The exhibition, presenting 71 artworks using special printing techniques, opened on January 31 at the Exhibition House, No. 16 Ngo Quyen, Hanoi.
The most impressive works in the exhibition are the paintings by David Thomas, which feature the loss in the war in Vietnam. Through art, Davis Thomas opposed the war in a direct way.
David Thomas was a veteran, who was in Vietnam for two years. Since 1987 he has had more than 50 trips back to Vietnam to study and implement educational and cultural exchange programs between Vietnam and the United States.
Some works by David Thomas:
By using the famous Napal kid photo by Nick Ut, plus a monster, David Thomas aroused the loss of the Vietnamese people in the war. |
The image of a U.S. soldier with a baby monster. |
War destroyed the culture. |
Pleiku girl's eyes look on U.S. soldiers. |
A Vietnamese boy. |
Sitting.
L.T