Designer Thuy Nguyen – Artists have `crazy blood` but must have `smart blood`

In the fashion world, Thuy Nguyen is famous as the `ao dai witch` with designs that are both pure Vietnamese and contemporary.

Hello, where did the idea to create the space of The Factory Contemporary Art Center come from?

I realize that many young artists today are yearning to approach modern forms and expressions that bring the breath of the times and international languages, but due to personal conditions, they do not have enough space.

Exhibition `Poetic Forgetfulness` by artist Phan Thao Nguyen

So, in your opinion, how can contemporary art become easier to understand and closer to the masses, and how can the masses’ enjoyment capacity access the layers of meaning of contemporary art?

In my opinion, this is one of the bottlenecks that any contemporary artist will encounter.

She herself is an artist and a designer who often expresses the `crazy` in creativity.

For artistic people, having `crazy blood` is happiness, but it is even more important to have `smart blood` to be aware of where their creativity will go and which direction to turn to go a long way.

Exhibition `In me, mine` by Saigon Artbook 7.

Fashion collection

Designer Thuy Nguyen sends nostalgia for Hanoi into the Fall-Winter 2016 collection

As someone who travels a lot and has access to many creative activities around the world, where do you see Vietnamese artists currently standing on the art map?

Veteran names like Le Pho, Nguyen Phan Chanh, Vu Cao Dam… are still constantly mentioned and admired by world art, but young Vietnamese artists today also have a lot of potential.

In the modern context, the development of digital media creates both advantages and challenges in bringing contemporary art closer to the masses.

Digital media contributes greatly to bringing exhibition information and art programs to everyone.

Exhibition `Wild Forest` by artist Tuan Andrew Nguyen.

Starting as a painter, then becoming very successful in the field of fashion design, she continues to invest in artistic activities.

If your work has a clear plan and strategy, surely if not 5 years, then 10 years, or 20 years later, results will come.

I just hope that one day, people can see art as a part of life, and enjoying art, going to exhibitions, and learning about related programs is a very common and everyday thing.

Exhibition `Orientations of ten types of living beings` by Vietnamese artist Pham Tran.

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