Vietnam arts and culture
Whenever somebody mentions contemporary Vietnamese art, there are a few names that spring to the mind right away. Of these, among the very first ones that come to mind, is Bui Huu Hung. Undoubtedly, Bui Huu Hung is one of the most popular artists to have emerged from the Vietnamese art scene in … [Read more...]
The earliest Vietnamese artist to achieve recognition for his work in the medium of oil and watercolour painting was Lê Văn Miến (1873 -1943), a native of Huế who studied classical academic painting at theÉcole des beaux arts in Paris in the early 1890s. However, at the turn of the century … [Read more...]
Alone amongst Asian cities, Ha Noi still bears witness to both its ancient origins and its more recent conlonial past. Glearning office towers international hotels may have sprung up in the race towards modernity, while major roads have become cacophony of motobikes, but a stone ‘s throw away … [Read more...]
Calligrapher Do Minh Nhan is preserving Viet Nam's ancestral penmanship in the historic port town of Hoi An. Write on : Calligrapher Do Minh Nhan completes a work at his gallery in Hoi An. Nhan, 69, inherited the art of painting from his father when he was a boy. He began studying calligraphy at … [Read more...]
By: Alain Truong Binh Danh, Meditation on transmigration #4, 2007, Chlorophyll print and resin, 58.4 x 48.8 cm. photo courtesy The work of Binh Danh in Memory to Memory creates moments of awareness and memory between the subject and the viewer. In his serene and radiant photo portraits, … [Read more...]
By: Alain Truong Bui Huu Hung, Emperor, Lacquer on canvas, h: 135 x w: 127 cm / h: 53.1 x w: 50 in. photo courtesy Apricot Gallery Bui Huu Hung, Royal Empress II. Lacquer on canvas, h: 135 x w: 127 cm / h: 53.1 xw: 50 in. photo courtesy Apricot … [Read more...]
Le Thiet Cuong was born in 1962 in Hanoi. His father, Le Nguyen, was a well respected film playwright, scriptwriter and poet and his mother, Do Phuong Thao was a famous cinematographer. As a young child, Cuong moved with his family to Binh Da village, where they escaped the American bombing of … [Read more...]
Dinh Y Nhi is widely recognised as one of the few female artists in Vietnam to have acquired a reputation that extends beyond the bounds of her country. Born in Hanoi in 1967, Nhi studied at the University of Fine Arts in Hanoi to graduate as a professional artist in 1989, although she began … [Read more...]
By: Dao One of Vietnam's best known sculptors, 77-year-old Le Cong Thanh creates striking images of the female form. "I sculpt statues of women because a woman's sexuality and body allow me to better understand the mysterious truth of life," explains Mr. Thanh. "Painting is a means of … [Read more...]
By: Jim Olivero Seeing paintings by Le Thiet Cuong at "Like a Nil" exhibition, many may think that it is very easy to copy his paintings, but that's just a joke, the way to Le Thiet Cuong's irreducibility is anything but simple. In art, people often love complicated techniques and many lose … [Read more...]