Thu Tran
Tran at an art gallery opening in New York City in 2015
Born
Malaysia[1]
NationalityAmerican

Thu Tran is a writer and producer, known for her shows Food Party and Late Night Munchies.[2] Much of her work is themed around food and cooking, but with a surreal spin.

Work

Tran attended the Cleveland Institute of Art, where she studied glasswork. While a student, she began making installation art, often themed around food.[3]

In 2007, Tran began creating Food Party, an experimental cooking-themed series which used homemade puppets.[4] The project began as a web series, but in 2009 it was picked up as a show for the Independent Film Channel. Critics noted the show's surreal tone, unique props, and "lo-fi aesthetic".[5][6]

In 2013, Tran began working on the web series Late Night Munchies for MTV Other. In the web series, guests would cook with Tran, creating unusual dishes together. Guests on the show included Girl Talk, Tiombe Lockhart, and Sharon Needles.[7][8] Tran would later collaborate with Lockhart on a music video, and would join Girl Talk on one of their tours.[9][10]

Outside of Food Party and Late Night Munchies, Tran has continued to work as an installation artist, and has collaborated with other artists on music videos, short films, and video games.[11]

Personal life

Tran is of Vietnamese descent and was raised in Cleveland, Ohio; the success of Food Party brought her to Brooklyn.[10] She crafts many of the puppets used in her projects herself.[10] Tran cooks extensively outside of her artistic work, and she learned to cook from her parents, who she credits both with teaching her to cook and influencing her style of humor.[10][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. 16 May 2010.
  2. ↑ "Thu Tran". IMDb.
  3. ↑ Itzkoff, Dave (2009-06-06). "A Foodie With a Taste for the Surreal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  4. ↑ "'Food Party' returns: A Q&A with creator Thu Tran". 27 April 2010.
  5. ↑ "'Twin Peaks' and turning television into a genuine art form". Los Angeles Times. 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  6. ↑ Yang, By Jeff (2009-07-01). "Candy-coated chaos / Fake cooking show with puppets in a..." SFGATE. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  7. ↑ Matheson, Whitney. "Thu Tran brings her food parties to MTV". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  8. ↑ "WATCH: 'Drag Race' Star Sharon Needles Whips Up A Wacky (And Bloody) Breakfast". HuffPost. 2013-07-28. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  9. ↑ "Tiombe Lockhart Crafts A Wavy New Video For "Let U Go" - Okayplayer". www.okayplayer.com. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Thu Tran, Food Party - Gothamist: New York City News, Food, Arts & Events". Archived from the original on 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2009-06-03.
  11. ↑ "Thu Tran". www.spacescle.org. Retrieved 2023-12-30.
  12. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-07-31. Retrieved 2010-10-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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