Artist Round Table 4 “Change In Urban Life”
Sun 12 May 2013, 6 pm 274 Nghi Tam
From the organizer: Vietnam Artist Round Table (VART) invites you to join our art conversation about CHANGE IN URBAN LIFE with artist Hà Mạnh Thắng with the his idea on time, memory and history. The specific topic is “Art as the metaphor of a tree in cities”, moderated by Mr. Trần Hùng.
About artist Ha Manh Thang was born in 1980 in Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam. He left his native province in the North of Vietnam to study at the Hanoi University of Fine Arts from which he graduated in 2004. Ha Manh Thang’s artistic work reflects Today’s social life in Vietnam. With bright colors, he combines on acrylic on paper the symbols and motifs of both tradition and modernity. His paintings depict the new Vietnam after Doi Moi, the economic progress, the opening, the new taste for expensive branded goods from Western and also the need to preserve Vietnamese heritage and traditions. Some of his paintings belong to the Singapore Art Museum’s collection. He now lives and works in Hanoi, Vietnam. “For me art is a way to define my own life in a different way. It is like a circle of time, memory and history. I am interested in how meaning is ascribed to images especially historically and culturally significant images. My works usually weave images from my own cultural history and pop culture with the social exigencies I find in contemporary life…” Registration No fee is charged for participation but registration is required. Please email to Mr. Tran Hung: [email protected] Suject: [HG] Registration for Artist Talk with Ha Manh Thang Confirmation of successful registration and detailed program will be sent to you after registration.
