It's been a year I stay in Vietnam and now is the time for me to go back to the US and get ready for a new journey.
Nguyen Ly Phuong Ngoc is originally from Ho Chi Minh City. Ngoc has traveled extensively throughout her native Vietnam, living alongside farmers, opera troupes and other eclectic characters you can find in her art. Ngoc's first solo exhibition Chân dung mộng mị (Portraits of Dreaming, HCMC Fine Arts Committee,2010) received national acclaim in Vietnam. She spends her time between Ho Chi Minh City and Seattle.
April 20, 2016
April 1, 2016
"Thị Màu- Thị Kính" - Oil on Paper, inspired by Cheo Opera
Thị Màu- Thị Kính (2016)
Falsely accused of attempting to kill her husband, Thị Kính disguises herself as a man and joins a Buddhist temple. There, she is falsely blamed for impregnating a young girl and is forced to leave the temple. As she goes, she discovers the baby abandoned at the gate, takes pity on the child and becomes a beggar to support it. She then dies, but due to her spirit of forgiveness and self-sacrifice, she enters the Pure Land and becomes the Compassionate Buddha.
There are many variations of the folktale, which dates back at least 1,000 years and appears in many different Buddhist traditions. It is also frequently re-told through traditional Vietnamese theater known as Hat Cheo. (IU Bloomington Newsroom)
March 13, 2016
October 4, 2015
August 18, 2015
June 24, 2015
May Show "The big one" 5.2015
Great opening night with incredible turn out and wonderful music! And special thanks again to hosts Bret and Sunny Mulholland of A-1 Piano Sales & Rentals!
May 2, 2015
April 29, 2015
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