Tèo Phạm

biography

Tèo Phạm (b.1996), whose real name is Pham Van Vu, was born in Lien Nghia (Lam Dong province). He later moved to Da Lat with his family. Teo graduated from Ho Chi Minh City University of Fine Arts in 2020, currently living and working in Ho Chi Minh City.

Originally a satirical cartoonist, Tèo Phạm can play with any subject in a lighthearted way. In his practice, he deliberately does not interfere much in terms of content and techniques, while calling his creative process a spiritual excrement - a grand excrement, implying a periodicity in what the mind and the spirit absorb and subsequently generate, the cycle of cause and effect.

Tèo Phạm has participated in several domestic group exhibitions such as “Same Same But Different” (The Factory Contemporary Art Centre, HCMC, 2020); “Foliage V” (Vincom Contemporary Art Centre VCCA, Hanoi, 2022). His recent solo shows have also attracted considerable public attention such as “What’s left behind the Rectum? Chapter 1: The Feast of the Digestive System” (Uom Art Hub, HCMC, 2021); “Huh? Why Am I Here?” (XYZ Cafe & Art Space, HCMC, 2023).

Besides, Tèo also tried his hand as a curator/co-curator for a few projects such as “The Beginning” (HCMC, 2020); “Same Same But Different” (The Factory Contemporary Art Centre, HCMC, 2020).

works

Adversity brings no wisdom, 2021

Arcylic on canvas

60 x 80 cm