Nguyễn V.L (1993) - Sourire Caché ↑80 →60 cm

Artwork Title: ARTIS No. L18.0526.27 - Hidden Smile (2026) "Portrait Homage"
Oil painting on canvas measuring 80 × 60 cm (hand-painted).
Reference: 27 - L18.0526.27
Origin: Hai Phong
Artist: Nguyễn Việt Lâm (1993)
A magnificent original contemporary canvas, signed, created in the artist Nguyễn Việt Lâm's studio.
Currently exhibited in the art gallery (Artis Art Gallery)
Delivered with a gallery certificate.

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Colors may vary slightly due to the capture on each camera during photography.

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Artist Biographies: Nguyễn Việt Lâm (Oil Painter)
Nguyễn Việt Lâm (Born in 1993)
The harmony between Pop Art and Abstract Expressionism
Nguyễn Việt Lâm is an up-and-coming figure on the Vietnamese contemporary art scene. Belonging to the 90s generation, he embodies this new creative impulse that fuses classical technical heritage with a modern urban sensibility.
Education and Background
Originally from Vietnam, Lâm developed a rigorous mastery of oil painting at a very early age. Trained in an environment where technical discipline is primordial, he managed to detach from it to explore a more instinctive path. His birth year, 1993, places him at the crossroads of Vietnam’s cultural opening, influencing his taste for globally iconic images reinterpreted through a local and personal lens.
Style and Artistic Vision
Nguyễn Việt Lâm’s work is distinguished by an expressionist, textured approach to oil painting. His works are not merely portraits; they are explorations of material.
• Knife and Impasto Technique: Lâm uses thick layers of paint (impasto), creating a nearly sculptural relief on the canvas. Each brushstroke or knife work brings raw energy and a dynamic sense of movement.
• Chromatic Palette: He favors vibrant, high-contrast colors. Deep blues, bright reds, and solar yellows are often present, sometimes enhanced with gold touches that recall traditional Asian art influence in a modern context.
• Preferred Subjects: The artist is particularly renowned for his Mickey Mouse series. By deconstructing this universal entertainment figure, he transforms it into a subject for artistic reflection, blending childhood nostalgia with adult emotional complexity.
Emotion through Material
Unlike traditional, often smooth and industrial Pop Art, Lâm’s style is decidedly human and imperfect. His backgrounds are treated like abstract landscapes where colors layer, run, and clash, revealing the artist’s physical trace.

“For me, painting is a dialogue between the structure of the icon and the chaos of emotion.”

Recognition
Today, Nguyễn Việt Lâm’s works are prized by collectors seeking a fusion of sophisticated Street Art and classical oil painting. His “Pop-Expressionist” style brings bold modernity to contemporary interiors while preserving the nobility of the traditional medium.
Key information:
• Nationality: Vietnamese
• Specialty: Oil painting on canvas
• Movement: Contemporary Pop Art / Abstract Expressionism
• Themes: Popular icons, geometric abstraction, urban energy.

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