Vietnamese painter holds solo exhibition in Italy for first time
Italy’s MoCA Cultural Association holds, for the first time in the European country, the solo exhibition of a Vietnamese artist – Henry Le (Le Huu Hieu) – entitled Soul Energy, a collateral event of the exhibition of the 14th Arte Laguna Prize.
Vietnamese painter Henry Le. (Photo courtesy of Henry Le)
Rome (VNA) – Italy’s MoCA Cultural Associationholds, for the first time in the European country, the solo exhibition of aVietnamese artist – Henry Le (Le Huu Hieu) – entitled Soul Energy, a collateralevent of the exhibition of the 14th Arte Laguna Prize.
The exhibition project, curated by Chiara Canali andpromoted by MoCA and Arte Laguna Studio, presents 40 large-scale pictorialworks and an installation of human-sized iron sculptures.
The title Soul Energy refers to the energy that pervadesthe soul of Henry Le, a primary factor that allows him to transfer hisspiritual world into works of art, giving it a rhythm and an independent life.
A solo exhibition of Vietnamese artist Henry Le (Le Huu Hieu) entitled Soul Energy is underway in Italy. (Photo courtesy of Henry Le)
Quoting Oscar Wilde's famous sentence "A flowerblossoms for its own joy", Henry said that his works exist like flowers:you can enjoy them or you can profit from them. But those works still exist,and maintain their emotional life.
Henry Le was born in 1982 in Nghi Xuan, Ha Tinh, Vietnamand lives and works in Hanoi.
With an architect's past, for more than ten years HenryLe has chosen artistic research as a priority experience of his life, placingit at the center of every reflection, idea and visual practice.
He had a solo exhibition at the Vietnam National FineArts Museum in 2014. He also took part in the Art Basel Miami and ContemporaryArt Projects USA in the United States in 2016, and the 11th FlorenceBiennale da Basso in Florence, Italy the following year.
His exhibition Soul Energy was initially scheduled inApril, 2020 but delayed to this year due to COVID-19. It is underway at Arsenale Nord of Venicefrom October 2 – 12./.
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Vietnamese painter Henry Le. (Photo courtesy of Henry Le) 
A solo exhibition of Vietnamese artist Henry Le (Le Huu Hieu) entitled Soul Energy is underway in Italy. (Photo courtesy of Henry Le) 
