New works by Saigon-based artist Pham Thanh Toan Pham Thanh Toan burst like a phenomenon onto the contemporary art scene of Saigon in 2018. Born in 1992, Toan exhibits a preternatural confidence and ability with his bold, over-sized canvases. He first exhibited at CTG (www.cthomasgallery.com) in 2018 and CTG will be taking a collection of his work to Los Angeles in late 2019. The … Read more
Dare to stare at this bold batch of over-sized canvases While there is no blueprint for when an artist should achieve what might be called “success,” oil painting is not typically a medium where history has thrown up a large number of wunderkinder. Of course there are outliers like Jean-Michel Basquiat who burst onto the stage in their early 20s, but the majority … Read more
How manga and Japanese woodblock prints influenced Vietnamese silk painting artist Bui Tien Tuan One of the negative sides of development is the propensity for a society’s treasured cultural traditions and customs to be diluted and even abandoned in the headlong rush to embrace the new, the modern. This phenomenon often manifests in the arts where new ways of thinking often engender a re-evaluation of traditional … Read more
Where is Vietnamese society heading if it fails to cultivate and nurture its centuries-old traditional folk art and cultural practices? At first glance, the paintings of Bui Thanh Tam’s Abandoned by Heaven collection project an air of innocence and a pollyanish sense of contentment. The doe-eyed figures in the paintings look to be in the midst of living happy … Read more
Lim Khim Ka Ty’s passion for her work and her dedication to continuing to evolve and develop her artistic practice continue to surprise and delight. Ka Ty graduated from the HCMC Fine Arts University in 2003. Her first solo gallery exhibition was in 2005 at Craig Thomas Gallery and she has since exhibited widely internationally. Along … Read more
A solo exhibition of oil paintings by Hanoi-based artist Nguyen Minh Nam Nguyen Minh Nam’s latest collection Fading Memories is a further stanza in his on-going paean to the inevitable losses suffered by traditional Vietnamese culture in the country’s headlong rush into the modern world. While there is clearly regret at the fading of culture-defining … Read more
Hanoian artist channels her farming background to create ethereal silk paintings Born and raised in Thanh Hoa Province , 28-year-old Le Thuy remains closely tied to her native region and the farming life that was her daily milieu before migrating to Hanoi at age 19 to pursue a higher education. These ties are clearly seen in … Read more
Famous for depicting female figures in ao dais, artist Nguyen Thanh Binh’s latest work comes as a surprise Nguyen Thanh Binh is a world-renowned artist whose iconic work has received international acclaim and frequently been exhibited in Europe, Asia and the US. In preparation for the opening of Hometown, he takes some time off to … Read more
A solo exhibition of mixed media paintings by Hanoi-based artist Nguyen The Hung Born and raised in Tuyen Quang Province in Northeastern Vietnam, much of Nguyen The Hung’s work is influenced by the cultures and traditions of the many ethnic minority groups that populate the mountains of his native region. “The idea for this collection … Read more
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