Inspired by nature and sustainability, the Wall of Nature series draws from the vertical gardens in Madrid, Spain, designed by botanist Patrick Blanc. Viet Ha Tran combines colours and patterns in this lush living wall, merging art, architecture, and botany. The series combines impressionism, abstraction, and psychedelic influences to create vibrant, nature-inspired artworks.

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Published in issue #4 2024, Expressive Nature

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Viet Ha Tran: Nature has always inspired artists. In recent years, my artistic work has focused on nature, sustainability, and transforming nature photographs into works of art. My series "Wall of Nature" (2019 - present) takes cues from the vertical gardens in Madrid, Spain. This epic garden, designed by French botanist Patrick Blanc in 2008, is one of the world’s lushest living walls to date. Over 250 species are represented on the living wall in a mass of over 15,000 plants for the miniature oasis. The vertical garden resembles a piece of environmental graffiti as much as a botanical piece. The pattern of colours is a fascinating combination of art, architecture and botany.

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In the Wall of Nature series, contrasting colours meld into one another, weaving and swirling from the top to the bottom of each frame. Blue blends into orange, which, in turn, transforms into red, then yellow, pink, and purple. Here, I took inspiration from impressionism and abstraction, applying them—with a touch of psychedelia—to one of the world's most lush human-made walls.

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About

Board Member at The Royal Photographic Society of Spain, Viet Ha Tran is a Vietnamese-born and Spanish-based fine art photographer and contemporary artist whose unique art has earned her commissions from globally renowned entities such as Amazon USA, Louis Vuitton France, and Vogue Italy. Her work has appeared in over a hundred newspapers and magazines worldwide, including Spanish national news Expansión, El Economista and El Adelantado, The Times of India, Vietnam News, Vogue Italy, Vanity Fair France, and Aesthetica Magazine. In 2024, Viet Ha Tran published her first photography book, "Like a Painting".

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www.viethatran.com