Artistic biography of Painter Nguyen Van Chuyen
Painter Nguyen Van Chuyen is currently a member of Vietnam Fine Arts Association and Hanoi Fine Arts Association. In addition, he is also a lecturer at Fine Arts Department of Hanoi Theater & Cinema University.
Painter Nguyen Van Chuyen was born in 1969, in Hai Duong province. Having his soul raised in an artistic family, he developed passion for painting very soon. In 1986, Chuyen entered the Vietnam Fine Arts University, after which he graduated with a Master of Arts degree.
In 2002, the painter received a scholarship to study at Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux Arts Paris, France, for 2 years. He was trained to use many types of materials from oil paint, lacquer, graphics… but he still lays his biggest love on Lacquer.
The multi-talented Nguyen Van Chuyen participated in many different exhibitions: lacquer painting; silk painting; oil painting, or even graphic painting in Vietnam and foreign countries. With his talent, the painter has won many awards and recognition from the professional art world.
LIGHT SPACE IN WORKS OF PAINTER NGUYEN VAN CHUYEN
Art is a way to find the truth of an artist. What an artist is like, which appears in his own works, cannot be hidden. Art is also a continuous creative process.
“How can one draw the best, the finest works? For me, happiness is when I can draw, it’s when I seem to fall into the unconscious state. Drawing in the studio makes artists simply feel free, to be in their own world, and then the only one thing left is passionate about creativity.” – Artist Nguyen Van Chuyen shared.
Artwork: Releasing wind lanterns- Painter Nguyen Van Chuyen; size: 80×140- 1998
Lacquer painting requires the painter to have nerves of steel, perseverance and endurance. Because in order to create a large lacquer painting, it is necessary for painters to be physically and mentally patient. A large lacquer painting will take a lot of time to complete, if you just wait for emotions and are not persistent in training, you will never get good and excellent works.
With the challenging material – Lacquer, painter Nguyen Van Chuyen still finds out his own way with an open mind. He broke through ideas and figurative language, creating a unique style of painting.
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If you find light harmonious and elusive, then in “Tunnel” artwork by Painter Chuyen, he made it existing, bright, warm yet sharp and sparkling. That’s the color of a metal – GOLD. With straight cut lines and sharp lights, he shows a perspective full of identity: sharp and cold but still warm, because it gives people a layer of space behind the surface of the painting. A light space by painter Nguyen Van Chuyen.
Painter Nguyen Van Chuyen’s artworks are rich in painting nature. The black, dark colors of “Then” and Puce are used strongly, in contrast to the fresh, brilliant of Gold, Vermilion and Eggshell. Using the basic color palette of Lacquer is clever, in addition to “tying” the bold lines into a tight composition by balance and symmetry. He creates a space with many layers of images. The outer layer – clearly identified as the layer with deep, cold colors and the micro-lines as a veil, creating a “coat” for the work – is a foreground. In other words, he uses the tactics of creating an opposing light effect. Large areas of deep complex colors intertwine with small patches of light, evoking a bright space behind.
Being thought in an expressive yet coherent way, with shapes placed in logical layouts, Painter Nguyen Van Chuyen’s painting has a fascinating appeal to a space of light created by opposition.
Artist’s Profile
Member of Vietnam Fine Arts Association
Member of Hanoi Fine Arts Association
Main lecturer at Fine Arts Department of Hanoi Theater & Cinema University
- Specialized training
– Bachelor of Arts graduate from Hanoi Fine Arts University 1992
– Intern: Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaux-Arts-Paris 2002-2003
– Master of Arts graduate from Vietnam Fine Arts University 2007
- Exhibitions
Group Exhibition of lacquer painting in Hanoi in 1999
Vietnam-ASEAN Fine Arts Exhibitions in 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004
National Fine Arts Exhibitions in 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010
National Fine Arts Exhibitions on Armed Forces 1999 – 2004
Awards exhibition (Young eyes) in 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
Exhibition of Vietnam Association of Literature and Arts Prizes 2004
Vietnam welcoming APEC Lacquer Painting Exhibition 2006
Exhibition of Vietnam Fine Arts Association awards from 1996 to 2011
Exhibition of young Vietnamese painters from 1998 to 2008
Vietnamese silk painting exhibition 2007
Vietnamese oil painting Exhibition 2008
Vietnam Fine Arts Association’s graphics exhibition in Hanoi July 2009
International Fine Arts Prizes Exhibition 08/2009
Exhibition of Hanoi Fine Arts Association Awards 2009
Exhibition of Hanoi Fine Arts Association Awards 2010
Exhibition of Hanoi Fine Arts Association Awards 2010
Exhibitions in France, the US, the UK, Sweden and Singapore from 1999 to 2001
Art Exhibition among cultures around the world in Switzerland 2000
Vietnamese lacquer paintings exhibitions in China 1999, 2001.
Exhibition of six Hanoi painters in China 2002
Vietnam Modern Fine Arts Exhibition in China 2005
Fine art exhibition for the final of the world graphic and painting competition in Taiwan, 2006 – 2007
Fine art exhibition for final round of China-ASEAN’s young graphics artists under 45 competition 2006 – 2008.
Vietnam – China – Korea lacquer painting exhibition in Beijing 2008.
Vietnamese Lacquer Painting Exhibition in Beijing 2011
Exhibition of ASEAN graphic paintings 2012
Solo exhibition of graphic paintings in Helsinki – Finland 2013
Vietnamese Lacquer Painting Exhibition in Italy 2013
Exhibition of Vietnam Fine Arts Association awards since 2015
Vietnam Fine Arts Exhibition 2015
- Medals
2011: Medal for the cause of Vietnam Fine Arts
2012: Medal for the cause of Culture
2012: Medal for the cause of Education
2015: Medal for the cause of Capital’s Fine Arts
- Prizes
1995: First place in Dong Nai Province’s Art Prizes
1996: Third prize of Vietnam Fine Arts Association
1997: Second place in Dong Nai’s Fine Arts Prizes
1997: Third prize in region 7 of Vietnam Fine Arts Association
1998: Dong Nai Fine Arts Third Prize
1998: Second prize of Vietnam Fine Arts Association
1999: The British Fine Arts Prize celebrates the 100th anniversary of the new millennium WinSor & Newton
2000: Bronze Medal of nationwide Fine Arts Exhibition
2000: Vietnam Fine Arts Association Award
2000: ASEAN Fine Arts Award
2001: Second prize in Region 1 of Vietnam Fine Arts Association
2001: Second prize of French-Vietnamese young eyes contest
2002: First prize of French-Vietnamese young eyes contest
2003: Second prize in Capital Fine Arts Exhibition
2004: National Fine Arts Awards with theme of armed forces, revolutionary war
2005: Vietnam Fine Arts Association Award
2005: Capital Fine Arts Award
2006: Capital Fine Arts Award
2006: “Selected Prize” award, The 12th International Biennial Print and Drawing Exhibition, R.O.C., Taiwan
2007: Second prize of Vietnam Fine Arts Association
2008: Consolation Prize of OLYMPIC Fine Art Contest
2008: Vietnam Fine Arts Association Award
2009: Prize C, Region 1 of Vietnam Fine Arts Association
2009: Capital Fine Arts Award
2010: National Fine Arts Exhibition Awards
2011: Second prize in Region 1 of Vietnam Fine Arts Association
2011: Capital Fine Arts Award
2012: Vietnam Fine Arts Association Award at ASEAN Graphic Painting Contest and Exhibition
2015: Prize C, Region 1 of Vietnam Fine Arts Association
