Nguyễn Siên

Acquired from the granddaughter of the artist. 

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得自藝術家之孫女

Nguyen Siên, Vietnamese Painter, Ho Chi Minh, 2005, p.101.

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《Nguyen Siên，越南畫家》，胡志明，2005年，圖版，頁101

Nguyễn Siên, known formally as Nguyễn Văn Siên, was born in 1916 in the province of Bến Tre, Vietnam. He graduated in 1940 from the Gia Định Practical Arts School (École des Arts Appliqués de Gia Dinh), marking the beginning of his distinguished journey as an artist. That same year, he gained admission to the prestigious École des Beaux Arts de l’Indochine in Hanoi. His academic tenure there was marked by numerous accolades and by 1960 Lê Văn Đệ appointed him as a professor at the Gia Định Practical Arts School. Nguyễn Siên served in this role until 1975, shaping the next generation of Vietnamese artists while continuing his own creative pursuits. His oil painting The Shipyard won the first prize at the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Exhibition of 1976.

Nguyễn Siên's oeuvre is deeply intertwined with Vietnamese culture. His paintings vividly capture the rural landscapes of northern Vietnam and the evocative scenes of traditional theatre, encapsulating the very essence and beauty of Vietnam. Nguyễn Siên moved to Denmark with his family in 1986 where he held numerous solo and group exhibitions in Denmark and Norway, consistently exploring themes related to his homeland. Though he lived abroad, Nguyễn Siên maintained a strong connection to Vietnam and returned frequently to seek inspiration and reconnect with his roots.

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藝術家阮先，原名阮文先，1916年生於越南邊澤。自幼即顯才情，熱愛藝術。其父早逝，家道艱困，幸得兄長鼓勵，堅守藝途。1940年，阮先畢業於嘉定實用藝術學校，同年入河內中南半島美術學院，至1945年畢業。學期間，作品屢入大展。1960年，阮先之才為畫家黎文帝所賞，聘為嘉定實用藝術學校教授，任職至1975年。教學之餘，仍不輟創作。1963年，赴巴黎國立高等裝飾藝術學院進修。1970年，於日本大阪世博會展漆畫，顯越南藝術之獨特語言及媒材。其油畫《造船廠》於1976年河內美術展獲一等獎。

阮先之藝術，深植越南文化，描繪北部農村及傳統戲劇場景，記錄祖國情感，捕捉越南之精神與美麗。其素描與畫作，堪稱珍貴史證。1986年，阮先攜家遷居丹麥，此後於丹麥及挪威舉辦多次個展與聯展，作品仍以越南為主題，媒材包括漆畫、油畫及絲綢畫。雖居異國，然心繫故土，數年一返越南，尋覓靈感。阮先為連接越南與國際藝術之橋樑，其作品常表深厚根源之情感，亦見證其畢生對藝術之奉獻。