One a stranger in his homeland, one a stranger in a land of strangers, Nguyen Cam and Suzanne Lecht are celebrating 20 years of art and life in Vietnam, each possessing a rich memory full of longing for a life lost and a well of happiness for a life regained.

This new body of works, while utilizing more multi-faceted geometric forms overlaid with beguiling and mesmerizing pattern, remain classic Tham Poong style metamorphosed into a multifaceted realm of golden mysticism, spirit and movement.

The light of the spirit, that elusive, enlightened force that guides our lives and our actions, softly penetrates and propels the brush of two serious young scholarly painters – Le Quoc Viet and Tran Hoang Son.

Artist Chinh Le, a devout Zen Buddhist, poet and sculptor, pays tribute to the spirituality of this special night when people come together to celebrate the moment when humans, sky and earth combine in perfect harmony.

This exhibition had its wellspring from the building of his countryside studio. As Thanh began to work with the land the inspiration to use this earth mixed with stone naturally occurred.

“No” means nothing. “Meaning” means there is something that could be understood in our mind. In the world of thought, the word “no” has almost no value. If we put two words together, we have a word that most people are afraid of: “no meaning” or “meaningless”.