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12-Year-Old Vietnamese Artist Holds Own Art Show in New York
People who look at abstract, costly works of art and joke "a child probably painted that" are finally right.
At just 12 years old, Xeo Chu of Vietnam is setting sales records with his colorful abstract paintings. Some are selling for more than $150,000. They are being compared to works by American artist Jackson Pollock.
The seventh-grade student from Vietnam is holding his first show as a solo artist. It is taking place at the Georges Berges Gallery, in New York City's wealthy SoHo neighborhood. The show is called Big World, Little Eyes. It opened December 19 and runs through January 2, 2020.
Chu has been painting since he was 4 years old. He made his first sale when he was only 6.
"One customer came and bought my painting and I was really happy. That was when I was like six. Yep," Chu said.
Chu's mother owns an art gallery in Vietnam. As a young child, Chu repeatedly asked his mom to let him paint with his older brothers.
For his New York show, Chu created a 4.5-meter-long artwork divided into four pieces. The work is unnamed.
Chu explained, "My mom told me I was going to have an exhibition in New York. So, I was like, ‘Oh, let's make a big painting for this.' That took like three months."
When asked what he likes about painting, Chu said: "The creativity. I can do a lot of things with a painting. I can choose what I would draw or what detail can I put in or what color. Stuff like that."
Chu's work has been compared to that of Jackson Pollock, a major artist in the abstract expressionist movement of the 1940s and 1950s.
One difference between the two, however: Pollock produced his most famous pieces at the height of his career. That, said gallery owner Georges Berges, came several decades after Pollock's 12th birthday.
Chu "is producing similar work at the start of his career," Berges said. "So, it's very interesting to see where that's going to head."
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重点解析
1.put in 提交；放入
They've put in time and effort to keep the strike going.
他们花费了很多时间和精力以使罢工持续下去。
2.sales records 销售记录
He has already broken the monthly sales record three times this year.
今年他已经三度打破月销售的记录了。
3.compared to 与...相比
The risk is as nothing compared to the gain.
所冒风险与所得相比不足挂齿。
4.look at 查看
He didn't even look at it.
他连看都不看它一眼。
5.For his New York show, Chu created a 4.5-meter-long artwork divided into four pieces.
divided into 分为
This book is divided into two distinct parts.
这本书分为内容不同的两部分。
The physical benefits of exercise can be divided into three factors
运动对身体的好处可以分为3个方面。
6.Chu "is producing similar work at the start of his career," Berges said.
at the start of 在...初期
Councillor Paul Tisley will be in attendance at the start of the meeting to welcome us.
议员保罗·提斯里将在会议开始时出席，以欢迎我们。
There were about 300 million tons of grain in the fields at the start of the harvest.
收获伊始地里大概有3亿吨粮食。
参考译文
越南12岁男孩纽约办个展
有些人看到抽象的、价值连城的艺术品时，会开玩笑称，“出自熊孩子之手”，这一次他们说的没错。
年仅12岁的越南画家Xeo Chu正在凭借其色彩斑斓的抽象画刷新销售纪录。其中一些作品的售价超过15万美元。人们将这些作品与美国艺术家杰克逊·波洛克的作品相提并论。
这位来自越南的七年级学生正在举行他的首次个人展览。它将在纽约富裕的SoHo区乔治·贝尔热斯画廊(Georges Berges Gallery)举行。该展览名为《大世界，小眼睛》。它于12月19日开展，一直持续到2020年1月2日。
Chu从四岁起开始画画。他6岁时卖出了自己的第一幅作品。
“一位顾客登门购画，我非常高兴。当时我才六岁。就是这样。”Chu说道。
Chu的母亲在越南拥有一家画廊。小时候，Chu一再要求妈妈让他和哥哥们一起画画。
为了这次纽约个展，Chu创作了一幅4.5米长的艺术品，分为四个部分。该作品尚未命名。
Chu解释说：“妈妈告诉我，要去纽约办个展。所以，我就想，‘那，咱们干脆为这次展览制作一幅大画作吧。’这个作品大概用了三个月的时间。”
当被问及他喜欢绘画的什么时，朱说：“创造力。我可以通过一幅作品尽情发挥。我可以选择要画什么或者可以添加什么细节或什么颜色。诸如此类。”
Chu的作品被比作20世纪40年代和50年代抽象表现主义运动的主要艺术家杰克逊·波洛克的作品。
然而，两者之间有一个不同之处：波洛克在其职业生涯的巅峰时期创作了他最著名的作品。画廊老板乔治·贝尔热斯(Georges Berges)说，这距波洛克12岁生日已经是几十年后的事了。
贝尔热斯表示，Chu“在其职业生涯之初就创作了类似的作品”。“所以，（他）究竟能取得多大的成就，我们拭目以待。”
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