"My mother loves flowers, so my living spaces have always been filled with the colors of flowers," the young man who did the paintings during the Covid-19 pandemic and sold all before the solo exhibition ended said.

Xeo Chu at the Saigon exhibition November 28-29, 2020.

Karlene Davis, New Zealand consul general and trade commissioner in Vietnam, who bought one of Chu's works at the exhibition, said she admired Chu's passion and the way he created his artworks.

Chu, whose parents are gallery owners in Saigon, has sold a painting for over $150,000.

He hosted his first solo exhibition in the U.S. at the Georges Berges Gallery in New York City in 2019.

Georges Berges, owner of the gallery, is convinced that Chu is a young Jackson Pollock, an American painter and a major 20th-century figure in the abstract expressionist movement.

Propaganda painting exhibition celebrates 45th anniversary of National Reunification Day

A propaganda painting exhibition opened at February 3 Square in the northern province of Bac Giang as part of activities to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975-2020).

PM okays submission of Dong Ho folk paintings dossier to UNESCO

Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc has agreed with the submission of a dossier on Dong Ho folk paintings to UNESCO to include the art in the list of intangible cultural heritage in need of urgent safeguarding.

Autistic children display paintings online

An online painting exhibition on Facebook fanpage ToheFun tells emotional stories about life of seven autism children.

Source: VnExpress