“Thuy Phu” (Water Palace) by artist Trinh Minh Tien is among the eight winning works of the first-ever UOB Painting of the Year competition held in Vietnam.

Using the airbrush technique, Trinh Minh Tien skilfully recreated the image of Hanoi’s St. Joseph’s Cathedral reflected on a rain-covered car window — all on the surface of a car bonnet. Through Thuy Phu, the artist seeks to convey the Buddhist concept of impermanence, illustrating the ceaseless transformation of history through human-built architectural imprints.