Nguyen Quang Huy

Nguyen Quang Huy

BornNationalityBased In
1971VietnameseN/A
Biography

Nguyen Quang Huy’s paintings depict landscapes and portraits in hazy, predominantly blue and grey, almost monotone hues. With some portraits blurred, capturing movement, Huy depicts H’mong, an ethnic minority that lives in the mountainous area of Northern Vietnam where the climate is humid and misty. The artist spent years travelling the area, becoming familiar with H’mong’s way of living, traditions and the environment. The ephemeral nature of his large-scale, delicate and quiet paintings embody the atmosphere of the mountain spaces and the spiritualism of H’mong, who believe that all living and nonliving things – every stone, plant or animal – have a soul. Written by Goldsmiths CCA ...

Selected Artworks
Untitled/ Không đề
Nguyen Quang Huy
Untitled/ Không đề, 1997
80 x 63cm
Untitled/ Không đề
Nguyen Quang Huy
Untitled/ Không đề, 1998
70 x 52cm
Suspension Bridge
Nguyen Quang Huy
Suspension Bridge, 2016
101 x 101cm
Winding Road
Nguyen Quang Huy
Winding Road, 2016
101 x 101cm
Hmong Garden
Nguyen Quang Huy
Hmong Garden, 2016
80 x 80cm
By Chance
Nguyen Quang Huy
By Chance, 2017
101 x 101cm
Grey
Nguyen Quang Huy
Grey, 2017
151 x 293 x 10cm
Stacked stones
Nguyen Quang Huy
Stacked stones , 2018
90 x 160cm
Hmong girl
Nguyen Quang Huy
Hmong girl, 2018
90 x 160cm
Gallery Representation
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