
Meet the Artist
Lien Hoa Thu
Each painting arrives as a discovery. Its meaning belongs to the one who sees it. Each picture appears as a thing that is being revealed. And its meaning does not belong to the artist, but to the one who sees it.
I live and work in Hanoi, Vietnam. For more than ten years, I have devoted most of my time to meditation practice, studying Buddhist wisdom, and exploring the relationship between people, living spaces, and inner life. This journey has led me to understand that presence and stillness profoundly shape the way we perceive ourselves and the world around us. I have accompanied art for more than fifteen years. Yet I have never considered myself a painter in the conventional sense. At present, my works take two directions. Some arise from the values and messages I wish to share, such as stillness, unconditional love, or true happiness... Alongside these are works created specifically for individuals, as a singular encounter between the person commissioning the painting and a profound source of wisdom. Whatever the form, I rarely begin with a sketch or a predetermined plan. I do not know in advance which colours I will use, how the composition will unfold, or what form the final work will take. The only thing I do is enter a state of stillness and give my fullest attention to the present moment. From there, the painting gradually reveals itself in its own way. Sometimes it emerges as a distinct geometric symbol. Sometimes it is an unnamed abstract world. There are works whose meaning I cannot fully explain, even after they are complete. I do not feel that I am the one who creates the work, but rather the one who discovers the process through which it reveals itself. I do not seek to impose a single interpretation on any painting. Each work is an open space where viewers may encounter themselves. Sometimes it is a sense of peace. Sometimes, love. Sometimes, a memory, a dream, or something that has always existed deep within but has never been given words. If you feel drawn to a particular work, perhaps it is not entirely by chance. Perhaps that painting has touched a part of yourself. You may see something that I do not see. You may give it a name I have never thought of.








