A Slow Afternoon Between the City and Painting
On the afternoon of June 14, 2025, within the warm and intimate setting of B&C Maison d’Art, a gathering with artist Đoàn Xuân Tùng unfolded in a gentle, reflective, and deeply emotional atmosphere. It was more than a meeting between artist and audience; it was an open dialogue where painting was expressed through stories that felt profoundly human and sincere.
B&C Maison d’Art extends its heartfelt thanks to artist Đoàn Xuân Tùng and to the art lovers who came together to create a slow, meaningful afternoon — one that allowed each participant to listen, reflect, and carry home their own quiet resonances.
Throughout the exchange, the artist shared the stories behind his paintings and the emotions of urban life that he captures through his distinctive visual language. Without noise or embellishment, his works open up spaces of stillness — where individuals exist within the city, accompanied by contemplation, solitude, and deeply ordinary moments.
His reflections offered listeners many intimate and insightful perspectives:
- How culture, region, and climate subtly influence an artist’s palette and emotional tone.
- Color composition and visual thinking among contemporary painters in today’s artistic landscape.
- Differences between generations of artists — from approaches to subject matter and materials to creative rhythms.
All of these thoughts were conveyed in a calm and sincere voice, mirroring the spirit that defines Đoàn Xuân Tùng’s practice: painting as a way of living, observing, and recording the surrounding world.
Notably, during this gathering, the artist spoke for the first time about a new creative direction — a style he has been nurturing and experimenting with. It felt like the opening of a door, revealing the beginning of a fresh artistic journey filled with exploration and inspiration, where the artist continues to engage in dialogue with himself and with contemporary life through a renewed visual language.
As the afternoon light softened beyond the window, the event gently came to a close. Yet the stories lingered — in the eyes of the viewers, in the quiet spaces between the paintings, and in the rare sense of slowness felt amid the pulse of urban life.
B&C Maison d’Art always welcomes art lovers to visit, to choose a quiet corner, to listen as paintings speak through color — and perhaps to rediscover a fragment of their own emotions within.
