Signed copy of picture book Then and Now by Datsun Tran + editioned lithograph (19/20)

In his picture-book debut, contemporary artist Datsun Tran tells his family’s story of making a new home after journeying by boat from Vietnam as refugees. In vivid ink paintings and spare, resonant text, Then and Now explores the powerful associations a sound, smell or sensation can carry. Young readers are warmly welcomed into two immersive, multi-sensory and strikingly different worlds: then and now.

Datsun Tran combines traditional and modern materials and processes to make ink paintings inspired by classical Chinese brushwork. He explores themes of conflict and utopia, childhood and the relationship between different cultures. His subject matter is often filtered through the lens of what we have in common, rather than what separates us.

Ages 3+

March 2024

182mm x 300mm // hardback with copper foil stamping // CMYK // 28 pag

Datsun Tran is an Australian multidisciplinary artist. His work primarily features the natural world, though it is about us, the human story. His work has explored themes of conflict and utopia, childhood and the relationship between different cultures. The subject matter is often filtered through the lens of what we have in common, rather than what separates us.

Datsun has exhibited extensively in Australia, as well as North America, Asia and Europe. He has had over 25 solo and group shows, exhibited in over 30 art fairs, and has been a finalist in over 35 art prizes.