Thành Chương

​Họa sĩ Thành Chương - Người họa sĩ đổi mới mang đậm nét văn hóa Việt Nam.

Ở đầu thập kỷ 1990, những nghệ sĩ uy tín thời điểm đó được xem là thế hệ vàng của Nghệ thuật Đương đại Việt Nam. Tuy nhiên, ít người biết rằng thế hệ nghệ sĩ thập kỷ 1980 đã đặt nền móng cho Nghệ thuật Đổi mới về mặt văn hóa, tư tưởng và thẩm mỹ cho các tác phẩm. Thanh Chương là một trong những nghệ sĩ thuộc thế hệ này, câu chuyện nghệ thuật của ông vẫn còn hiện đại ngày nay.

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Không thay đổi nhiều trong chủ đề của bức tranh qua các năm, Thanh Chương trung thành với những biểu tượng như một đứa trẻ mô phỏng với ống sáo, con trâu, mặt trăng, và đôi khi là bức chân dung tự hình tượng. Thẩm mỹ của các tác phẩm nằm ở khả năng tổng quát hóa những hình dạng đơn giản nhất, bảng màu tự nhiên rực rỡ đầy tài nguyên nội tại, khả năng biến đổi đa chiều trong cấu trúc, và tinh thần văn hóa Việt Nam không che giấu.

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Là một nghệ sĩ hiếm hoi khai thác đa chiều từ các giá trị văn hóa của quốc gia, Thanh Chương cũng đã thành công trong việc tái tạo các kiến trúc độc đáo của Việt Nam trong tác phẩm Viet Phu (Cung Đình Việt). Kiến trúc ấy không chỉ thể hiện từ các công trình nhà ở đến đền thờ mà còn từ những vật phẩm phổ biến đến những thứ xa hoa, tái tạo và truyền đạt tâm hồn và thẩm mỹ hoàn chỉnh của người Việt qua các thế hệ...

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In the early of 1990s, the reputable artists that time were considered as the golden generation of Vietnam’s Contemporary Arts. However, few people knew that the 1980s generation of artists laid the foundation for Doi Moi Arts in terms of cultural perspective, ideology, and aesthetic sense for the artworks. Thanh Chuong is one of these artists whose artistic story is still topical today.

Not having changed much in the motif in his paintings for years, Thanh Chuong has been faithful to the icons such as a shepherd boy wandering with the flute, buffalo, moon, and sometimes a self-portrait full of thought. The aesthetics of the works lies in their ability to generalize the simplest shapes, blazing natural palette full of internal resources, ability to change multi-dimensionally in the structure, and an unhidden Vietnamese cultural spirit.

 

As a rare artist exploiting multi-dimensionally from the nation's cultural values, Thanh Chuong has also successfully reproduced Vietnamese architectural elites in his Viet Phu (Vietnam Palace) work. The architecture there not only demonstrates from housing structures to worship building but also from very popular items to luxurious ones, which reproduce and transmission the complete soul and aesthetics of Vietnamese people through generations ...

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NGUYEN THANH CHUONG

1949  : Born in Bacninh Province, Vietnam. 

1960  : entered Ha Noi Fine Art College. 

1966  : joined the Army, in military engineering force, participated in battlefields of Central Part, Laos, Central Highland 

1974  : worked as a painter for Thong Nhat Journal 

1975  : worked as main painter for Van Nghe Weekly (The Weekly journal of Art and Literature- The Writers Association of Viet Nam) 

Begin painting from the age of 7 (with his work Alubber Cork, won the gold prize in painting competition of international Children)

 

EXHIBITIONS:

1973 The third prize of Hanoi Art paintings Exhibition

Exhibition of Illustration for publication in Hanoi.

Prize of International Graphics in Czechoslovakia (copper medal) 

1976 Fine Art Exhibition in Hanoi 

1980 Fine Art Exhibition in Hanoi

Won the Van Nghe Weekly 

1984 Won the Van Nghe Weekly

1985 National Fine Art Exhibition

1987 Hanoi painting group exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City

1988 Hanoi Painting Group Exhibition at Hanoi Fine Art Museum.

Won the Van Nghe Weekly 

1994 Painting Exhibition in China.

Asian Art painting in Hong Kong 

1995 Individual paintings Exhibition at Red River Gallery in Hanoi

Exhibition of Viet Nam Contemporary Art Royal College of Art in London, England

Exhibition of Viet Nam opened in Copenhagen, Denmark

Exhibition of painting in Yokohama, Japan 

1996 Paintings Exhibition in Seoul, Korea

Exhibition of Hanoi painting at the central of Introduction and change for Art in Hanoi

Ten’s Hanoi Artists -Nam Son Gallery 

1997 A moment from Hanoi –Duc Minh gallery – Ho Chi Minh

The changing face of Hanoi – Hong Kong

Viet Nam Selection- Nam Son gallery- Hanoi

Aspiration- Daewoo & Nam Son Gallery – Hanoi

Thanh Chuong’s painting – Viet Nam Gallery- Ho Chi Minh Gallery

Vietnamese Sensibility, Hien Minh Gallery & Soobin Art Gallery, Singapore

Golden painbrush, Faber Foundation, Castel, Ho Chi Minh City

Nostalgia, Sofitel-Metropole & Red River Gallery- Hanoi

De schilderkunst Viet Nam – Christie’s – Nertheland

De la Sein au Fleuve Rough- Nam Son Gallery- Hanoi

A new morning – Hanoi Fine Art College 

1998 With heart & Soul & Mind – New World Art Centre (So Ho) – New York – USA

Visions from Hanoi- Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnamese Sensibility, Germany

Visions from Viet Nam – Prudential’s Collection

5 Contemporary Vietnamese Painters- Vinh Loi Gallery- Ho Chi Minh City 

1999 A Celebration of life – London, England

Exhibition of International – Korea

The color of Viet Nam – New World Hotel & Gallery Vinh Loi – Ho Chi Minh City

The 4th Vietnamese Contemporary Art Exhibition – Gallery Art U – Osaka – Japan

The Exhibition of Vietnamese Paintings – Seoul– Korea

Two Contemporary Artists in Viet Nam – Tatkamatsu and Kyoto – Japan

The lacquer world of Thanh Chuong – Gallery Nam Son- Hanoi

Thanh Chuong’s lacquer paintings – Gallery Art U – Osaka – Japan 

2001 Painting “Love” was chosen by The United Nation to make stamp and symbol for the Year Volunteers.

“A Vision of Vietnam” Group Exhibition, King Road Gallery, London, UK.

“Vietnam Inspiration” Group Exhibition, Kim 3 International Furnishings, Santa Barbara, USA. 

2002 Group Exhibition in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Group Exhibition in Belgium. 

2006 “II Drago E La Farfalla” Group Exhibition in Victoria Museum, Italy.

“Spirits and Stories” Group exhibition, Gascoigne gallery,UK

“Impressions and Expressions” Vietnamese Contemporary paintings group exhibition, Thailand

“Completed the biggest artworks – an installation. Live Museum

Named “Thanh Chuong Vietnamese Art Soul” 

2007 “Good morning Vietnam, Good morning Korea” group exhibition, Cultural Exchange Central, Seoul, Korea. 

2009 Stop working at Van Nghe Weekly 

2010-2014 Working at Vietnam Fine Arts Association. Being the Executive of Vietnam Fine Art Association. Being the President of Art committee of drawing speciality. Being the Head of Centre inspection of Vietnam Fine Arts Association. Being the Executive of National Art committee. 

2011 Exhibition of “Vietnam Scenery and Spirit”, Korea 

2012 Exhibition of “Vietnam-India Fine Arts”, Vietnam 

2013 Exhibition “Hong Ban Fine Arts”, Haiphong, Vietnam 

2015 Ehibition “A Voyage”, Berlin, Germany 

2016 Exhibition “People – paintings on old newspaper”

 

AWARD: 

1973 3rd Class Prize of Hanoi Fine Arts Exhibition. 

1974 Prize of International Graphics in Czecholovakia. 

1980 Award 1st Class prize for illustrations by Van Nghe the Literature and Art Magazine. 

1984 Award the 1st prize for illustrations by Van Nghe the Literature and Art Magazine. 

1994 2nd Class prize of National Graphics at The Vietnam Plastic artist Association. 

2001 Prize Award from United Nations, one of the six International artists to be chosen for International Stamp