# Too Noble to Curb and Too Lofty to Bend

His back faces us. Bare shoulders, a golden halo hovering above, the waistband of his jeans just visible at the bottom of the frame. He does not turn around. The title reads like a declaration, and the image carries it easily. There is dignity in the posture, in the stillness, in the quiet authority of the halo. The deep red ground gives the figure warmth and gravity. One of Cedric's most composed works, and one of his most quietly powerful.

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## Details

- **Price:** 1800.0 USD
- **Vendor:** Art Scout
- **Type:** Textile Art
- **Tags:** buy original art online, Cedric Vu, figurative art, San Francisco artist, self portrait, textile art, tufted art, under 2500

## Variants

| Variant | Price | Available |
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| Default Title | 1800.00 USD | In stock |

## Images

- Too Noble to Curb and Too Lofty to Bend – tufted acrylic yarn artwork by Cedric Vu with figure’s back facing viewer, bare shoulders, golden halo above, and deep red ground, dignity and quiet authority without turning around
- Too Noble to Curb and Too Lofty to Bend by Cedric Vu – detail of golden halo hovering above bare shoulders on deep red tufted yarn ground
- Too Noble to Curb and Too Lofty to Bend by Cedric Vu – full tufted textile of back-facing figure with halo on warm deep red
- Too Noble to Curb and Too Lofty to Bend by Cedric Vu – close-up of tufted yarn texture on golden halo and deep red ground
- Too Noble to Curb and Too Lofty to Bend by Cedric Vu – artwork installed in room context
- Too Noble to Curb and Too Lofty to Bend
- Too Noble to Curb and Too Lofty to Bend

## Additional Information

- **Dimensions:** 62"×38"
- **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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