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| Both the partners of Martin’s Gallery have lived and worked in Asia and have been buying Vietnamese work since 1995. We have works from recognised ‘Masters’, mature artists known and regularly exhibited in the USA and elsewhere, and some locally well established artists but whose work has not been seen out of Vietnam. | |
| Artists
whose work we have: Masters: Nguyen Trung Ho Huu Thu Tran Luu Hau Internationally known: Christian Deplante Dinh Quan Le Thiet Cuong Nguyen Dieu Thuy Thanh Binh Thanh Chuong Thanh Duy Established Artists: Anh Nhuan Duc Le Bien Le Ngoc Tuong M Luc May Nguyen Huu Ngo Nguyen Xuan Thiet Pham Chinh Trang Phuong Duy Bien Quach Dong Phuong Quang BuiTang Thanh Lich Tran Viet Son Tu Duy Van Luc Van Ngoc Vu Thang Vuong Duy Bien |
| VIETNAM AND ITS
ART Vietnam is an exciting vibrant country with more than 50% of its population under 21. It remains a communist state but one that is embracing capitalism and developing fast. Both the major Cities – the Capital Hanoi in the North and Ho Chi Minh City (some still refer to it as Saigon) are buzzing, with tall building cranes fighting for air space, hotels, apartment blocks and office buildings are appearing at a furious pace. But despite all this the people seem able to retain their poise and sense of dignity – whether it is as a whole family (two adults, two children) on one small motor cycle, or a young child in the fields minding the water buffalo, or what is for me the quintessential Vietnamese image of a young school girl riding along the City streets on a very upright bicycle with ‘Ao dai’ (traditional costume) flowing out behind. The Vietnamese are a proud, dignified essentially happy people who get on with living no matter what seems to be going on around them. It is no wonder that their art is special. Very often it has serenity and a simplicity that has tremendous appeal. Colours are often strong combined in a way that is not normal to the European eye but nonetheless appealing. A high proportion of the population are involved in agriculture – producing food to eat. Markets are an important part of everyday life. Rivers and their deltas are arteries of communication, sources of food and an integral part of life. The subjects of Vietnamese Art are therefore not very different from ours – landscapes, townscapes, boats, harbours, animals, family, people at work in the community, characters at their work, figurative, etc., but their treatment is different – refreshing, sometimes simplistic, colourful, sometimes naïve but exciting. Enough of Words – if you missed our last exhibition and you would like to see more Vietnamese works – click here. If you would like more information on any particular artist or Vietnam, contact us by clicking here or phone 01242 526044 direct and speak to Ian James |
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