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A mid 20th century lithograph print by Vietnamese / French artist Hoi Lebadang (1921 - 2015) signed and numbered. The colors employed, shades of red, white and charcoal set against a golden yellow, signify warmth and richness. The abstract composition beckons further inspection. The techniques used for creating this work of art include an embossed area of the work where the paper surface is raised in an abstract design. This work is presented in its original frame. I knew nothing of the artist when I bought this work, I simply knew that it appealed to me. A quick search online revealed this fascinating biography on the artist that I hope you'll read and enjoy. This comes from the Outside Folk Gallery website, "War shaped the life of Lebadang (Lê Bá Đảng.) Sometimes called Hoi Lebadang, this painter’s experiences in colonial-era Vietnam and WWII-era France flow into his work. Working at the turning point between 19th-century bohemianism and 20th-century modernism, he existed in two worlds simultaneously. The path that brought Lebadang to France in 1939 and secured his place in art history is complex. Looking at his childhood, you would never guess that this young Vietnamese boy would have such an impact on the art world. After shortening his name in 1950 to Lebadang, he only used Hoi when making lithographs. In colonial-era Vietnam, the French ruled Vietnam from the 1880s until 1954; France beckoned like a beacon for art and culture. Lê Bá Đảng (surname, middle name, given name), born in 1921, grew up with his eyes fixed on France. He grew up in a middle-class peasant family and, after primary school, felt the pull to travel. Lebadang signed on with the French Ministry of Labor, and when his father couldn’t cancel his underage son’s contract, he left for Marseille. What awaited him in Marseille wasn’t work. However, it was forced labor. Lebadang and his fellow shipmates became part of the war effort for World War II-era France. The ship unloaded its cargo into the prison at Baumettes and then into arms and munitions factories around the country. The government assigned him to 14 months of indentured servitude on arrival. After several attempts to escape, Lebadang found himself in the Lannemezan camp for discipline. Focusing on escape, he finally made it to the free zone in Toulouse, and this is where he began his art education. With nothing else to do and no resources, Lebadang signed up for an art class at École des beaux-arts (The School of Fine Arts) to fill the time. After his terrible experience as an indentured servant and prisoner, the free air of art school set him loose. He started working in graphic design for the local opera house and other organizations. When he graduated in 1948 from art school, he entered a design contest and won. With the funds from the competition, he did what every good artist did at the time and moved to Paris. Bohemian Paris proved a fertile creative ground for our young hero. His studio along rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Geneviève in the Latin Quarter’s heart provided him space to grow. In the 1950s, Lebadang started to exhibit his work around France. Then, in 1966, the well-established painter made his debut in the U.S. at the Cincinnati Art Museum. Lebadang worked in a wide range of media, including paint, watercolor, sculpture, jewelry, and graphic design. His most potent work combines mediums. Paint on rough burlap instead of canvas or foam-core paper carved and sandwiched between panes of glass. Lebadang’s career showed a serious artist unwilling to stop growing and changing. He worked up until his 90th year when he passed in 2015. Known for his painting and printmaking, his work powerfully captures his memories and impressions of life. A quote attributed to him by his wife Myshu captures him perfectly, “life is a sinking ship, and work is a lifeboat.” Lebadang’s work shows a vast range of creativity. His memories inspired him the most, from abstract paintings to more defined pieces. Lebadang’s work from the 1960s is brightly colored and ethereal. By the 1990s, his work became textured and used mixed media to show aerial views of landscapes. You can see the impact his schooling had on him, but his work also contains elements of Chinese and Vietnamese art... Lebadang’s paintings and prints fill the collections of some of the world’s finest institutions. Of course, you can find his work online with excellent analysis. But these are just a few spots where you can find his work in person. A fitting place to find Lebadang’s work, the Cernuschi Museum holds a vast collection of Asian art and sculpture. Located in the heart of Paris, the Vietnamese art collection has several pieces by Lebadang, including the Cosmic Family, nature-inspired paintings, and several abstract works. Fully immerse yourself in Lebadang’s visions in this Vietnam exhibition space/architectural experience. One of his long-term dreams, the Memory Space, fully realizes the environment Lebadang wanted for his body of work. The building opened to the public in 2019. First conceived in 1985, the building provides a place of contemplation and meditation. Like much of Lebadang’s work, the impressions one gathers are part of the experience. Working with his widow, designers used one of his aerial landscapes to inform the museum’s design. Lebadang lived through some of the most difficult parts of modern history. Despite a rough beginning, he overcame the challenges of a new country, prison, and war. He provides a welcome respite from a chaotic world through his meditative paintings. A vibrant and never-stagnant artist, his place in the art world is certainly secure."
- Creator:Hoi Lebadang (Artist)
- Dimensions:Height: 23 in (58.42 cm)Width: 31.25 in (79.38 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)
- Style:Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
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- Date of Manufacture:1960's
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. In good vintage condition with age appropriate wear. This work has not been examined out of the frame.
- Seller Location:Atlanta, GA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU7240235004642
Hoi Lebadang
Lebadang was born in 1921 in Bich-La-Dong, a village along the Huong River in Quang-Tri Province of Hue, Vietnam. He expressed himself through a variety of media, including painting, watercolor, sculpture, jewelry and graphic works. He often combined various media, creating sculptural, highly textured artwork. “Life is a sinking ship and work is a lifeboat.” This described her husband perfectly.
He lived in Paris since 1939, studying at the École des Beaux-Arts in Toulouse for six years until his first one-man show in 1950. He created large-scale abstract oil paintings with vivid blues and glowing puddles of orange and red. Painting and printmaking were Lebadang’s most frequently used media but he also worked in terra cotta and a variety of other media, such as “Vessel” (1994). Whatever he created, each piece spoke to the entangled roles of man and nature. In his 1981 “La Comédie Humaine,” he wrote: “In my work, I use the circle, the magic symbol of life, to enclose reliefs and landscapes. It symbolizes that nature is inseparable from man. Man finds sustenance and spiritual nourishment in every source.” And while the human form was not represented figuratively in his work until the late 1970s, he confirmed that man was always present.. His oil paintings of the ’60s are ambiguous at first glance, yet the faint outlines of boats, bridges, and horses gently float to the top. After his shift in style, bringing definition to his paintings, these dreams were made more lucid. Many of his figures become emotive and highly dramatic, this time with visible faces. . Mixing media, he painted aerial scenes of mountains and oceans where the viewer was stationed in the heavens. These paintings elaborated on man’s relationship to the natural world, continuously presented as a flurry of memories. Memories—objects that haunt the entire oeuvre of the artist—are a familiar subject to Lebadang. “Art, in all its forms, whether literature, philosophy, or the visual arts, expresses an attempt to understand the riddle of life and helps lessen the fear of death,” he wrote. His work is exhibited in many public and private collections, including the Cincinnati Museum of Art in Ohio, the Phoenix Art Museum in Arizona, the Rockefeller Collection in New York, the Foundation Museum in Kenya, the Lund University Museum in Sweden, the Loo Collection in Tokyo, and the Museum of Arts and Letters in France. Lebadang was honored with numerous awards and accolades during his career. He also designed an award for the International Institute of St. Louis. The Lebadang Award is presented biannually to an individual who has demonstrated extraordinary volunteer service. The award program was established by the institute in 1989 to recognize organizations and individuals who exemplify “Peace within you, your country, and the world.” “My artwork is often strange but simple,” Lebadang once said. “So everyone can hopefully feel happy and relaxed, and that’s why they like them.”
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