One of a few living old masters of silk paintings in Vietnam. Mai Long always uses local silk and his painstaking technique of painting on wet then dry fabric in between washing the entire work helps create a unique effect in which the meticulously selected hues radiate from the inside of the fabric to express his deep passion for traditional beauty.
“I deem it was completely unmeaning if the painting describes merely the appearance of the objective existence. I try my best to discover the latent depth, making the spirit of objects move and brighten, creating the vivid impression for their beauty” Mai Long.
Born in 1931
Graduated from the Fine Art College (Session during Resistance, War 1954)
Member of the Vietnam Plastic Art Workers” Association.
Many prizes awarded from national painting exhibition.
Many works preserved / displayed in the Vietnam Arts Museum, the Eastern Nation Arts Museum in Moscow, Penza Fine Arts Museum, Asia – Pacific Museum.
Individual exhibitions organized in Vietnam, Russia, France.
Many works displayed in International Fine Art Expositions or maintained in private collections in Vietnam and worldwide.
Exhibitions:
2010 Exhibition in Hong Kong
2011 September, Exhibition in Paris
2011 Exhibition in Florence – Italy
2012 March, Exhibition in Florence, Venice – Italy
2012 October, Exhibition in Malaysia
2012 December, Exhibition in Korea
2012 December, Exhibition in Singapore