Dinh Y Nhis uniquely singular works of twisted, anguished stick figures, starkly painted in black and white gouache on paper were possessed with a hungry, primitive energy that palpably demanded a visceral reaction from the viewer.

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.

Hanoi … a city of nights of magic … cyclos dreamily encircling Hoan Kiem Lake, gas lights flickering, glowing in the darkness, the stillness of the night softened by gently falling rain. A city of romance, love and sadness, steeped in rich tradition.