{"id":7566,"date":"2026-07-08T09:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T09:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/?p=7566"},"modified":"2026-07-08T10:45:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T10:45:23","slug":"as-clouds-roll-by","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/as-clouds-roll-by\/","title":{"rendered":"As clouds roll by"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #282828\"><em>\u0110\u1ecdc phi\u00ean b\u1ea3n ti\u1ebfng Vi\u1ec7t <span style=\"color: #00aae7\"><a style=\"color: #00aae7\" href=\"https:\/\/artnation.vn\/tuoi-nao-ngoi-hat-may-bay-ngang-troi\/\">t\u1ea1i \u0111\u00e2y<\/a><\/span>.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #282828\">The exhibition \u201cThe Timekeepers \u2013 Co Lai Hy\u201d at Chillala \u2013 House of Art brings together twelve veteran painters whose names have become integral to the landscape of post-1975 Southern Vietnamese modern art. Among them are three artist couples \u2013 Quach Phong and Huynh Thi Kim Tien, Doan Quoc and Ta Kim Dung, as well as Le Trieu Dien and Hong Linh. Distinct in artistic temperament yet inseparable in spirit, they embody a union in which two singular voices move in resonance with one another.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #282828\">The works selected for the exhibition reveal a rich diversity of mediums and artistic approaches, unfolding in parallel within a turbulent chapter of Vietnamese art history. Through decades of devoted artistic practice and deeply personal experience, each painter\u2019s vision has gradually been shaped, distilled, sedimented over time, and quietly permeated their works, giving rise to the singular spirit that defines each artistic oeuvre.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #282828\">Viewed closely, the exhibition reveals three distinct groups of artists, each defined by its own creative language. The first comprises painters grounded in a traditional formalist approach, forged through long-standing engagement with academic artistic environments. Do Thi To Phuong (1936\u20132026) stands among the definitive figures of Vietnamese silk painting. Her compositions are restrained yet deeply evocative, often centering on moments of everyday life and the tender rhythms of young womanhood, capturing intimate vignettes such as bathing in streams, embroidering, or resting.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7572\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7572\" style=\"width: 1603px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7572\" src=\"https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TO-PHUONG-1936-2026.-Tam-suoi.-Bathing-in-the-stream.-Mau-nuoc-tren-lua.-Watercolor-on-silk.-107-x-76-cm.-1980-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1603\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TO-PHUONG-1936-2026.-Tam-suoi.-Bathing-in-the-stream.-Mau-nuoc-tren-lua.-Watercolor-on-silk.-107-x-76-cm.-1980-scaled.webp 1603w, https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TO-PHUONG-1936-2026.-Tam-suoi.-Bathing-in-the-stream.-Mau-nuoc-tren-lua.-Watercolor-on-silk.-107-x-76-cm.-1980-188x300.webp 188w, https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TO-PHUONG-1936-2026.-Tam-suoi.-Bathing-in-the-stream.-Mau-nuoc-tren-lua.-Watercolor-on-silk.-107-x-76-cm.-1980-641x1024.webp 641w, https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TO-PHUONG-1936-2026.-Tam-suoi.-Bathing-in-the-stream.-Mau-nuoc-tren-lua.-Watercolor-on-silk.-107-x-76-cm.-1980-768x1227.webp 768w, https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TO-PHUONG-1936-2026.-Tam-suoi.-Bathing-in-the-stream.-Mau-nuoc-tren-lua.-Watercolor-on-silk.-107-x-76-cm.-1980-962x1536.webp 962w, https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TO-PHUONG-1936-2026.-Tam-suoi.-Bathing-in-the-stream.-Mau-nuoc-tren-lua.-Watercolor-on-silk.-107-x-76-cm.-1980-1282x2048.webp 1282w, https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TO-PHUONG-1936-2026.-Tam-suoi.-Bathing-in-the-stream.-Mau-nuoc-tren-lua.-Watercolor-on-silk.-107-x-76-cm.-1980-1200x1917.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1603px) 100vw, 1603px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7572\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><span style=\"color: #282828\">To Phuong, \u201cBathing in the stream\u201d (1980), silk, 107 x 76 cm.<\/span><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #282828\">A contemporary of Phuong at the former Saigon National College of Fine Arts and, likewise, a master of silk painting, Nguyen Thi Tam (b. 1936) presents instead a series of oil paintings, including \u201cThac Bao Loc\u201d (Bao Loc Waterfall) and \u201cRang ro mua sen\u201d (Radiant Lotus Season) \u2013 a subject that has long occupied her artistic imagination. The natural landscapes in her works appear ethereal, delicate, and pared down, evoking a profound sense of serenity. Such quietude stems from her philosophy of release in artistic practice, for, as she has reflected, \u201conly then can a painting fully contain the emotions of its maker.\u201d\u00b9<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #282828\">Similarly, Ta Kim Dung (b. 1944) imbues her oil paintings with lyricism and femininity through works such as \u201cTuoi thanh xuan\u201d (Youth) and \u201cGiua cac nang tho\u201d (Among the Muses). Each image and chromatic nuance is distilled with measured restraint.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #282828\">For Uyen Huy (b. 1950), whose real name is Huynh Van Muoi, structure remains the central axis of his artistic practice. His paintings are marked by clarity of organisation and compositional coherence, informed by an academically grounded visual language. Employing a symbolist mode, his works invite contemplation, while their nuanced orchestration of colour lends a compelling visual unity across the canvas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #282828\">The second group comprises artists who embrace restraint and visual reduction, privileging emotional resonance over descriptive detail. Quach Phong (b. 1938), widely recognised for his historical paintings and wartime sketches, presents lacquer and engraved lacquer works marked by a deliberate economy of form and colour. Eschewing overt drama, his compositions leave a lasting impression through their bold, decisive geometric lines and carefully controlled visual rhythm.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7571\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7571\" style=\"width: 1644px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7571 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/QUACH-PHONG-1938.-Me-con.-Mother-and-Son.-Son-mai.-Lacquer.-65-x-90-cm.-2002-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1644\" height=\"2560\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/QUACH-PHONG-1938.-Me-con.-Mother-and-Son.-Son-mai.-Lacquer.-65-x-90-cm.-2002-scaled.webp 1644w, https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/QUACH-PHONG-1938.-Me-con.-Mother-and-Son.-Son-mai.-Lacquer.-65-x-90-cm.-2002-193x300.webp 193w, https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/QUACH-PHONG-1938.-Me-con.-Mother-and-Son.-Son-mai.-Lacquer.-65-x-90-cm.-2002-658x1024.webp 658w, https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/QUACH-PHONG-1938.-Me-con.-Mother-and-Son.-Son-mai.-Lacquer.-65-x-90-cm.-2002-768x1196.webp 768w, https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/QUACH-PHONG-1938.-Me-con.-Mother-and-Son.-Son-mai.-Lacquer.-65-x-90-cm.-2002-986x1536.webp 986w, https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/QUACH-PHONG-1938.-Me-con.-Mother-and-Son.-Son-mai.-Lacquer.-65-x-90-cm.-2002-1315x2048.webp 1315w, https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/QUACH-PHONG-1938.-Me-con.-Mother-and-Son.-Son-mai.-Lacquer.-65-x-90-cm.-2002-1200x1869.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1644px) 100vw, 1644px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1644px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1644\/2560;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><span style=\"color: #282828\">Quach Phong, \u201cMothern and son\u201d (2002), lacquer, 65 x 90 cm.<\/span><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #282828\">Reserved in temperament, Hoang Minh Hang (b. 1946) channels her inner world into large-scale silk paintings \u2013 a demanding format that requires exceptional compositional balance and technical fluency. Her works revolve around landscapes drawn from memory and immediate surroundings, where forms are reduced to their essence, allowing silence, solitude, and a quiet melancholy to inhabit the empty spaces of the canvas. After decades of practice, she developed her own technique of \u201cunwashed silk painting,&#8221; using broad brushwork in place of the traditional silk-rinsing process, thereby preserving the fabric\u2019s natural sheen and achieving surfaces of remarkable softness and translucency.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #282828\">Huynh Thi Kim Tien (b. 1952) gravitates toward humble and familiar subjects from everyday life, as seen in works such as \u201cMe con\u201d (Mother and Child) and \u201cHoa luc binh\u201d (Water Hyacinth). Her silk paintings possess both depth and clarity, distinguished by a finely calibrated harmony between form and colour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #282828\">The third group consists of artists who have expanded the boundaries of expression through the languages of Expressionism and Abstractionism. Working beyond academic conventions and long subjected to divergent critical responses regarding his artistic style, Le Trieu \u0110ien (b. 1943) has nonetheless remained unwavering in his commitment to artistic practice and research. His paintings are marked by sharp contrasts, vibrant colours, and rough, forceful strokes charged with angular energy. Interwoven with symbolic forms inspired by Khmer, Funan, and Chenla cultures, his visual language reveals both an untethered spirit and profound inner turbulence.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7569\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7569\" style=\"width: 2560px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7569 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/LE-TRIEU-DIEN-1943.-Giu-lai-nhung-dong-troi.-Holding-the-passing-currents.-Gom.-Ceramic.-2022-2025-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/LE-TRIEU-DIEN-1943.-Giu-lai-nhung-dong-troi.-Holding-the-passing-currents.-Gom.-Ceramic.-2022-2025-scaled.webp 2560w, https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/LE-TRIEU-DIEN-1943.-Giu-lai-nhung-dong-troi.-Holding-the-passing-currents.-Gom.-Ceramic.-2022-2025-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/LE-TRIEU-DIEN-1943.-Giu-lai-nhung-dong-troi.-Holding-the-passing-currents.-Gom.-Ceramic.-2022-2025-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/LE-TRIEU-DIEN-1943.-Giu-lai-nhung-dong-troi.-Holding-the-passing-currents.-Gom.-Ceramic.-2022-2025-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/LE-TRIEU-DIEN-1943.-Giu-lai-nhung-dong-troi.-Holding-the-passing-currents.-Gom.-Ceramic.-2022-2025-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/LE-TRIEU-DIEN-1943.-Giu-lai-nhung-dong-troi.-Holding-the-passing-currents.-Gom.-Ceramic.-2022-2025-2048x1365.webp 2048w, https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/LE-TRIEU-DIEN-1943.-Giu-lai-nhung-dong-troi.-Holding-the-passing-currents.-Gom.-Ceramic.-2022-2025-1200x800.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7569\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em><span style=\"color: #282828\">Le Trieu Dien, \u201cHolding the passing currents,\u201d ceramic.<\/span><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #282828\">Before turning towards Abstractionism, Ca Le Thang (b. 1949) had acquired a rigorous academic foundation through years of study at the Vietnam College of Fine Arts. To establish a distinct voice within abstract painting, he deliberately learned to \u201cforget\u201d classical techniques to embrace a more distilled and exploratory mode of abstraction. His \u201cMua nuoc noi\u201d (Flood Season) series is particularly emblematic, with its condensed planes of colour and gestural textures evoking the sensation of \u201cwaters rising overnight\u201d \u2013 a poetic recollection of the riverine landscapes of Dong Thap Muoi. For the artist, Realism alone could never fully convey the atmosphere and emotional memory of the Southern flood season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #282828\">The paintings of artist-poet Hong Linh (b. 1953) are imbued with a meditative and autobiographical quality, intertwining lyrical poetry with abstract compositions. Through verses inscribed upon the painted surface, one encounters reflections on nature and existence in works such as \u201cMua xanh\u201d (Green Season) as well as contemplations on human destiny in \u201cVe toi\u201d (Paint Myself).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #282828\">Beyond pictorial language, the exhibition also extends into investigations of materiality: surface, volume, and spatial presence. As one of the few female sculptors in Vietnamese art, Phung Chy Thu (b. 1942) only entered her fullest creative flourishing in sculpture and relief work after 2010, once freed from the burdens of livelihood and family obligations. Her works are graceful, romantic, and deeply impassioned, drawing inspiration from Vietnamese literature and folk arts, as well as from the emotional landscapes of love and human affection. The pinnacle of her practice lies in her ability to convey \u201cthe distinctive visage of Vietnamese women through the cheekbones and jawline, thereby imbuing the essence of cultural identity into the portrait\u201d, as observed by painter Nguyen Lam.\u00b2<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7570\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7570\" style=\"width: 1690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7570 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PHUNG-CHY-THU-1942.-Dung-ve.-Dont-come-back.-Phu-dieu-composite.-Composite-relief-sculpture.-82-x-124-cm.-2016-scaled.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1690\" height=\"2560\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PHUNG-CHY-THU-1942.-Dung-ve.-Dont-come-back.-Phu-dieu-composite.-Composite-relief-sculpture.-82-x-124-cm.-2016-scaled.webp 1690w, https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PHUNG-CHY-THU-1942.-Dung-ve.-Dont-come-back.-Phu-dieu-composite.-Composite-relief-sculpture.-82-x-124-cm.-2016-198x300.webp 198w, https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PHUNG-CHY-THU-1942.-Dung-ve.-Dont-come-back.-Phu-dieu-composite.-Composite-relief-sculpture.-82-x-124-cm.-2016-676x1024.webp 676w, https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PHUNG-CHY-THU-1942.-Dung-ve.-Dont-come-back.-Phu-dieu-composite.-Composite-relief-sculpture.-82-x-124-cm.-2016-768x1163.webp 768w, https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PHUNG-CHY-THU-1942.-Dung-ve.-Dont-come-back.-Phu-dieu-composite.-Composite-relief-sculpture.-82-x-124-cm.-2016-1014x1536.webp 1014w, https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PHUNG-CHY-THU-1942.-Dung-ve.-Dont-come-back.-Phu-dieu-composite.-Composite-relief-sculpture.-82-x-124-cm.-2016-1352x2048.webp 1352w, https:\/\/artnation.vn\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/PHUNG-CHY-THU-1942.-Dung-ve.-Dont-come-back.-Phu-dieu-composite.-Composite-relief-sculpture.-82-x-124-cm.-2016-1200x1818.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1690px) 100vw, 1690px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1690px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1690\/2560;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span style=\"color: #282828\"><em>Phung Chy Thu, \u201cDon\u2019t come back\u201d (2016), relief composite sculpture, 82 x 124 cm.<\/em><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #282828\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Through the technique of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">repouss\u00e9<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u2013 shaping flat aluminum sheets into three-dimensional forms through applied force \u2013 Doan Quoc (b. 1943) transforms a material often perceived as rigid and cold into compositions of supple rhythm and sculptural vitality, articulated through powerful structural forms.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #282828\">Alongside his paintings, Le Trieu Dien also presents the ceramic installation \u201cGiu lai nhung dong troi\u201d (Holding the Passing Currents). During one of the most difficult periods for Vietnamese art, he was among the first artists to independently build kilns and experiment with ceramic firing techniques on his own. Rustic and unadorned in form, the work resonates with the same spirit of \u201creturning to memory\u201d that permeates his oeuvre.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;color: #282828\">It may be said that this gathering of \u201ctimekeepers\u201d guides viewers through an artistic journey drawn from memory and the soul\u2019s quiet wanderings over a lifetime. Within that journey, one finds not only admiration for each contour, gesture, and painterly mark, but also a profound respect for the artists\u2019 enduring devotion to creative labor \u2013 sustained patiently and passionately across the passage of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><span style=\"color: #282828\"><strong>Words and Translation: H\u00f9ng Nguy\u1ec5n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #282828;font-size: 12px\">[1] <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Excerpt from the interview \u201cVeteran Artist Nguyen Thi Tam \u2013 A lifetime wide awake for silk painting,\u201d written by Le Minh Ha, published in \u201cBao phu nu\u201d (Women&#8217;s Newspaper) (2025).<\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #282828;font-size: 12px\">[2] <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Mai Thuy, \u201cThe waiting wharf\u2019 Vietnamese women,\u201d in \u201cTuoi Tre Newspaper\u201d (2020).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore the enduring creative journey of 12 southern art masters after 1975 at Chillala \u2013 House of Art.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[99,162,161],"class_list":["post-7566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-natomy","tag-exhibition","tag-hung-nguyen","tag-post-1975-south-vietnamese-art"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.4 (Yoast SEO v26.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>As clouds roll by - Art Nation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The exhibition \u201cThe Timekeepers \u2013 Co Lai Hy\u201d at Chillala \u2013 House of Art brings together twelve prominent figures of post-1975 South Vietnamese art. 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