Exhibition “Lotus in Viet”

Opening: Sun 10 Aug 2014, 10 am
Exhibition: 10 Aug – 08 Sep 2014
Heritage Space

From the organizer:

“Sen in Viet” is the 6th solo exhibition by Dang Phuong Viet who specializes in Lotus.

Dang Phuong Viet is commonly known as Viet Sen (Viet Lotus), which means he focuses on painting lotus. According to the artist “Lotus chose me like a destiny”.

Within nearly two decades drawing lotus flower with oil, on large canvas, Dang Phuong Viet gives each artwork a particular charm and freshness. The artist is a Buddhist, so his works are associated with the enlightenment “Buddha is likened to the lotus. Like a lotus that rises out of a muddy pond, Buddha rose above the defilement and sufferings of life”.

Through the exhibition, Phuong Viet introduces his brand new perspective on the beauty of the sacred lotus flower, which reflects the progress in his creative work. Although his creativity has been transformed and sublimated, the pure lotuses in his paintings stay unchanged, no matter where they are – above the mud, inside the water or above it. The lotus always wakes up the artistic mind in Viet.

Translated by Hanoi Grapevine