VietNamNet Bridge – The “Red Bamboo” collection on show at a HCM City gallery evokes that something about the countryside that remains in the soul of every Vietnamese citizen.

Country: The work entitled Countryside River.

Chu Hong Tien, an art critic in Ha Noi, says Ba Tuan is a daydreamer who encounters the countryside in the eternally warm aspirations of a peasant. Tuan, 34, graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at the Ha Noi School of Drama and Theatre. Settling in Ha Noi, however, he has pined for his homeland, Ha Nam Province, and this longing is reflected in his works.

Since he graduated in 2000, he has exhibited in many places around the country, and in Hungary (2005) and Poland (2006).

Living: The work entitled Peaceful Blue.

“My childhood was of a child playing in the poverty of the countryside along the Hong (Red) River Delta – Ha Nam which has left me with many bittersweet memories. My plain and fond memories are about the poetic Chau Giang River, as well as my friends of the same age. We enjoyed bathing in the river, playing hide and seek, football and fishing together. Those memories have found a peaceful, romantic atmosphere impregnated with the immense sadness of the rural areas,” Tuan, says.

However bright and deep or hot or cold his colours are, the artist’s romantic and melancholy side permeates his rural landscapes.

The exhibition is on at 129B Le Thanh Ton Street, District 1, HCM City, until October 31.

(Source: Viet Nam News)