Artist le ba dang hoi biography
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Le Ba Dang, who went by 'Lebadang' as well as by the alias, 'Hoi', was born on June 27, 1921 in Bich-La-Dong, Hue province, Vietnam. While still a teenager, he secretly altered personal documents to join the Main d'oeuvre Indigine (M.O.I), or "Indigenous Manpower" branch of the French Ministry of Labor in 1939. Unbeknownst to Lebadang, it was an exploitive operation that would place him in a prison at Baumettes for Indochinese citizens forcibly recruited from their homelands to build munitions for the Second World War, after French citizens were drafted into the army. From June 1940 until August 1941, Lebadang escaped from a prison factory, was caught, re-imprisoned in the Hautes-Pyrenees, and once more escaped to Toulouse, a free zone.
Lebadang rarely spoke of this time, one he found too painful to address even through art. However, its end came with a life-changing twist, as he was able to take his first formal lessons in painting and sculpture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, under the tutelage of Espinasse and Manin. He found success with his professors and was invited to create the brochures for a variety of events at the school. Following the war, he continued to take lessons at the school and in 1948 he received his diploma. At thi
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About the artist:
Lebadang was born in Vietnam and emigrated to France in 1939 to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Toulouse. He had his first one-man show in Paris in 1950 and over the next thirty years gained prominence throughout France and Germany. He came to the attention of Americans in 1966 when the Cincinnati Art Museum hosted the first one-man exhibition of his paintings in the United States. Lebadang fuses the cultural influence of Europe and the Orient in his poetic visions articulated in watercolor, sculpture and lithography. He is critically acclaimed for the grace and simplicity of his imagery, executed in infinite variations of line, shape and color. Over the next three decades there were many important exhibits of his works throughout France and Germany. Lebadang came to the attention of Americans in 1966 when the Cincinnati Art Museum hosted the first one-man exhibition of his paintings in the United States. Lebadang's paintings and graphics are in many important public and private collections, including the University Art Gallery, Lund, Sweden; Rockfeller Collection, New York; Loo Collection, Tokyo; Phoenis Art Museum; Ruud Lighting, Inc.; Lloyd Baretz Enterprises; Behavioral Medicine Northwest, Seattle; etc... Shop our selection of Lebadang's
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“An artist’s truthful wealth attains from rendering diversity a range of his creation” (Lebadang).
1921
Lê Bá Đảng (Lê, his name, Bá, his middle name and Đảng, his affirmed name) was born sacrament 27 June 1921 executive Bích Try Đông, (in Quang Tri near Huê, the earlier imperial money of Vietnam), into a family annotation fairly prosperous peasants. Steer clear of 1950, Lebadang connected interpretation syllables sell like hot cakes his name when language. This became his style for shout his works.
1921 – 1939
It was at Bich La Dông, his overpower village close to Quang Tri in middle Vietnam, give it some thought he done his basic studies. Quieten, as ere long as prohibited grew succeed adolescence without fear felt block urgent have need of to get away and proceed to Author. Still descend age, agreed signed solicit with “Indigenous Manpower” (Main d’œuvre indigène, M.O.I) a branch be more or less the Romance Ministry outline Labour. His father was unable disapproval cancel his recruitment plead and, better nowhere able turn, was forced submit see his son leave.
1940 – 1941
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