Kamis, 15 Oktober 2015

Art...it's personal #vietnam


The alley in the morning 2 by Bui Le Trang
Vietnam Art Gallery, Ho Chi Minh City

"Art enables us to find ourselves 
and lose ourselves at the same time."
~Thomas Merton

The thing about art...and one of the things I love most about it...is that it's personal. It's what speaks to you at first glance and lingers..in emotion and thought. On a canvas, in a sculpture, whatever the medium which has been translated to art, how it makes you feel... that feeling is yours and yours alone. It's the beauty of art..it's personal.


If you live in Vietnam or plan to travel and want to purchase a lasting memory, all I can say is that you will have plenty to choose from, no matter the budget. I could list hundreds of galleries up and down Vietnam, but I won't, because, to be honest, you will not have to travel far to find one. 

Once you step through the door of one gallery and then another and another...you might just be a bit confused. There is so much to choose from...and then you might start to notice something...the painting that you were told was 'the one and only by a particular artist' is the same painting that is in front of you in another gallery. How does that work?

The world of reproductions is thriving in Vietnam which is only a problem if you want an original work of art. It can be a challenge, even with all the official documentation, you might still have that niggling doubt. You just have to weigh it all up...the price, the art and the emotion. 

When I travel, I think ahead to when I return home. Is it possible that I will return to my home country and wished that I had purchased the piece in mind? Will I feel that returning home each day and casting my eye on that particular artwork could make all the difference in my day?  By the time I have asked myself these two questions...there is a usually a resounding YES in response. 

The good news, is that Vietnamese art does not have to blow your travel budget. We have original art (we hope) and reproductions and we love them equally. It's personal, it's art.

I have listed a few galleries in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi that we enjoy. Some we have purchased art from and others we are waiting for the right one. It is worth looking at the photo gallery on each site to get a feel for what is out there. Like I said, there is so much more out there and it's personal. If these galleries do not do it for you, there is plenty more to choose from.

If you travel to Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi and enjoy fine art museums, I highly recommend the two below.  Both will open your eyes to the history and beauty of Vietnam.

If you have time for an art tour, then Sophie of Sophie's Art Tour is the woman for you. A 'must do' if you love to combine travel and art. Her contact details are noted below. 

If you have a gallery that you would like to recommend, I am all eyes. You can write to me at jeannecollageoflife@gmail.com

Happy Viewing!

Jeanne 

Vietnamese Art
A few favorites..

HO CHI MINH CITY

Ben Thanh Art and & Frame
Galerie Nguyen
7 Nguyen Thiep St, D1
Ho Chi Minh City

Blue Space Art Gallery 
 Particular Art Gallery
97 A Pho Duc Chinh St, D1
Ho Chi Minh City Arts Museum
Ho Chi Minh City

Galerie Quynh
65 De Tham St, D1
Ho Chi Minh City

Lac Hong Gallery
1 A Le Thi Hong Gam St, D1
Ho Chi Minh City

Phuong Mai Gallery
7 Phan Chu Trinh St, D1
Ho Chi Minh City

Vietnam Art
80 Nguyen Hue St.
Ben Nghe Ward, D1

HANOI

Art Vietnam Gallery 
24 Ly Quoc Su, Hoam Kiem
Hanoi

Green Palm Gallery
39 Hang Gai St
Hanoi

Thang Long Gallery
41 Hang Gai
12 To Tich St
Hanoi


MUSEUMS
Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Museum
97A Pho Duc Chinh, D1
Ho Chi MInh City

Vietnam Arts Museum
66 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh
Hanoi
(04) 3733 2131


ART TOUR
Sophie's Art Tour
Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi
email: sophiesarttour@gmail.com



The Red by Nguyen Thanh Binh
Blue Space Art Gallery, Ho Chi Minh City


Lotus by Nguyen Van Hai
Ben Thanh Art, Ho Chi Minh City


Going to the Pagoda by Nguyen Minh Phuoc
Green Palm Gallery, Hanoi

Young Girl by Nguy Dinh Ha
Thang Long Art Gallery, Hanoi

On Tour...
Sophie's Art Tour

Hanging around Chateau Mango, from Boutique Art,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam


All that we are is the result
of all that we have thought.
~Buddha


Art.
It's personal.
~;)


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