Artist-painter CHOE

Real name: Nguyen Hai Chi Born in 1944 in An Giang (South of VietNam) Self-learning of painting since his childhood Has performed paintings and journalisme since 1965. Member of HCMC Association of Fine Arts. Died in Virginia (USA) on 13 March 2003 Published: - The world of Choe (United States - 1973) - Choe and Ky lam ( HCMC - 1992) Exhibitions and Collections: - 1992: The personages of Choe. 35 oil paintings. 70 x 90 cm. (Collection of Mr. Nguyen Dang Quang, LamSon Co. Ltd) - 1993: The presidents of United-States. 4 oil paintings. 110 x 140 cm. (Collection of Madam Nacy Pham, USA) - 1995: Asian Cartoon Exhibition in Tokyo (Japan) - 1995: The Vietnamese Personages. 57 oil paintings. 50 x 65 cm. (Collection of Mr. Han Duc Minh - HCMC) - 1996: The Nobelist women. 27 oil paintings. 70 x 85 cm. (Collection of Madam Phan thi Thu Mai, Sotraco., Ltd.) - 1996: Ho Xuan Huong poems. 40 oil paintings. 77 x 77 cm, Has been drawing satirical cartoons since the South VietNam period, he is now the nation's biggest cartoonists. Collaborator of many Vietnamese newspapers in HCMC. His works have been introduced overseas in such media as the Saigon Times Weekly, NewYork Times, Times, Chicago Daily News, Register, L'Hebdo, Asahi Shinbun, Okinawa Times, Kyodo and the BBC. His pen name is : CHOE Appreciated as "the Vietnam number one editorial cartoonist", Choe believes that "The most civilised and traditional things are always going together same time". Under his paintbrush, the famous persons around the world were appeared in his artworks with a new air attracting viewers. Choe expressed him self in such an ingenious style that some critics nicknamed his brush as "the barbarian's knife that stabbed every one on sight." (VIR)

"Caricature always promises a joy. It's hard for me to live without it. Finding a funny aspect in the life is my work. As I see it, there is much more funny things than we can imagine" - said Choe.

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