwm ntawm Miley Cyrus 'Instagram (Kuv tam sim no lees tias kuv ua raws nws txoj kev ntseeg). Tab sis thaum koj pom ib qho ntawm koj nyiam tshaj tawm cov neeg ua yeeb yam ua haujlwm ntawm ib lub hnub qub pop loj tshaj plaws, nws ua rau koj xav tias, "Qhov no tshwm sim li cas?"

Nyob nruab nrab ntawm nws lub sijhawm tsim khoom tsis khoom, kuv muaj sijhawm los nug Dan Lam tsis yog hais txog nws li cas, tab sis kuj hais txog nws cov txheej txheem, nws thawj kauj ruam ua lag luam, thiab txhais li cas los ua tus kws tshaj lij kev tshaj xov xwm niaj hnub no. Xyuas nws:

AA: Cia peb pib nrog lub hauv paus ... yog vim li cas te thiab te?

DL: Kuv ib txwm nyiam nws qhov muag. Ib qho ntawm kuv cov neeg nyiam ua yeeb yam yeej ib txwm yog Claes Oldenburg thiab cov kws ua yeeb yam uas ua haujlwm nrog cov ntaub ntawv no - ib yam dab tsi txog cov duab puab muag rau kuv.

Yog tias kuv yuav tsum twv, nws yuav tau ua nrog kev tshawb nrhiav lub tswv yim ntawm qee yam khoom tsis tau muab qhov kev xav ntawm softness lossis txav mus los ntawm lub sijhawm.

AA: Koj puas tuaj yeem piav qhia koj tus txheej txheem me ntsis?

DL: Ua ntej, kuv sim ntau heev. Nroj tsuag thiab tee pib nrog cov kua dej ua npuas dej. Thaum koj sib tov ua ke nws pib nthuav. Qhov zoo tshaj plaws ntawm cov khoom no yog tias koj tsis muaj kev tswj hwm nws. Txoj kev nws nthuav nws mus rau hauv cov khoom.

Kuv ncuav ua npuas ncauj thiab cia nws qhuav. Tom qab ntawd kuv feem ntau npog nws nrog acrylic xim, feem ntau yog xim ci, thiab cia nws qhuav. Tom qab ntawd kuv thov spikes (nws yuav siv sij hawm ib hnub). Tom qab ntawd kuv siv epoxy thiab ntxiv cov ntaub ntawv iridescent xws li glitter lossis rhinestones.

AA: Koj thawj qhov kev paub nrog Art Basel Miami Beach yog dab tsi?

DL: Qhov ntawd yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws… tsuas yog… zoo kawg li. Kuv hnov ​​​​cov neeg tham txog Art Basel txhua xyoo thiab nws zoo li yog qhov loj. Txhawm rau ua tiav qhov no ib txwm yog kuv lub hom phiaj ntawm tus kheej. Ntau tus neeg tau hais rau kuv tias nws vwm npaum li cas, thiab nws yog qhov tseeb.

Qhov kuv nyiam tshaj yog kuv pom ntau yam duab thiab ntsib ntau tus kws ua yeeb yam. Nws zoo li lub chaw ua yeeb yam. Raws li tus kws kos duab, koj nyob ib leeg hauv koj lub studio ntau dua 300 hnub hauv ib xyoos, thiab tom qab ntawd tam sim ntawd rau ib lub lis piam koj tau siv sijhawm ntau nrog cov neeg uas siv sijhawm ntau nyob ib leeg, thiab koj tsuas yog tau txais. ib leeg nyob rau theem pib.

Filling Dan Lam.

AA: Koj nyuam qhuav kawm tiav koj daim ntawv kawm tiav qib siab thiab tau ua tiav zoo. Koj thawj xyoo tom qab kawm tiav los ntawm Ministry of Foreign Affairs zoo li cas?

DL: Thaum kuv kawm tiav Arizona State University hauv 2014, kuv tsiv mus rau Midland, Texas nrog kuv tus hluas nraug. Nws yog roob moj sab qhua, thiab tag nrho cov muaj roj - tag nrho lub nroog revolves nyob ib ncig ntawm cov roj. Thaum kuv nyob ntawd, kuv muaj cib fim qhia hauv tsev kawm ntawv qib siab hauv zej zog thiab muaj kev ywj pheej nyiaj txiag los tsom rau kev kos duab tawm ntawm tsev kawm kos duab.

Koj hnov ​​​​ntau ntau zaj dab neeg ntawm cov kws ua yeeb yam kawm tiav thiab ua haujlwm rau hnub ua haujlwm tsis tsim nyog. Kuv nco qab tag nrho cov dab neeg no thiab cov ntaub ntawv no thiab txuas ntxiv ua tej yam.

Feem ntau kuv tau ua tej yam uas yog kev tawm dag zog uas yuav tsis ua rau muaj dab tsi. Nov yog lub xyoo kuv txiav txim siab mus rau Instagram thiab tshaj tawm thiab saib yuav ua li cas txuas. Kuv xav pom dab tsi social networks muaj peev xwm. Kuv siv lub xyoo los tsom mus rau kuv txoj haujlwm tshiab thiab tsom mus rau kev tshaj xov xwm.

Txoj cai ua ntej peb tsiv mus nyob rau hauv, kuv ua kuv thawj drip duab puab. Txawm hais tias kuv cov phab ntsa kho kom zoo nkauj pib tau txais kev mloog ntau dua thiab kuv pib tau txais kev xam phaj thiab kev ua yeeb yam ntxiv - cov dej me me ua rau kuv tawg. 2016 nyuam qhuav tawg; Kuv muaj ntau lub cib fim rau kev nthuav qhia thiab cov chav ua yeeb yam tuaj cuag kuv.  

Nws txawv ntawm qhov nws tau ob peb xyoos dhau los. Tam sim no tib neeg tau tiv tauj kuv. Qhov twg ob peb xyoos dhau los kuv tab tom yuav qhib hu. Nws yog qhov xav tsis thoob kiag li thiab kuv zoo siab heev los nrhiav txoj hauv kev los txuas nrog ntau tus neeg.

AA: Dab tsi yog qhov xav tau tshaj plaws ntawm qhov kev paub dhau los ua tus kws tshaj lij? 

DL: Qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws, tam sim no kuv yog ib tus kws kos duab puv sijhawm. Ob xyoos tom qab kawm tiav tsev kawm ntawv, kuv tuaj yeem ua tus kws kos duab puv sijhawm. Tshwj xeeb tshaj yog tom qab Basel, kuv cia li xav tias, "Yuav ua li cas?" Kuv yeej tsis xav tias kuv yuav cuam tshuam nrog cov neeg ua yeeb yam. Tsis tau xav tias Miley Cyrus yuav tau txais kuv txoj haujlwm.

AA: Yog, ua li cas nws tshwm sim?

DL: Wayne Coyne [ntawm Flaming Lips] pib raws kuv qab thiab tej zaum ib hlis tom qab Miley Cyrus pib raws kuv. Vim qhov tseeb tias kuv tus account Instagram tau loj hlob sai heev, kuv nco ntau yam. Ib hlis tom qab, Miley DMed kuv ntawm Instagram thiab hais tias, "Hav ntxhais, Kuv muaj kev kos duab hauv tsev thiab kuv xav pom tias koj puas xav koom nrog." Kuv yuav tsum paub tseeb tias kuv tsis raug dag.

Nov yog kuv thawj zaug ua lag luam. Thaum nws hu rau kuv nws tau hais rau kuv txog chav no nws muaj nrog lub piano disco thiab phab ntsa nyiaj thiab ib zaug ua tiav nws tau npaj los koom nrog Imprint lossis Paper Magazine thiab lawv npaj yuav thaij duab thiab sau txog nws. Nws tsis tau hais tias, "Kuv xav yuav ib daim." Nws nug seb kuv puas xav koom.

Kuv nug ib pawg neeg thiab qee tus neeg hais tias nws yuav tsum them thiab qee tus neeg hais tias nws muaj 50 lab tus neeg siv. Kuv mus tom ntej thiab xa ib feem rau nws paub tias nrog ntau tus neeg siv nws yuav rov qab los. Thaum lub sij hawm, qhov muaj peev xwm tau nce. Tib yam tshwm sim nrog Lilly Aldridge. Kuv tsuas yog tom qab pom tias qee zaum tib neeg them 100k rau kev tshaj tawm ntawm cov nyiaj loj. Nws yeej muaj nqis dua nyob rau lub sijhawm ntev.

Tag nrho cov dub, Dan Lam. 

AA: Koj muaj kev sib raug zoo tseem ceeb. Koj xav tias kev tshaj xov xwm tseem ceeb npaum li cas rau cov neeg ua yeeb yam niaj hnub no?

DL: Kuv xav tias nws tseem ceeb heev. Yog tias koj yog tus kws kos duab thiab tsis siv nws, koj tsis tas ua mob rau koj tus kheej, tab sis koj tsis pab koj tus kheej. Qhov tseeb ntawm Instagram yog txuas nrog lwm tus kws ua yeeb yam. Koj mus rau Instagram, social networks thiab nrhiav lwm tus kws kos duab uas koj qhuas - koj pib tham, sib koom tes thiab ua lag luam. Nws zoo li kev sib tham, tab sis hauv koj lub voj voog.

Tsis tas li, qhov cuam tshuam ntawm qhov muag ntawm koj txoj haujlwm yog qhov loj heev. Kuv yuav tsis yog tus kws kos duab puv sijhawm tam sim no yog tias nws tsis yog rau Instagram. Qhov no yog ib qho khoom muaj nqis heev. Instagram galleries tseem txuas nrog.

Nws yog ib qho cuab yeej muaj zog rau lub ntiaj teb kos duab.

AA: Cov lus qhia dab tsi koj yuav muab rau lwm tus kws ua yeeb yam tab tom nrhiav los tsim lawv lub koob npe nrov hauv online?

DL: Kuv xav ntawm kuv qhov kev xav, mus rau qhov koj xav tau. Koj qhov kev xav qhia li cas rau koj? Muaj PR cov neeg hais kom koj ua qhov no lossis qhov ntawd lossis yam twg. Tab sis yog tias koj xav kom tus kws kos duab lub suab kom meej, txawm tias txoj kev koj tshaj tawm qhia txog qhov ntawd. Ua qhov koj ua thiab khaws nws "koj".

Kuv tus kheej khaws kuv Instagram ua tib zoo thiab khaws nws txog kev ua haujlwm. Kuv tsis nquag sau txog kuv tus kheej. Nws pab khaws cov khoom sib cais. Kuv tsis xav kom kuv cov zaub mov yuav ua li cas kuv saib lossis kuv yog leej twg. Kuv xav tias yog vim li cas ntau tus neeg xav tias kuv yog ib tug txiv neej ib pliag, ob qho tib si vim kuv lub npe thiab vim kuv tsis muaj ntsej muag.

Kev thaij duab zoo yog qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws. Tau teeb pom kev zoo. Kuv coj kuv nrog kuv lub xov tooj thiab lub teeb ntuj.

AA: Puas muaj cov tswv yim rau cov kws ua yeeb yam uas xav ua kom muaj kev sib tw loj nrog kev sib raug zoo?

DL: Siv lub cuab yeej los txuas thiab ua kev sib txuas. Yog tias koj ua raws ib leeg thiab xav txuas, sau rau lawv thiab sau npe. Koj yeej tsis paub dab tsi yuav tshwm sim. Sib pab. Hais tias, “Auj, kuv paub tias muaj ib lub tsev uas koj yuav haum zoo. Koj yeej tsis paub dab tsi yuav tshwm sim ntawm txoj kev. "

Kuv kuj xav tias cov duab yuav tsum muaj qhov zoo nkauj. Muaj tej yam uas nrov tshaj lwm tus. Piv txwv li, thaum kuv tshaj tawm glitter, ntau tus neeg siv ib txwm nyiam nws. Koj tuaj yeem ua ib yam dab tsi los nyiam lwm tus, tab sis tsuas yog ua nws yog tias nws twb haum rau koj txoj haujlwm. Nws yog qhov txawv ntawm qhov muag plooj vim tias koj tsis xav tshaj tawm qee yam rau kev nyiam, tab sis kuj yog tias koj xav kom loj hlob koj cov neeg siv khoom, txoj cai?

AA: Raws li lub xyoo dhau los ze, peb nug cov kws ua yeeb yam uas lawv xav tau rau 2017 rau lwm tus neeg ua yeeb yam, tib neeg thiab ntiaj teb feem ntau. Koj puas muaj lub siab xav pom?

DL: Kuv xav tias cov kws ua yeeb yam yuav tsum tau ua raws li lawv ua thiab tej zaum ntau dua. Peb lub teb chaws nyob rau hauv ib qho kev vwm tam sim no, thiab kuv paub ntau tus kws ua yeeb yam nug, "Peb yuav ua li cas?" Kuv xav tias kev kos duab yog qhov tseem ceeb heev thiab peb tsis tuaj yeem tsis lees paub. Kuv vam tias lawv yuav tsis cia qhov kev nyab xeeb kev nyab xeeb tam sim no coj mus deb ntawm nws.

Nrhiav rau ntau cov ntawv kos duab thiab kev xam phaj kos duab? xov xwm txhua lub lim tiam, cov khoom и tshiab.