Bui Huu Hung

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Bui Huu Hung (born 1957) is a Vietnamese artist who works primarily with lacquer.

Hung was born in Vietnam's northern capital city

Indochina Fine Arts University
where he continued his study of traditional lacquer art. Hung has been a member of the Vietnam Artists Association since 1986 and the International Lacquer Artists Association since 1996.

Hung's creations use a combination of materials:

Alliance Francis, in Hanoi in 1993. The following year he established the Avante Guarde group with its first exhibition in Hanoi together with artists Trương Tân, Lê Hồng Thái, and Đỗ Minh Tâm—with support from the German Socialist Cultural Mission. This very successful exhibition celebrating Vietnam's opening (Đổi Mới
) generated serious attention from the local art community and art lovers in neighbouring countries.

In 1996 Hung's participation at the International Lacquer Exhibition, at the Fuitijia Museum, Tokyo marked his membership in the World Lacquer Artists Association (along with artist Lê Hồng Thái).

In 1997 Hung represented Vietnamese modern doi moi artists Mr Nguyễn Tư Nghiêm, Central Vietnam artists, Mr Nguyễn Chung and southern artists (prior to 1945) showing their works at the Sacred Seasons Exhibition in the Four Seasons Hotel Gallery (sponsored by the Notices Gallery of the Singapore Hilton).

Since his first solo exhibition in 1995 at Hanoi's Australian Cultural Center, Hung has gone on to represent the spirit of newly emerging Vietnamese artists with innumerable solo exhibitions worldwide, including London, Hong Kong, Miami, Paris, Singapore,[1] and Dubai.

References

  1. ^ Kolesnikov-Jessop, Sonia (May 21, 2008). "3 generations of Vietnamese artists and their memories of war". The New York Times. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

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