BY ASHOK SOMAN
New Asia Gallery in Singapore
is showcasing four award-winning Vietnamese contemporary artists in January and
February 2009 – Trinh Tuan, Nguyen Trung, Nguyen Thi Chau Giang and Tran Luu
Hau.
Vietnamese contemporary art is gaining some traction in the art scene,
although it still lags behind work from Indonesia
and Thailand.
The artists at the New Asia Gallery have moved on from images of women in ao
dai, conical hats and traditional landscape visuals.
According to the gallery,
the worked showcased explores intense emotions, socio-cultural changes in Vietnam
and an exploration of identity.
Trinh Tuan is one of Vietnam’s
top artists working with lacquer, Nguyen Trung is the acknowledged leader of
the abstract movement, Nguyen Thi Chau Giang is a leading female artist and
Tran Luu Hau is known as a master of oil paintings. The exhibition runs from 1
January to 28 February 2009
at the New Asia Gallery.
New Asia Gallery