ABOUT THE ARTWORK
Mina Ho Ferrante's "Thăng hoa" (Ascension) is a captivating ode to transformation and rebirth, rendered with masterly oil brushwork. The painting draws viewers into a dynamic composition dominated by a magnificent white blossom, its petals unfurling in vibrant light, embracing a delicate, ethereal figure. A sophisticated palette of pristine whites, lavender, and soft blues contrasting with the fiery yellows and oranges of the flower's core evokes profound emotional depth. The female figure, with thorny tendrils emerging from her back, gazes upward into the heart of the bloom. This poignant imagery suggests a journey of painful metamorphosis, yet imbued with hope for an ultimate communion with nature and the soul's sublime ascent.
Sương mai
2023 • D=120cm • Lacquer
Vàng son một thuở
2023 • 120 x 160cm • Lacquer
Thuở vàng son
2023 • 90 x 120cm • Lacquer
Hành trì
2018 • 80 x 150cm • Oil Painting
PARTICIPATED EXHIBITIONS
No cataloged exhibitions.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Mina Ho Ferrante
(1968 – )Mina Ho Ferrante is a Vietnamese visual artist and art educator based in Burbank, California. She began establishing her painting career in Vietnam in the late 1980s, and her watercolor-on-silk work was featured in her first solo exhibition in 1988. After moving to the United States in 1991, Mina worked in feature animation, including at Disney Feature Animation, before stepping away from her career to care for her three children. Upon returning to the visual arts, she expanded her artistic, teaching, and exhibition practice in the United States and internationally. Mina’s work explores family, everyday life, memories of Vietnam, the immigrant experience, and the formation of identity in the United States. From 2014 to 2025, she created a series of paintings illustrating her family’s multigenerational memoir, depicting historical upheaval, journeys of escape, reunion, and healing. Mina Ho Ferrante’s art brings together personal memory, family history, and an enduring belief in the power of hope.
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