Dan Lam is a Vietnamese-American contemporary sculptor based in Dallas, Texas, best known for her otherworldly, brightly colored sculptures that appear to ooze, drip, or crawl across surfaces. Working primarily with polyurethane foam, resin, and acrylic, Lam creates pieces that blur the lines between the grotesque and the beautiful, the organic and the synthetic. Her sculptures—often iridescent, spiked, or slime-like—have gained widespread popularity on social media for their mesmerizing textures and surreal presence. What makes Lam’s work particularly special is its ability to provoke a visceral, almost tactile reaction; viewers often feel compelled to touch them, despite their alien or even threatening forms. Her art taps into a cultural moment that embraces both hyper-sensory aesthetics and digital-age surrealism, making her a standout figure in the new wave of artists bridging internet virality with fine art sensibility.
