”The Source of Life” – Solo Exhibition by Vu Hong Nguyen

Opening: Sat 05 Nov 2016, 5 pm
Exhibition: 06 – 16 Nov 2016, 8.30 am – 5 pm
Vietnam National Museum Of Fine Arts
66 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh, Ha Noi

From the organizer:

This November, Vu Hong Nguyen will present his solo exhibition “The Source of Life” to the public at Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts. The exhibition showcases 25 Son mai (lacquer) paintings created during the last 10 years.

“Guided by natural forces, for ten years I’ve been thinking constantly about the connections of all things in the universe. Also during the same period of time, I’ve started to express my feelings about what I discovered or imagined when things were beyond my vision. The expressions were translated into extraordinary and unreal rivers flowing through the quiet surface of lacquer.

In my imaginary flights up in the air, like a bird, I can see endless fields meandering along winding rivers, and forests with hidden small paths stretching towards the horizon. The paths beneath me turn into a map of memories, not only about the things given to me in life, but also to the migratory birds on their lifelong pilgrimage.

The source of life, so immense yet so close, is a breath flowing into the void within seconds, an underground river flowing quietly or in a rush, or roots sending sap to trunk, branches, buds, changing relentlessly in the natural world.”

Vu Hong Nguyen
Born in 1976, Hai Duong – Vietnam
Member of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association
Founder of Art In The Forest – Vietnam

Free admission to the exhibition.