Artist Nguyen Tuan Cuong’s artworks mainly use lacquer materials and are always highly appreciated by art experts and lovers.

“The dark space in the ancient temples made a strong impression on me. Every color is tinged with black. The gentle, mysterious light seems to emerge from the golden Buddha statues covered with the brown color of traditional oil. The brown of cockroach paint, ancient wood, black, and moss green are the colors that have spiritual qualities and dominate the life of the Vietnamese in the past.

My lacquer paintings focus on exploiting the expressive spirit in the wonderful surface experience of Vietnamese lacquer such as lipstick, gold, silver… That is more important than improving traditional techniques. These factors influence and are the main ideas in my lacquer artworks. In the process of exploiting the dialogue in silence, I feel the object floating in space, like a fleeting illusion in the flow of time.”

Year of Birth: 1978

Place of Birth: Hà Nội, Việt Nam

Education: Graduated from Hanoi University of Industrial Fine Arts (2001)

Membership: Member of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association & Hanoi Fine Arts Association