Nguyen Robert (XX) - Tuk tuk

Title of the work: Tuk tuk (2025)
Medium: Hand-painted oil on canvas.
Dimensions: ↑80 →60 cm
Artist: Nguyen Robert
Origin: Bên Tre
Reference: 03 -L19-0526-03
A magnificent original contemporary canvas created in the studio of artist Nguyen Robert.
Delivered with a gallery certificate.

Sold unframed and unstretched.
"Please note that some creases may appear in the photos; these slight marks, caused by transport, will naturally and completely disappear when the canvas is stretched or framed by a professional."
Colors may vary slightly due to differences in how each camera captures the image.

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Biography of painter Nguyen Robert, born in 1958.

Born in 1958 in Bên Tre, an authentic village nestled in the heart of the Mekong Delta, Nguyen Robert is a French-Vietnamese artist whose work is distinguished by a singular fusion of Asian traditions and Western artistic influences. From a very young age, he was fascinated by the rural architecture of his surroundings, the lines of traditional houses, the forms of floating markets, and the shadows cast by water palms—all elements that would become the foundation of his visual language.

Having always lived in his native region, Nguyen Robert has developed, over the decades, a deeply contemporary, modern, and decidedly architectural style. His paintings explore structures, lines, urban rhythms, and geometric abstraction, while retaining the poetic sensibility characteristic of Vietnamese culture.

His dual French-Vietnamese heritage enriches his approach: he draws on the rigor of modern compositions and the boldness of contrasts from the West, while his Vietnamese soul infuses his works with softness, spirituality, and fluidity. The result is a pictorial world where modernity meets the timeless, where geometry engages in a dialogue with light, creating paintings of great visual power.

Known for his ability to transform everyday life into abstract landscapes, Nguyen Robert is now considered one of the distinctive voices in contemporary painting in the Mekong Delta. He continues his work in his studio in Bên Tre, surrounded by the landscapes that shaped his identity, and continues to exhibit in several galleries in Asia and Europe, attracting collectors and art lovers in search of deeply modern, structured, and vibrant works.