Lost in Giang Phong's 'Da Lat City'

At the Dalat Cadasa Resort exhibition space (16 Tran Hung Dao Street, Dalat City), artist Giang Phong is showcasing 30 artworks painted with acrylic and oil paints on canvas. Each painting recreates a scene of Dalat, past and present, poetic and peaceful. The works are painted through the artist's lens, expressing his love for the city of a thousand flowers: the old villas, every street corner, the modern-day houses of Dalat, the temples, the churches…

Each painting is a feeling, a memory, a reason, a unique story that has connected Giang Phong to the past and his anxieties, experiences, and present reality.

Anyone who has ever seen his paintings will easily recognize them, as each work bears the distinct mark of Giang Phong; a unique style. The subjects he chooses are often city houses and landscapes with bright, vibrant colors...

The colors and scenes in his paintings often do not follow nature.

He loves contrast, light and dark, day and night, and opposing colors to incorporate into his works. Therefore, the colors and scenes in his paintings often don't conform to nature. There, the sky might be deep purple, the trees might be bright red, the river might be yellowish, the fields might be plum red… For him, none of that matters, as long as it satisfies his "thirst for color."

During his time living and working in Ho Chi Minh City, Giang Phong studied decorative arts with artists Chau Ngoc Lieu, Le Thanh, and Uyen Huy (Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Association). Besides painting, Giang Phong is also a calligrapher, photographer, and has worked as a reporter for Giac Ngo Newspaper and a resident contributor for the Ho Chi Minh City Police Newspaper. From 2000 to the present, artist Giang Phong has participated in 12 exhibitions (calligraphy and painting). He has held four solo exhibitions of calligraphy, while his first solo exhibition of paintings was "Da Lat Street" (held from December 12-21, 2024).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/lac-vao-da-lat-pho-cua-giang-phong-185241211181540343.htm