Trung Cao is a conceptual, realist artist residing in Vallejo, California. While oil is his favorite medium, Trung also works with graphite, charcoal, acrylic, and gouache. His artwork reflects on themes of values and exquisite beauty, real or imaginary. Through the lens of classical art admiration, and behind the aesthetic surface, many of his work’s critique on how we derive values and meanings from myth, folklore, or legend. Displaying complex, yet subtle emotions, the moving countenance of my character studies are motivated by human concepts that connect us to history, society, emotions, moral compass, and the understanding of the self. Trung strives not for photorealism, but a wholehearted realistic endeavor towards creativity and ingenuity in realism.

These pieces are all 6” x 6” original oils on canvas and can be seen and purchased at Studio Seven Arts.