Hien on Hien
Hien Pham, Robinson High School senior
I try to be as minimal as possible. I believe if you can express yourself in the minimalist way, it can say just as much as an overdone painting. Less is more. As far as composing the piece goes, I try to express my emotions, and I think about causes of the emotions, and that leads to the outcome of the piece. The style of neoplasticism is my favorite. I listen to a lot of John Frusciante (former guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers). He is my main inspiration, I always listen to him when I paint. I plan on continuing painting for the rest of my life.
– Reported by Briana Mendez, Robinson High
Artwork, shown at top left: Depression (acrylic)
Others, shown below:
1. Photo of Pham
2. Painting, Anger
3. Painting, Vexed
4. Painting, The Enemy
5. Painting, Happy As Can Be
On exhibit features high school artists from the Tampa Bay area. Go to tb-two.com to see more work. If you know a high school student we should consider spotlighting (including yourself), please send the name, school, art medium and contact information to tbtwostaff@gmail.com. Put “on exhibit” in the subject line.