Khám phá chiều sâu bản thể qua hình ảnh hoa sen trong tranh sơn mài của họa sĩ Nguyễn Đình Long– nơi nghệ thuật truyền thống gặp gỡ triết lý sống, sự tĩnh lặng và hành trình nội tâm. Lotus and its essence Lotus and Being – The Artistic Journey of Connection In the flow of time and inner feeling, “Lotus and Being” is a visual journey exploring the profound connection between humans and nature. The lotus is more than just a flower — it is a state of existence, a symbol of reincarnation, birth – death, fading – blooming in Buddhist concept. From the mud, the lotus quietly rises, blooming each thin petal as if meditating in the midst of chaos. To me, the lotus is a symbol of the original self: quiet yet vibrant, soft yet resilient, simple yet profound. The images of women in the series are more than just characters — they embody the connection between humans and nature, between the visible and the invisible. In every glance, every sitting posture, and every blooming lotus petal is a whisper: that we are not separate from the earth, but are part of it. The lotus is a symbol of purification—rising above the mud to reach pure beauty. It does not flaunt its beauty, but shines from humility; it does not compete, but exists as a reminder of awakening. In a chaotic world, the lotus is a still point. In the creative journey, the lotus is a companion — a guide to emotions, to contemplation, and to the return to oneself. The painting series “Lotus and Being” is not just a collection of images — but a space of meditation, where viewers can stop, listen and feel life breathing in every color.

Họa sĩ Nguyễn Đình Long – tranh sơn mài Việt Nam. Mỗi tác phẩm mang hồn quê, cảm xúc và nét tinh tế của nghệ thuật sơn mài truyền thống.

Tranh sơn mài Việt Nam độc bản, sáng tác thủ công, mang đậm bản sắc dân tộc. Khám phá thế giới tranh sơn mài của họa sĩ Nguyễn Đình Long. Lacquer painting – the soul of Vietnamese art Lacquer painting is not just a painting material — but also the soul of Vietnamese art. From layers of lacquer, cockroach wing lacquer, to eggshells, gold and silver hidden through many layers of grinding, Lacquer is a combination of labor, emotion and time. Each painting is not only painted, but also "conceived" and "nourished" with patience, with the artist's slow breathing. For a long time, Vietnamese lacquer has become one of the great prides of national fine arts. Unlike Chinese or Japanese lacquer — which emphasizes decoration — Vietnamese lacquer paintings go into the depths of the soul. Those paintings do not show off colors but quietly shine in space, bring a sense of calm, meditation. Lacquer is associated with Vietnamese painters as a lasting fate, There, every layer of paint, every stroke of polish is a part of memory and experience. The beauty of lacquer is not in its splendor but in its clarity, its sedimentation, its hiddenness — where light is found through darkness, and emotion is evoked through the silence of matter. In modern life, when many people look for quick and convenient materials, Lacquer still keeps its own slowness. It's like a philosophy of life: to reach true beauty, one must know how to go through many layers, polishing, and keep the original feeling. For me, lacquer is more than just a material. It is an inner journey, where emotions are compressed and released through each layer of paint. Each lacquer work is a silent conversation between the artist and time. The process of making paintings The artist Nguyen Dinh Long is painting a lacquer painting Attaching eggshells | lacquer painting Techniques for attaching eggshells to lacquer paintings. Attaching eggshells to lacquer paintings Attaching eggshells to lacquer paintings. Attaching eggshells | Lacquer painting The process of attaching eggshells to lacquer paintings.

Các triển lãm nghệ thuật của Nguyễn Đình Long – nơi tranh sơn mài gặp gỡ công chúng qua không gian sáng tạo, cảm xúc và chiều sâu bản thể. Cập nhật lịch trưng bày và sự kiện nghệ thuật mới nhất. Featured Exhibition 2011: Solo Exhibition Colors of the Homeland (lacquer painting) at 16 Ngo Quyen Street, Hanoi. 2019: Group exhibition Phiêu-Flownes, at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts. 2012. Charity auction exhibition at Par Hyatt Saigon Hotel - Ho Chi Minh City, organized by OperationSmile - Vietnam. 2011. Charity auction exhibition at the Intercontinental Hotel Hanoi, organized by OperationSmile - Vietnam. 2010: Exhibition of Vietnamese silk paintings in Paris, France. 2007: Silk painting exhibition, Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, Hanoi. Since 2012, I have continuously created artwork and participated in exhibitions in Ho Chi Minh City. New Compositions Exhibition, Saigon Lacquerware Club Exhibition of the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Association. Some pictures in the solo exhibition "Colors of the Homeland" in Hanoi, 2011. Poster for my 2011 solo exhibition. Poster for my 2011 solo exhibition. Opening of the 2011 solo exhibition Opening of a solo exhibition. 2011 Opening of the exhibition The arts council worked together before the opening ceremony. Working with the Arts Council The exhibition has opened. Taking a commemorative photo with artist Thanh Chuong at the opening ceremony. Taking a commemorative photo with artist Bang Lam. Arts Council Solo exhibition space 2011. Charity auction exhibition at the InterContinental Hotel, Hanoi. 2011 Charity auction exhibition at Park Hyatt-Saigon Hotel, Ho Chi Minh City, 2012. Spring outing Silk Paintings. Participated in the Silk Painting Exhibition - Vietnam - 2007, at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum - 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street - Hanoi. Exhibited the Silk Painting Exhibition - Vietnam in Paris, France - 2010 Springtime Excursion - Silk Painting. Participating in the Vietnamese Silk Painting Exhibition at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum. 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hanoi, 2007. Vietnamese Silk Painting Exhibition In Paris, France, 2010 Group Exhibition - Flownes 2019 at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts Group Exhibition Poster 2019 Opening of the Group Exhibition 2019 Paintings in the 2019 Group Exhibition Opening of the Group Exhibition 2019 Paintings in the 2019 Group Exhibition

Nguyễn Đình Long – Họa sĩ Sơn mài. Khám phá hành trình nghệ thuật và triết lý sáng tác qua từng lớp sơn mài truyền thống. Nguyen Dinh Long is a lacquer painter who explores time, silence, and materials through a slow, multi-layered process. His work focuses on lotus flowers, people, and local culture as a space for contemplation. Document.pdf Nguyen Dinh Long Was born in 1970 in Gia Binh - Bac Ninh, Currently living and working in Ho Chi Minh City. Graduated from Vietnam University of Fine Arts. Member of Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Association - Member of Vietnam Fine Arts Association. Main creative material: Lacquer. Whose work is deeply rooted in traditional materials and cultural memory. Over many years of practice, he has developed a distinctive visual language in his works — each painting is not just a decorative symbol, but a form of contemplation shaped over time and process. His works have been exhibited and continuously presented at galleries in Ho Chi Minh City, reflecting a long-term commitment to lacquer as both a medium and a philosophy. He composes with a slow process, disciplined approach, allowing each painting to evolve through multiple layers and stages of refinement. Living and working in Vietnam-Ho Chi Minh City, Nguyen Dinh Long continues to explore the relationship between material, silence, and perception in contemporary lacquer painting. His works are part of the contemporary Vietnamese lacquer painting movement.

Khám phá hành trình sáng tác tranh sơn mài của họa sĩ Nguyễn Đình Long – từ gắn vỏ trứng, dát vàng bạc đến hoàn thiện những tác phẩm mang hồn Việt. The process of artistic practice Each lacquer artwork by Nguyen Dinh Long undergoes a meticulous creative process – from selecting materials to attaching eggshells. From gilding with gold and silver to polishing each layer of paint to a high shine. It's not just about technique, but about preserving the soul of Vietnamese lacquer painting. Attaching the shell to the lacquer painting. The process of attaching the eggshell Attaching eggshells to lacquer paintings. The process of attaching the eggshell Attach the eggshells. The process of attaching the eggshells. Artist Nguyen Dinh Long is painting a lacquer painting. Artist Nguyen Dinh Long is painting the lacquer painting "Golden Rain". Lacquer painting with eggshells attached. The process of attaching eggshells to lacquer paintings. Eggshells are used to create mosaic artwork. White eggshells and colored eggshells are used to decorate lacquer paintings. Lacquer painting with eggshells attached. The process of attaching eggshells to lacquer paintings. Artist Nguyen Dinh Long is creating a work. A painting created with acrylics on canvas. Eggshell material Eggshells are used to decorate lacquer paintings. Lacquer paintings Applying silver leaf to lacquer paintings

Khám phá thế giới nội tâm qua tranh sơn mài của họa sĩ Nguyễn Đình Long – nơi hình ảnh hoa sen và chân dung thiếu nữ trở thành biểu tượng của bản thể, sự tĩnh lặng và hành trình nhận diện chính mình. In the flow of time and inner feeling, "Lotus and Essence" It is a visual journey exploring the profound connection between humanity and nature. Flower boat Lacquer paintings Lacquer painting. (Apricot-Gallery) Lacquer painting. (Apricot Gallery) Lacquer paintings Lacquer paintings Admiring the flowers. Lacquer paintings. Lacquer painting. (Apricot Gallery) Lacquer painting. Lacquer painting. Lacquer painting. Make up. Makeup. Lacquer painting. Lacquer painting. Lotus flowers in the garden Lacquer paintings Lacquer painting. (Apricot Gallery) Lacquer painting. The girl and the bamboo flute. Lacquer paintings. Lacquer painting. Beside the lotus bush Beside the lotus bush Lacquer painting. The Song of the Lotus Season. Acrylic combined with silver foil on canvas fabric. Feelings. Lacquer paintings. Lotus season. Acrylic on canvas. Lacquer painting.

Khám phá văn hóa chợ nổi Miền Tây qua góc nhìn nghệ thuật của họa sĩ Nguyễn Đình Long – nơi những con thuyền, tiếng rao và sắc màu sông nước hòa quyện trong tranh sơn mài và ký ức dân gian. The rhythm of life in the Mekong Delta through the language of painting. Green day Lacquer paintings adorned with eggshells combined with gold and silver leaf. Dawn. (Apricot Gallery) rhythm of life Lacquer paintings Lacquer paintings (Apricot Gallery) Floating market Canvas Purple Dawn Lacquer paintings Lacquer paintings (Apricot Gallery) On the Mekong River Acrylic on canvas After the rain Oil painting Rambutan season Lacquer paintings Market on the river Oil paint on canvas Three-leaf boats Lacquer paintings The Beauty of the Western Region Oil painting on canvas New day (Apricot Gallery) Golden rain Lacquer paintings Boat dock Oil on canvas Sunrise on the river Oil paint on canvas Imago Mundi Imago Mundi Collection Imagon Mundi Collection Vietnam:New Winds Contemporary Artist from Vietnam's Book The river delta is a place where life is closely associated with boats and wharves. and the bustling floating market in the middle of the vast alluvium. In that space, people appear simple, harmonious, carrying the beauty of labor and indigenous culture. The work "On the Mekong River" was composed by me from that inspiration - as a slice of life in the West, where the river is not just a path, but a place to live, a place to meet and a place to tell stories. In 2015, this work was selected for the global art collection Imago Mundi Collection founded by Luciano Benetton. Market on the river Acrylic on canvas Entrance to Cham village - Chau Doc - An Giang Acrylic on canvas

Tìm hiểu ngôn ngữ Quan-Họ qua góc nhìn của họa sĩ Nguyễn Đình Long – khám phá chiều sâu văn hóa dân gian. I don't paint Quan Ho as an event. I paint Quan Ho as a vivid memory that resonates in the hearts of the Vietnamese people. (Many of these paintings were featured in a solo exhibition in Hanoi - 2011) Lacquer Paintings (Apricot Gallery) Lacquer painting lacquer paintings Lacquer painting Lacquer Paintings (Apricot Gallery) Lacquer painting Lacquer painting Lacquer painting Lacquer painting Lacquer Paintings (Apricot Gallery) Lacquer Paintings (Apricot Gallery) Lacquer painting Lien Chi Lacquer painting Lacquer Paintings (Apricot Gallery) Lacquer Paintings (Asiana-fineart) Lacquer paintings Lacquer paintings Melancholy Lacquer paintings Lacquer paintings Lacquer paintings Lacquer paintings

Miền Tây không chỉ là vùng đất của phù sa và cây trái, mà còn là nơi lưu giữ văn hóa chợ nổi đặc sắc. Qua tranh sơn mài và góc nhìn nghệ thuật của họa sĩ Nguyễn Đình Long, những hình ảnh thuyền buôn, tiếng rao, và nhịp sống sông nước hiện lên đầy sống động và cảm xúc. Journey to the Western Region In 2012, having just left the North to settle in Saigon, I embarked on my very first journey to the Mekong Delta. The Cái Bè riverside in Tiền Giang— where the river branches spread out endlessly, waves lapping as if they would never cease— became the starting point of a creative journey that has lasted for many years since. At that very first moment by the water’s edge, I was overwhelmed by the vibrancy, warmth, and vitality of the riverine life. It was not just a landscape before my eyes, but a symphony of sound, light, scents, and rhythm. The roar of the corle engines echoed with raw intensity, spreading across the waves like a primordial sound. On the river, boats and sampans pressed against one another, swaying and heavy with produce—fruits, vegetables, and the humble harvests of the fields. Along the banks, houses perched on wooden stilts stretched out over the water, their tin roofs weathered with time, living both by and against the current. That image engraved itself deeply in my memory: rows of analog antennas stabbing upward, tilting in the wind, catching the sunlight, like an infinite forest of bamboo shoots. It was at once accidental and musical, a metaphor for resilience and the will to survive of the people of the waterways. It was here that I understood: life in the Mekong Delta is not only on land but primarily on the river. The water is not merely a means of transport; it is a civilization in itself. And I knew then that I had discovered a new source of emotion—a theme that my art was destined to give voice to. Transforming Emotion into Painting As an artist deeply rooted in the tradition of lacquer painting, I was accustomed to stillness: the lotus, the women of the Northern countryside, the quiet memories of the village. But when the Mekong entered my imagination, I faced a new challenge: how to capture a life in perpetual motion, a vibrant rhythm, an unceasing current of river and people? That was when I began to experiment. With oil painting, I found freedom and spontaneity in handling color and texture. The thickness and fluidity of the paint allowed me to grasp the bustle and liveliness of floating markets, of boats crowding together. Bold strokes, contrasting tones of warmth and coolness like waves colliding, helped me portray the dynamic vitality of the Delta. With lacquer, I approached it differently. Here, I did not depict energy through speed, but through depth. Layer upon layer of lacquer, vermilion, gold, silver, and eggshell enabled me to distill the Mekong into memory, into time itself. As I polished through each layer, revealing hidden veins of gold and silver, it felt as though I were unearthing memory itself—rekindling the latent light of this land. If oil gave me the immediacy of “living in the moment,” lacquer offered me contemplation and meditation. Through this duality of materials, my series on the Mekong is not merely descriptive but becomes a search for language— a way of translating life itself into art. Rhythm of Life – Rhythm of Painting I often think: the people of the Mekong carry a rhythm uniquely their own. It is not only the rhythm of oars striking the water, the rumble of the corle engines, or the waves beating against boats, but also the rhythm of human connection: generous, genuine, hospitable, always full of laughter. On canvas, I seek to capture that rhythm. A boat braving the waves, a woman in a conical hat selling fruit, a child standing at the prow gazing into the distance—all placed within compositions rich with musicality, where color fields, lines, and forms create their own tempo. Sometimes I let red, yellow, and black collide in dissonance, like the coarse yet vital roar of engines. Other times, I let green and brown flow calmly across the canvas, like the river’s endless current. Each painting is a piece of music, and the entire series on the Mekong becomes a symphony. The Mekong – Memory and Present It has been more than a decade since I first set foot in Cái Bè. Today, the Mekong has changed: new bridges link the riverbanks, concrete houses replace wooden stilt dwellings, and analog antennas give way to digital signals. Yet within me, the memory of the Delta remains intact, like a current that has never ceased to flow. Every time I return, I still catch glimpses of that earlier vision: a boat full of fruit pulling into the dock, a thatched-roof house by a small creek, a child laughing as they plunge into the river. These images urge me to keep painting, to keep delving deeper, as if to preserve the soul of this land. From River to Canvas To me, art is not only an act of personal creation but also a journey of collective remembrance. My series on the Mekong Delta is a way of giving voice to a riverine civilization— where humans and nature intertwine in vibrant rhythm. If the lotus and the women of the North in my lacquer paintings evoke stillness and purity, then the Mekong Delta brings exuberance, freshness, and vitality. These two artistic streams, though different, share a single aim: to honor the beauty of Vietnamese people and culture through the lens of painting. On that day at Cái Bè, I first heard the river’s rhythm. And to this day, it still resounds in my paintings—like a song that never fades.

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Khám phá bộ sưu tập tranh sơn mài của họa sĩ Nguyễn Đình Long – nghệ thuật truyền thống Việt Nam được thể hiện bằng cảm xúc và kỹ thuật tinh tế. Please see more works in the albums: Young woman and lotus flower - Quan Ho countryside - Mekong Delta - Floating market. The process of practicing the art. Spring Colors Acrylic on canvas. The painting depicts the harmonious blend of emotions between the present and the past within the setting of the traditional Lunar New Year. The painting was exhibited at the "Spring City" Exhibition 2026 at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts, organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Association and the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts. That Spring Acrylic on Canvas. My nostalgia for my childhood, often accompanying my mother to the market to buy simple Tet (Lunar New Year) supplies, led me to paint a baby sitting on the back of a buffalo, the zodiac animal of the Year of the Ox, to welcome the traditional Tet holiday of 2021. The painting was exhibited at the "Spring Exhibition" at the HMT exhibition hall in Ho Chi Minh City, 2021. Lotus garden | Lacquer painting Lacquer painting "Lotus Garden" by Nguyen Dinh Long Sister | Lacquer painting. Sister, Lacquer painting by Nguyen Dinh Long share feelings Collection by Apricot Gallery Flower boat. This lacquer painting depicts a boat laden with colorful flowers gently drifting through a tranquil space. The warm colors and traditional lacquer techniques create a poetic and nostalgic image of the Vietnamese countryside. Life Rhythm | Lacquer Painting "Rhythm of Life" is a 100x100cm lacquer painting depicting the movement of daily life through graceful brushstrokes. The artwork has a modern feel while retaining the depth of traditional culture, reflecting the harmony between humans and nature. Lacquer paintings (Apricot Gallery) The Girl and the Bamboo Flute Collection by Apricot Gallery Golden Rain. Lacquer painting. “Golden Rain” – not just a color, but a longing for sudden downpours to irrigate the fields, soothing the harsh drought months of the Mekong Delta in 2020. Within the quiet lacquer, the golden hue is no longer mere decoration, but a symbol of hope—silent, enduring, and full of compassion. Beside the lotus flower cluster | Lacquer painting A young woman's figure floats gently amidst the lotus blossoms, where time seems to stand still. Layers of lacquer, gold, and eggshell not only create light but also preserve the delicate, discreet beauty of the Vietnamese soul—gentle, profound, and enduring like the lotus flower.