Every work of art has its story and its secret
“Every work of art has its story and its secret” By Mirjam Hagebölling Rosemarie Bassi Gallery in Remagen “Every work of art has its story and its secret” Remagen · On the occasion of the latest exhibition in the Rosemarie Bassi Gallery, the artists Ralf Kosmo and Van Son Le gave deep insi
QUIET LAKE SURFACE
…is the next project created after the solo exhibition “Wind and Water” 2021. In this exhibition I present 17 works created from 2022 until today. The following materials are used: lacquer and oil paint as well as acrylic. So far, “Quiet Lake Surface” is a project that is being develop
WIND AND WATER
This is a project that I started working on few years ago. My work in this series revolves around the close connection between nature and Eastern philosophy. In this context, I am particularly interested in the functioning of the elements in nature. Throughout the working process I apply geometric s
FROM THE KITCHEN TO THE GARAGE
This is a series of photos I took during the Corona period, everyone had to stay at home and were not allowed to visit each other. I search for items available in the kitchen, in the fridge such as vegetables, roots and fruits and in the garage for my machines and tools. Then I combine […]
PEOPLE COLLECT SEASHELLS
I created this project between 2012 and 2014. My works begin with stories about childhood memories: catching oysters on the beach and looking for snail shells. As I gradually discovered this topic for myself, I thought a lot about the image of the snail. It is an animal that lives in a natural envir
PIG TRANSPORTION
From 2010 to 2012, I was looking for social issues in Vietnam to paint about. This is a very special time for me because my place of residence was near a market district, in the center of the capital Hanoi, where I could directly observe all trading activities. Every day I saw a man transporting [&h
Van Son Le – lacquer painting
Van Son Le is a Vietnamese artist living in Germany. In his works, Le combines the traditional art of lacquer painting with modernist formal inventions and transfers both poles into a contemporary whole. At the same time, they remain open in their form and arrangement through the flexible connection
