A frieze of five women in áo dài occupies a shallow stage set by drifting gold cloud bands, charcoal grounds, and red currents. The composition reads left to right as a measured rhythm of vertical and reclining poses. Contour is crisp, faces are simplified, and patterned garments carry most of the visual weight. Lacquer layers are applied, cured, cut back, and polished, so buried tones and gold seams activate the surface as the viewer moves, turning light into a structural element of the image. The red passages press forward while grays and greens recede, creating depth without perspective.
The subject clarifies Thao Huynh’s project. Trained in Vietnamese lacquer and committed to a modern visual language, she centers women with restraint and poise. Reflection becomes narrative, suggesting moonlit air and shared calm rather than spectacle. Process and theme converge, connecting intimacy, memory, and place within one luminous field.
In the Moon Garden
Trong Vườn Trăng
8.5” x 11” / Default
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Thao Huynh
Academic Artist
21
Years in Practice
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about the artist
Thao Huynh, born in 1980 in Dong Thap, is a Vietnamese artist known for advancing sơn mài lacquer painting. She graduated from the Ho Chi Minh City University of Fine Arts in 2009 and is an active member of the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Association and the Vietnam Fine Art Association.
Working with natural resin, gold leaf, and vermilion, Huynh builds luminous, layered surfaces that carry cultural memory into contemporary life. Her paintings often center women in the áo dài, rendered with restraint and quiet allure. As she notes, “I use traditional lacquer materials in a style entirely my own,” and “I pour into my works what is softest, filling them with grace, gentleness, and allure.” The figures retain a discreet, deeply Asian character while speaking in a living, evolving visual language.
Huynh’s practice preserves the soul of Vietnamese lacquer painting while extending its possibilities, joining heritage with a modern artistic voice.