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Teo Nguyen’s paintings at Minnesota Landscape Arboretum reflect serenity
An abandoned house — its siding falling off, revealing raw, worn wooden planks — stands in the middle of a grassy field. In the distance is a lone tree and a set of wagon wheels, positioned as if they’re resting. If you’ve ever driven through a rural Midwestern landscape, this is a familiar scene, and one that artist Teo Nguyen gracefully captures in 15 large-scale, photorealistic paintings. “I continue to be in awe with the vast beauty of the Middle West landscapes,” he said, “how humans interact with the natural environment, how we cultivate and interact with our surroundings.” The serenity of these landscapes inspires him on a deeply spiritual…