Two artists and Sudden Inspiration exhibition

A painting exhibition titled “Sudden Inspiration”, by Le Ngoc Linh and Nguyen Duc Tuan opened at Applied Arts Gallery, 5 Phan Dang Luu Street, Binh Thanh District, HCM City last weekend. VietNamNet Bridge - A painting exhibition titled “Sudden Inspiration”, by Le Ngoc Linh and Nguyen Duc Tuan has opened at Applied Arts Gallery, 5 Phan Dang Luu Street, HCM City.

“Green Girl” by Le Ngoc Linh.

The exhibition introduce about 70 paintings including lacquer on wood, sketches, and oil on canvas.

Nguyen Duc Tuan is inspired by his relationship with nature, with titles such as Ballet of wave and moon, Tranquil flooding season, and The old way captures trees, and The bright colors of flowers and tranquil seas. “Painting is not my job, just a hobby and I paint at nighttime to express my feelings of happiness, sadness, anger, or love. I choose nature as a theme for my paintings as nature sometimes is your best friend with whom you can share everything,” Tuan said.

The Water Season by Nguyen Duc Tuan.

In contrast with the brightness of Tuan’s paintings, Nguyen Ngoc Linh’s work feature dark colors to express feelings of nostalgia. Her works include Fishing village, The old town, My mother’s village, and The corner evoke the past.

Linh also made some sketches of scenery in the U.S., such as the California and Hawaii landscape.

The exhibition runs until August 23.

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