Based on three basic shapes - square, circle and triangle, Le Theit Cuong is on a constant search for new modes to present his creativity. He develops interesting co-relations of the long and the short, the big and the small, the ups and the downs, the even and the odd, the many and the few … This co-relation exists not only in his shapes and lines, but also in the layout and colours. He always looks into the beauty of the balanced and the unbalanced, the harmony and the contradiction, the symmetry and the asymmetry. Graphic language in his hand turns out to be something of a puzzle.

Cuong keeps for himself a child-like view in his creations – which are full of folklore characteristics. He tends to paint images with a sense of humour. He touches upon topics which are common in Vietnam’s everyday life, such as weddings, buffalo tending, flying, skipping, chess playing, moon watching ...... using his new graphic style. His work looks surprisingly simple. At the same time, they are utterly contemporary and poetic. His success in using a new material, gouache on cheesecloth or paper, has contributed a new artistic point of view to the Vietnamese fine art scene. (Text courtesy of Bui Nhu Huong)

Loneliness	Bowl and chopstick	Fishing and waiting	A couple in the rain	Woman and buffalo	Sharing rice

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