Minh Phuoc

Biography

Minh Phuoc was born in Hanoi in 1973 and graduated in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts from Hanoi Fine Arts. In 1999, his works were exhibited in China and won a Philip Morris Encouragement Prize at the Asian Art Awards. In the following year, he held a solo exhibition, Magic Garden, in Hanoi and subsequently participated in many other group exhibitions in Hanoi and USA. Minh Phuoc is a member of the Hanoi Fine Arts Association and is currently lecturing at the Vietnam National College of Music and Art.

Adopting an Eastern approach to all his works, Phuoc strives to attain a balance in the various aspects to life, and ultimately, to achieve a peace of mind within the restless human soul in contemporary urban life. Phuoc’s signature monk pieces have earned him a following both in his native homeland and with international audiences.

Phuoc’s art focuses on the iconic image of a monk or a group of monks, viewed from the back, travelling onwards in a purposeful journey. The backgrounds of his works vary from pagodas of temples to tree-tops and even a deep hue of reddish-orange. The simplicity and two-dimensionality of the backgrounds only serve to contrast the detail of the monks’ robes; as every fold and shade is in sharp focus. The viewer is treated to a serenity that makes Phuoc’s art truly remarkable.

Selected Exhibitions

2007    Art gallery, Zurich, Switzerland.
2007    Dragon dreaming, Solo Exhibition, Ryllega gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam.
2006    Exchange Artists program with Jeyum _ Art & Culture Institute. Phnong Penh, Cambodia
2005    Patch wings up, Solo Exhibition Gallery Nord, Berlin, Germany.
Please, don’t make me up, Solo Exhibition Sox 36 gallery, Berlin, Germany
2005    Out of Context, Huntington Beach Art Center, California, USA
2004    The Circle, Ryllega gallery, Solo Exhibition, Hanoi, Vietnam.
2003    Untitled, Genkan gallery, Solo Exhibition, Tokyo American club, Japan.
2003    Williamburg Bridge – Vietnam Now, WAH Center, New York.
2002    My Inconsistency, Private Studio Exhibition Hanoi, Vietnam.
2002    Asian to window, Contemporary Art Center, Hanoi, Vietnam
2000    Go west, Nha San studio, Solo Exhibtion Hanoi, Vietnam.
2000    Vietnam National Exhibition of Art, Hanoi, Vietnam.
1999    Asian Art Award , Vietnam Fine Art Museum, Hanoi, Vietnam.
1998    Tay Nguyen Impression, Zhang Zhou, China.
1997    Asian Art Award, Hanoi Fine Art University, Hanoi, Vietnam.
 
Funds
Dongsontoday Foundation.
Ford Foundation
Asian Cultural Council (ACC)
British Council Vietnam
Vermont Studio

Bibliography
ART IN AMERICAN magazine, NY ARTS magazine, ASIAN ART NEW magazine, VIETNAM express new, THE THAO & VAN HOA magazine, TIA SANG magazine, TIME OUT magazine, NHAN DAN internet new, AN NINH THU DO news paper, KHOA HOC & DOI SONG news paper, LAO DONG news paper, HERITATE magazie