Click here to see his works B orn in 1948 at Kim Son, Ninh Binh, North Vietnam, but grew up in the South Vietnam during the time of the war. Than's works represent his notions towards the past, the present, and the future. Here are his favorite subject that he adores and reflects his expressionist thought. The countryside painting featuring woman, animal, and mountain-ranges reveals his fading and dim memories of his past childhood. The wandering and solitary horse are the images of dead heroes during the sad and lasting war.
Nude woman looking into nothingness symbolizes the post war era.
The fish and immense blue sea picture represents the Vietnamese who absurdly died on the sea. The arrows and white dots show his journey to the future. His expressionist works are recognized by the distinguished influence and the usage of bright and rich colors. The works have been referred by newspapers and magazines in Vietnam and aboard as the love songs materialized by unending colors and forms of painting. Copyright 1997 CAT Project Co., Ltd.