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| A San Jose resident, Ms. Le was born in Binh Thuan in 1940 and studied at Tu Do Art College, Vietnam, focusing on oil painting, silk, and sculpture. She studied "thuy mac" (Chinese-style ink-brush drawings) under master Luong Thieu Hang and Vietnamese silk techniques under Ton Than Van. She was also taught sculpture and silk techniques by her brother Le Ba Dan. Her work has been exhibited in Vietnam and the United States.
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 | Love of Freedom: Brooding splashes of red swathe a young girl holding an empty birdcage. Her doll-like expression, glinting with fauvist colors, is innocent but ambiguous, just as her cage is uncertain as to its captive. |
| Lost in Thought: A young woman in northern rural dress squats in contemplation by a tiny cooking fire, as if this was the first still moment in her day. Her hat hangs on the wall but looks like a full harvest moon. The artist's fine brushwork can be appreciated in the woman's bare hands and feet. The intimate treatment of light draws the spectator into the woman's distant reverie. |  |
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