Nguyen Thanh Binh 2 (Vietnam, 1954)

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Nguyen Thanh Binh
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Nguyen Thanh Binh was born in 1954 in Hanoi, and
is now based in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon).  He
graduated from the Hanoi College of Fine Art in
1972, and went on to specialize in oil painting
at the Gia Dinh National College of Fine Art in
Ho Chi Minh City.  Thanh Binh is well known for
his works depicting female figures wearing the
white Ao Dai dress.  He also draws his
inspiration from classical music and his
daughter, a ballerina. He says Fine Art is not
about philosophy or literature, but about music.
On the other, a big source of inspiration is
Japanese poetry. As a Haiku poem where a few
lines can carry a lot of meaning, his paintings
unveil meaningful images executed in simple, but
poignant brush strokes. A Haiku is a very small
poem containing only three lines, but its
meaning is enormous.  Paintings can also convey
an immense significance with few colours and
details.  The objects may be condensed, but the
entire meaning is large and significant, says
the artist.  He continues I do not try to
follow any trends - I am just searching for
beauty as I see it, a beauty for everyone.  His
paintings are poetic and perhaps romantic, and at
the same time carefully observed and boldly
executed. 
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Nguyen Thanh Binh (1954)
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The conical hats girls wears are Non Bai Tho
(hat of poem), a traditional hat of Vietnamese
girls- hat made of first quality latania leaves
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Young florist
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Flowers (130x300)
There may be nothing more iconically Vietnamese
than the conical hat.  Although infinitely
practical, being both sunshade and waterproof,
they are also associated with legends and love
stories. The poem hats, typical of Hue, have
poems or pictures inserted between the layers so
that when they are held up to the sun you can
read the shadows
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Nguyen Thanh Binh (1954)
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Learning
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The red Ao Dai
The clothes girls wear is Ao Dai a Vietnamese
national costume, now most commonly worn by
women. In its current form, it is a tight-fitting
silk tunic worn over pants
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Young girls in red
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Schoolgirls
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The graduation
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Cheerleaders
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Schoolgirls with teacher
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Nguyen Thanh Binh has participated in numerous
group exhibitions in Vietnam, as well as in group
exhibitions in France (1991, Paris), Hong Kong
(1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003),
Singapore (1996, 2000), Japan (1996), South
Korea, Great Britain (1998, London), USA (1998,
1999, 2001), Australia (1999), and Thailand
(2004)  
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Choir
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Ao dai
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Lost in prayer
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Ao dai
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Ao dai
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2015
Sound Nhac Si Nguyen Anh 9 (
Piano-Khong Loi ) Tuyen Chon By Khuong La
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