The gathering of three painting personalities from three cultures

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Dancing with the Stars 3 is the latest combination of three artistic personalities from three different cultures and lives: Le Thua Hai from the ancient capital of Hue, which is rich in royal culture; Ha Huy Muoi from Ha Tay, a prosperous Northern cultural region; and Cuong Tran from the Northwest of Yen Bai, who is free and dreamy.

The three artists first collaborated together in " bay den 1" in January 2020. But unlike previous times, " bay nuoc 3" depicts a unique game of people who have shaped their composition and achieved certain artistic results in the general game: each artist occupies the entire floor of Ngo Quyen 16 Fine Arts Exhibition, Hanoi.

" freed heritage" by Ha Huy Muoi

Ha Huy Muoi, Di san tu do 34, chat lieu: gom, be tong, sat. Anh: TGCC
Ha Huy Muoi, Heritage free estate 34, materials: pottery, concrete, iron. Photo: Provided by the artist

Continuing the use of folk materials - Do paper, giang paper, lacquer, grape ink - this time Ha Huy Muoi chose to compose on Bat Trang ceramic material, as an affirmation that he chose to go from the cultural heritage foundation to express free values in the path of painting creativity.

40 ceramic paintings on terracotta were developed from the 2024 individual exhibition Color painting on December but has more diverse shapes and colors. The big eyes, broken wings, hanging half- than or nets, chains, and blue blocks with red streaks that seem to flow on the ceramic paintings he created were intentionally created by twisting and cracking or dropping them freely.

Ha Huy Muoi said this is a metaphor for creative ideas that continue into reality, broken, not complete, the parallel of art and life that are constantly changing.

"Lost in Youth" by Cuong Tran

Cuong Tran, Binh yen 05, 42x73 cm, chat lieu: tong hop tren man hinh. Anh: Tac gia cung cap
Cuong Tran, Binh Yen 05, 42x73 cm, material: synthesized on screen. Photo: Provided by the author

Cuong Tran still shows a creative energy that is always filled and unresting, but gradually enters the period of self-discovery and deepening. Lost in youth tells viewers colorful stories on many materials, revolving around a life that is both distant and real - old doors, corridors, pieces of wood, vases, ripe fruit, fabric...

The interweaving of past and present, between reality and dream, between holding on to the original culture and opening up future creativity are the dialogues that always flow in him. Youth for Cuong Tran is not just a long memory that has been lost, that long line of memories is still painted in the present and will continue to be in the future.

"Border Road" by Le Thua Hai

Le Thua Hai, Duong bien 22, 110 X 110 cm, chat lieu: son dau. Anh: Tac gia cung cap
Le Thua Hai, Rural Road 22, 110 X 110 cm, material: oil paint. Photo: Provided by the author

Le Thua Hai is probably a personality in between a Ha Huy Muoi who is always experimental and exploratory and a Cuong Tran who releases all ideas in his subjective and controlled bidding.

The appeal of painting lies in its clear freedom, in improvisation and creativity, and the satisfaction of the artist's ideas. The colorful patches and the appearance of objects, words or forms...

Le Thua Hai is like the one who recreates his inner universe, endlessly, in which we see both improvisation and purpose. And so it can be understood that the Borderline in his paintings is just an allusion to the fact that there is no line between artistic emotional regions.

nhay 3 takes place from September 22 to 30, 2025.

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