The emergence of Vietnamese Contemporary Art
For some years after Reunification socialist realist art continued to hold sway in the north, with the result that most of the works featured in the National Art Exhibitions of 1976, 1980, 1982 and 1985 were dominated by themes of revolutionary struggle and the drive for socialist reconstruction. During this period the country faced severe economic difficulties and art materials, particularly paint, were of low quality and in extremely short supply.
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Vietnamese traditional and Contemporary Arts in brief

Le Thong

Painter & Lecturer

Hanoi Fine Art University

Vietnam

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Le Thong was born in 1961 in North Vietnam, into an artistic family. His father, Le Thiep (1924 - 2000) was a well-known artist who taught at the Hanoi Fine Art University, where Le Thong now is also a lecturer. Following is his written in brief the tradition art and the contemporary art in Vietnam. 


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