Thanks again for a great gift.” B. Welcome to Anh Do's Official Art Site. To tell his stories, he isn’t restricted to one medium – he is a comedian, author, TV personality and artist. I would definitely recommend buying an Anh Do print from your store. Anh Do is a storyteller. Let us know in the comments below. What has been the most difficult part of putting on your first show and exhibiting professionally? I’m constantly saying to myself “What did I do that for?”… “Anh, you’re an idiot!”… “Oh dear, that’s REALLY bad”. That almost always results in disaster. âBut somewhere along the line in school I stopped taking art classes because people told me if you want to get high marks in the school certificate donât do art.â. The art print is even more amazing than we hoped.”, “I’m really pleased with the quality of the JC print. Scroll through the gallery above to see some of Anh Doâs most fascinating portraits from Anhâs Brush with Fame. It’s not something one would expect a successful comedian, performer and writer at the height of his career to do – turn his hand to painting. I am just so grateful that I have been able to “fluke” the painting. Anh Do (born 2 June 1977) is a Vietnamese-born Australian author, actor, comedian, and painter. I heard that lawyers make plenty of money so I decided that’s what I wanted to be, never once questioning whether it was the correct path for me. 2017 Finalist Archibald Prize 2017 Signed limited edition print for sale. But at the end of the day if I was forced to choose, I’d have to say my favourite three are Van Gogh, Goya and Rembrandt. Eventually comedy came along and wiped everything else out. The print is amazing. He studied a combined Business Law degree at the University of Technology, Sydney. Who are your major influences and inspirations in painting? Not just, âwhat do you do for a living?â but I want to know about their fears and sadnesses and listen to their regrets, both sides of it, the happy and the sad.â. My wife has a theory that because I own over 1000 art books, and I’m obsessed with art, maybe some of it has sunk in, maybe it’s in my subconscious. He has appeared on many Australian TV shows such as Thank God You’re Here, Anh Does Vietnam and Dancing with the Stars. Anh Do is represented by Olsen Irwin Gallery, Courtesy the artist and Olsen Irwin Gallery It hurt to watch the other guys go off to paint and draw, and I’d go off to physics or four-unit maths or something else I hated. It’s probably the best print reproduction I’ve seen close up.”, “We love our Winter print. Anh Do invites captivating Australians into his painting studio for an in-depth conversation that will inform how he will represent them on the canvas. I mean, what would you rather do? I have four to five hours of painting, then I need to pick them up at 2.30pm. ANH DO ART Toggle Menu Doâs show Anhâs Brush with Fame is considered by many as one of ABCâs best programs. JC. But I keep going, and more times than not, the end result is something I’m quite okay with. I paint portraits because I’m interested in people. Luckily these days, there’s more good than bad, and I’m truly thankful for that. âAs a kid I loved it, loved it,â he told the Daily Telegraph. When I’m onstage performing a comedy show, I sometimes make eye contact with a woman, or sometimes a man still wiping away tears from the story I told about my mother a few minutes ago … even though I’m onto the next batch of jokes. 2017 Oil on linen Signed limited edition print for sale. When I was at school, I wasn’t great at writing or performing or anything like that but I was actually pretty good at art. If I don’t finish a painting within that time, they might just come home into the garage and “help dad out”. Get the latest Over60 news, offers and articles. ANH DO ART Toggle Menu. It really is punishment, mistake after mistake. I ended up skipping just about all my law classes so that I could attend my art classes. I have no idea what’s going to happen when I chuck the next brushload of paint onto the nose of a portrait, let alone predict the future of my body of work. Lucy Hawthorne, By I think I can be as good as Goya if I painted for eight … maybe nine hundred years. Welcome to Anh Do's Official Art Site. âThese guys that Iâve painted, theyâve lived a full life and theyâve had their ups and downs and it shows in their eyes. We have an exchange, the guy on the stage, the person in the audience … we share a connection that’s incredibly intimate for two people who have never met properly. I used to say that my Asian heritage has me attracted to the concept of economical brushstrokes – to capture the essence of a subject in as few marks as possible, like the ancient oriental masters. He has appeared on Australian TV shows such as Thank God You're Here and Good News Week, and was runner-up on Dancing with the Stars in 2007. To tell his stories, he isnât restricted to one medium â he is a comedian, author, TV personality and artist. How have you noticed your painting process develop, and what does the act of painting bring to you personally? Artist Profile, By 2017 Oil on linen Signed limited edition print for … Join our community of over 400,000-plus members today and get the latest Over60 news, offers and articles. He/she is probably thinking about their own mother, or maybe their son or daughter, and I’ll feel a connection with them. I feel like some of the great artists still reach down and connect with us, “give to us” even though they left us hundreds of years ago. I would definitely recommend buying an Anh Do print from your store. At the end of the day – if it’s a bad painting, I slash it and it goes in the bin. Iâm interested in everything about people. Be prepared to be dazzled by Linda Marrinon. Lion. What are the themes you are currently interested in pursuing in your work? So most of my paintings are done very quickly, very instinctively. At the end of year 12, I scored 98 in the HSC which allowed me to study law at university. Get all the latest Over60 news, offers and articles. Twilight. It’s really difficult because I don’t want to sell a single painting from the show because they are the ones I love. Painter Julian Meagher is seeking calm with his new exhibition ‘Sleepwalking’ at Edwina Corlette Gallery, Brisbane. Rembrandt and Soutine are still giving to us. So did you ever buy your mum the house? I have no idea. Right now, he’s on track. Anh Do is a storyteller. When he finished school he got accepted into law at university and simultaneously signed up to study art at TAFE but dropped out of both courses to become a comedian. The ones I don’t love are at the tip, and so opening night comes, and there I am with Had it framed, looks terrific.”, “We received the print and my husband loved it. It’s all a big game of chance. I can guess, but I’ll probably be wrong. If I was asked to do another painting exactly the same, I’d fail miserably. When I finish a good painting, I’m often a little bit emotional. all the paintings that I want to keep … and I’m seeing them for the last time. I’ve always been fascinated by people, their dreams, desires, fears, regrets, their sadness. I hate all of it. It’s now become a main feature in our living room.”, “The print arrived in perfect condition and in very good time after purchase. 4. Has your migrant upbringing influenced your work – and if so, how? I tell her if that’s the case, how come I just as often do really terrible paintings? So all through school, getting the marks for law was the absolute focus.
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