Born in Hanoi, Ha Tri Hieu (b.1959) graduated from Hanoi Industrial Fine Arts University in 1983. Together with Tran Luong, Pham Ouang Vinh, Hong Viet Dung and Dang Xuan Hoa, they are collectively known as the Hanoi ‘Gang of Five’. Hieu draws his inspiration from everyday life, cultural motifs and traditional art forms. He has participated in more than 15 exhibitions internationally, including two solo exhibitions in Vietnam.Hieu’s bucolic paintings of peasantry are the result of a childhood spent in the countryside. Admiration for the rural folk and feelings of nostalgia run deep as Hieu eternalizes the past. Cows and country singers are recurring motifs in his art.
