Dragonfly in my garden, 2021
Quynh Elisa Hoang

Artist Statement:

« I learned from ancient folk artists how to create simple, strong shapes combined with cubism elements in paintings, which gave me a modern and close look at life. »
Quynh Hoang is an artist based in Vietnam whose paintings have been exhibited nationally, as well as in Thailand, the Netherlands, and Germany. Her distinctive still-lifes, landscapes, and rural scenes are influenced by her childhood spent in the countryside, "where the old values left by the ancients still exist." For Hoang, art is a means through which one can store good memories. She primarily creates with acrylics on canvas.
I describe a series of works that use children in rural Vietnam, where childhood is associated with rustic folk games.
Unlike urban children, rural children have the joys associated with childhood that no other urban children have.
If someone thinks that children born and raised in the countryside are disadvantaged, but they do not know that rural children also have joys that urban children never have. Fun games take place on country roads, rivers, village roads... such as buffalo riding, cow herding, kite flying, crab hunting, fishing, river bathing, and other folk games. That is the beauty of childhood in the countryside that when growing up, everyone remembers those beautiful memories. Choosing a simple theme that I have been attached to since I was a child is a way of recreating the past life of people, lifestyle, and work, about the culture of rural areas that are developing and losing elements. old folk. I dreamed of a childhood world and developed old scenes and people into colorful works.

Education:

Education
2000-2005 studied fine arts at HCMC University of Fine Arts
2012-2015 Master student majoring in visual arts at KhonKen University, Thailand

Awards & Distinctions:

Prize:
2013 Mekong Art Exhibition Award in Thailand
2016 Award "Hoi An Heritage Beauty" 
2017- Awarded “Heritage Protection Journey" at My Son Hoi An Vietnam
2018 Hue Ancient Capital Award 
2019_ "Children's eyes" award in Hanoi

 

Exhibitions:

Biography
Education
2001-2005 studied fine arts at HCM University of Fine Arts-
Group Exhibition
Events: participation in major exhibitions in Vietnam such as North Central Coast, national exhibitions participating in seminars of the Goethe Institute, cultural exchanges between Vietnam and Korea,
participating in programs of the French Embassy, ??British Council in Vietnam ...
etc., a young painter in Ho Chi Minh City in 2000.
_ Developed in 2004, 2006-2008, 2010, 2012,
regional exhibition center 2006, 2008, 2010,2012, 2016, participating in competitions and exhibitions in Hue
- Exhibition of Universities in Vietnam and Thailand 2010. _ Mekong Art Exhibition in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 in Thailand
Participating in group exhibitions in Vietnamese localities from 2003 to present 
2020 Hanoi City Museum Gallery, Vietnam
2020 Painting “Soul of Vietnamese homeland" in Bac Ninh Vietnam Ninh
2019 “My Son Cultural Heritage Journey _Hoi An _ Vietnam
2019
2019 "Children's memory" at Old space –Hoi An -Vietnam
2019 “Children of Northwest Vietnam" at Vietnam Fine Arts Museum_ Hanoi
2018-Art Fair “Tet Art" Hanoi - Vietnam
2019 Art Fair “Tet Art" Hanoi - Vietnam
2019 international exhibition “Mekong River" in Thailand
2018 Asia Pacific International at Hue Fine Arts Museum Vietnam
2017 Solo exhibition “Golden past" at My Son Quang Nam Vietnam

 

Professional/Teaching Experience:

Currently, I'm a lecturer teaching the subject "Basic formation" at Ton Duc Thang University in Ho Chi Minh City and Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology. The rest of my time is spent creating my favorite paintings at my studio

Artistic Influences:

In the process of composing, the artists who influenced me like Jackson Pollock, Vincent Van Gogh, Claude Monet, Pablo Picasso... With artist Jackson Pollock, I was influenced by the unique drip technique to create make pictures come to life. With the painters Vincent van Gogh and Claude Monet, I was influenced by their use of color, light and vibrant, healthy lines in their paintings. As for the artist Pablo Picasso, I love the unique way of creating shapes as well as the strength of colors and lines in his paintings.
In my work, I often try to learn the techniques that I have influenced artists to find the right direction and long-term development. Currently, I am pursuing a line of cubist flower paintings that I like very much. We invite you to visit and enjoy!