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Lieu
Nguyen - Artist
“I often ask my paintings whether they dreamed me
into existence or if it is the other way around. We live
together and yet we are alone, both following our own path and
bearing our own destiny. They step into infinity without any
reason and do not return. Thinking while they go. Listening to
their footsteps as they echo in the silence. An immense silence
in an endless abyss. Where are they going?
They feel as if they are falling into a trap. At
that moment they are like a fish caught in a net, fearful of the
stab from a sharp spear. They struggle for life but cannot
change their destiny except through the intervention of a
miracle. Have they not always been waiting for such a miracle?
Biography
1975: Born in Tra Vinh, Vietnam
1996: Graduated from Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts
College
2001: Graduated from Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts
University
2001 – Present: Teacher at Ho Chi Minh City Fine
Arts University
2003: Member of Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts
Association
Exhibitions
and awards
1996: Participated in young artists exhibition in
Ho Chi Minh City
2000: Certificate of merit at Asia – Pacific
Contemporary Fine Arts Exhibition organized by Phillip Morris
Oct. 2004:
Arts Exhibition
at HanoiGallery in Ho Chi
Minh City
organized by
Craig Thomas.
Xuan, from the
15 May School (By
herself)
June 14, 2004
"I
come from Long An province. Before
I came to 15 may school
I lived with my family.
There are 6 people in my family , that
why my parents didn't have enough money for
the school. We don't have to
paid money for study.
My works in a week (last year)
*in the morning:
mon-wen-fri: English and
Computer class
tue-thu-sat: Circus class
*in the afternoon:
mon: Dancing
wen: English with volunteer
thurs: Conversation class
*in the evening:
Go to high school (but
i've finished high school in
the beginning of june).
My favourite class is:
English
Now, I would like to have a part-time
job. I will study and also work and
then, I hope teachers and volunteers
will be help me to get a good job in the
future.
I like living at 15 may school but I'm
too old now. I have to leave school, other children who need to
live in the school .
I hope and wish our girls room will
be beter in the summer because it's too hot and too small.
My english is very bad...so don't smile please."
Contact:
lenguyenxt@yahoo.com
Web:
www.15mayschool.org
Nhung
Nhung
is a young student freshly arrived from Vung Tau to give
herself a chance in Ho Chi Minh City. Besides her studies, she
works or tries to, she knows it's not going to be easy to be
hired in sales since she doesn't match with the typical profile.
Her problem is that she looks like a child, and it's difficult
to consider her as an adult. Yet, she seduced me with her intelligence
and her liveliness. Moreover, I found her funny when she
imitates the ones who were chosen over her. In the
meantime, as she struggles to find a job in sales, she decided to use her
brain and to teach Vietnamese.
Contact:
nhung_nhg@yahoo.co.uk
Thach Ha
Thach
Ha is the sister everybody dreams to have. She will be your
most loyal friend and confidant. She listens to you without
judging you and gives you precious advice when you ask for it.
When I think about her, the words simplicity, warmth, and
smile come to my mind.
But I also forgot
to tell you that Thach Ha is a very talented singer. She
performs songs from Alanis Morissette or Janis Joplin with her
own style and each time, with a lot of emotion. That girl is
just a pearl.
The twins Dzung
and
Trung
Many speculations
exist about twin personalities.
Dzung and Trung fascinate me with their creativity.
"Dz" is a clothing and accessories designer but also
a visual artist, Trung is an architect. Both correspond to a new
generation of Vietnamese, modern and open to the world. In
their way they represent the perfect combination between tradition
and modernism, for their creations, though originals, are
inspired by the viet culture. They gather other young
people, working in various artistic worlds. Their
headquarters, the Yoko Bar is a kind of experimentation center
for creative people.
More to come...
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