9. "After School"

Luong Dung, “After School”.  Oil on canvas painting. 25.6" x 31.5". 2007
Phuong Dung was born in 1966 in Bac Lieu, and graduated from Fine Arts University in Sai Gon, 1992. She has many private collections in USA , Singapore , France , Belgium , Swiss , Australia , Japan , Thailand.
About painting: The contemporary painting depicts girls standing around talking about their day after school, is an average scene that is regularly seen after school. The artist was able to capture a mundane activity and turn this into a piece of art that is tantalizing to the eye. Being the national symbol, Ao Dai became School uniform for highschool girls. Combining with Non la (palm-leaf conical hat), the scene creates the innocence and simplicity of the girls at the time.

The painting reminds me of my highschool time when I wore Ao Dai as and rode bicycles as well. Indeed, those are the most exceptional symbols that represent Vietnamese beauty, I would say.

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