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Dan Lam - Gibbous, 2023, Foam, acrylic, polymer, resin

Gibbous, 2023

Foam, acrylic, polymer, resin

8.5 x 9 x 5.5 in 21.6 x 22.9 x 14 cm

Edition

Unique

About this work

Gibbous is a unique sculptural work created by Dan Lam in 2023 in foam, acrylic, polymer, and resin. Its title references the gibbous moon — that phase between half and full, in which the illuminated portion exceeds the shadowed, creating a swelling, asymmetrical luminosity. At 8½ by 9 by 5½ inches, the work is intimate in scale, a quality that intensifies its visual and tactile presence, drawing the viewer close to examine the intricate surface topography that is one of Lam's signature achievements. The gibbous moon's quality of overflow — of light pressing against its own containment — is translated into sculptural form in Lam's characteristic material language. The polymer and foam body swells and subsides in ways that suggest internal pressure, as though the form might continue to grow if left unattended. Drips and surface accretions articulate the edges and contours, giving the impression of a living organism in a state of slow, arrested expansion. The Color Sculptures series foregrounds Lam's mastery of color: layered acrylics create depths of hue that shift under different lighting conditions, from electric to smoldering, from vibrant to intimately warm. Dan Lam is an American sculptor of Vietnamese ancestry whose work has become internationally celebrated for its ability to provoke a dual and paradoxical response — the desire to touch alongside a subtle sense of visceral unease. Her sculptures, constructed from polyurethane foam, acrylic paint, and epoxy resin, have been exhibited in major galleries across the United States and internationally. Lam's practice bridges fine art and digital culture, and her work reaches a broad and devoted audience through both gallery presentation and online channels. As a unique work, Gibbous carries the particular distinction of existing as a singular, unrepeatable object.

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Edition & Provenance

Year
2023
Medium
Foam, acrylic, polymer, resin
Edition
Unique

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About Dan Lam

Dan Lam earned a BFA from the University of North Texas in 2010, followed by an MFA from Arizona State University in 2014, where she began developing the sculptural techniques that would come to define her practice.

Lam creates drippy, blob like sculptures using polyurethane foam, resin, and acrylic, often finished with auto body paint that shifts color as viewers move around the piece. Her work sits at the border of attraction and repulsion, taking cues from natural forms found in the body and the ocean while pushing them into something stranger and more excessive. Materials play a defining role in her process, and she often allows their behavior to guide the final shape of a piece rather than working from a fixed plan.

Lam's sculptures have been exhibited widely across the United States and internationally, including at the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, along with shows in Paris and Munich. Her work has also reached a wide audience through social media, where her process videos and finished pieces have drawn broad public attention beyond the traditional gallery world.

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