About Duc Tran

Duc Tran(Tran Hoang Minh Duc) was born in Hue, Vietnam in 1964. He is a self-taught artist. He has been painting in Vietnam for more than 20 years and then continued his passion in the US after living there for more than 6 years. Although he never went to art schools, but every day he always learns and gains experiences to help his artworks become more perfect. The main material in his paintings is oil paint on canvas. In addition, recently he also started to practice using acrylic colors on canvas. Since 1987 to 1999 he worked at a hydroelectric plant. This was his most affluent creative period. At that time, this hydroelectric plant was on the way of construction. Geometric lines of cranes, electric wires, turbines inspired him with new concept. His paintings are often subject to the people and landscapes of his hometown. Besides, the vivid colorful flower vases have also given him great inspirations. Outside of exhibitions in Vietnam, he was invited to exhibit in Brussels, Belgium in 1998 (together with artist Nguyen Xuan Khanh); Atrium Gallery in Melbourne, Australia in 2000 (together with artists Nguyen Xuan Khanh and Ton That Bang); Beauty Gallery, Singapore in 2002 (a group of Vietnamese artists); Tu Do Art, Houston, Texas, USA in 2004 (a group of Vietnamese artists). All those international exhibitions were great successes, and most of the exhibited paintings had been sold. He developed an advocacy work somewhat bold in the Vietnamese context in that it « geometrises » topics mainly focused on the couple, memories from rivers and village. Representation is often naive, but this is very spontaneous and very simple, so his painting is attractive and very romantic. He tries in vain to find the balance between the extremely stylized figuration and abstraction. His research is particularly interesting as it tries to explore the world of colours.