Enjoy 'Illusion': When beauty does not lie in brilliance

'Illusion' is a parallel exhibition of two artists Tran Quoc Long and Le Van Trong, taking place from June 28 to July 6 at Quang San Art Museum, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City.

The exhibition introduces 40 paintings, including 19 lacquer paintings and 21 oil paintings, painted in 2024 and 2025; it is a dialogue between the opposing directions of painters Tran Quoc Long and Le Van Trong. Tran Quoc Long chose traditional lacquer to pursue his career, Le Van Trong used oil to paint his life's dream. The dialogue space is a mixture of hardness and softness, between the weight of tradition and the fragility of dreams. The difference does not seem to cause conflict but creates a special resonance.

The painting "Love" by Tran Quoc Long

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Artist Tran Quoc Long was born in 1981 in Nghi Son peninsula, Thanh Hoa , graduated from Vietnam University of Fine Arts, majoring in lacquer. Tran Quoc Long's paintings are imbued with traditional elements such as silk, then, vermilion, gold, silver chips and elaborate lacquer techniques, but through the artist's hands, they bring a very modern aesthetic.

Le Van Trong (Trong Le) was born in 1991 in Da Lat. He grew up in both Da Lat and Ho Chi Minh City, graduated from Ho Chi Minh City University of Fine Arts, worked as a graphic designer for nearly 10 years, then moved to Da Lat to live and practice fine arts.

The Love of a Man by Le Van Trong

PHOTO: ALPHA GALLERY

With Huyen Dong , Le Van Trong chooses oil on canvas as the main medium to convey his world . Viewers can see a world of softness, illusion and uncertainty of emotions expressed through open composition.

The exhibition is considered a spiritual journey of the two artists, where viewers are invited to pause and enter a world that is both real and dreamlike, where beauty lies not in brilliance, but in quiet transformation.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/thuong-lam-huyen-dong-khi-cai-dep-khong-nam-o-su-ruc-ro-185250624143326522.htm