# Afterglow

I keep coming back to the eyes in this one. Everything else sits in grayscale, worked in yarn so dense it almost photographs like a print, and then there's this small hit of yellow right in the pupils. It's such a simple move, but it's the thing that makes the whole piece breathe. Without it, you'd have a beautifully rendered, quiet portrait. With it, she's looking right at you.

The headwrap does a lot of the heavy lifting too. It's not just framing, it's got its own weight and folds, almost sculptural in how it's built up in the yarn. You can tell the artist spent real time there.

This one was made for a Spotify partnership, a portrait of FKA Twigs, and honestly it fits her presence well. There's a stillness to it that doesn't feel passive. At nearly six feet square, it holds a wall the way a good portrait should, you don't just glance at it walking by.

[Browse all works by Cedric Vu](/collections/cedric-vu)

## Details

- **Price:** 3500.0 USD
- **Vendor:** Art Scout
- **Type:** Textile Art
- **Tags:** buy original art online, Cedric Vu, collector art, figurative art, San Francisco artist, self portrait, textile art, tufted art, wall art

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
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| Default Title | 3500.00 USD | In stock |

## Images

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## Additional Information

- **Dimensions:** 67"×67"
- **Artist Material:** Acrylic yarn on cotton
- **Artist Name:** Cedric Vu
- **About The Artist Link:** https://www.artscout.pro/collections/cedric-vu

### About The Artist Content

Cedric Vu (b. 1996) is a French-Vietnamese contemporary visual artist born and raised in San Jose, California. From 2014 to 2023, he lived in Los Angeles, where he studied filmmaking, worked as a dancer, and held a range of production roles in film and television.

In 2024, Vu returned to his hometown to establish a physical art practice rooted in creative authorship and independence. Teaching himself to tuft yarn, he began creating textile works - often self-portraits - using his own image out of practicality as he developed his technique in the medium. Though textiles have become the foundation of his emerging body of work, Vu continues to expand his practice with the intention of working across multiple mediums.

Since establishing his studio practice, Vu has exhibited at the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara, where he also serves as an Art Preparator. His work will be featured in the forthcoming 2027 group exhibition Echoes of Being at the Bakersfield Museum of Art. Vu’s work has quickly captured the attention of collectors and admirers alike, including renowned stylist and image architect Law Roach, known for his collaborations with Zendaya, Céline Dion, and others.

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> Updated: 2026-09-05