Profile
Viet Ha Tran
Born: 1981
Hometown: Hanoi
Based in: Madrid
Madrid-based Vietnamese artist Viet Ha Tran is a popular contemporary artist at auction houses in Spain whose name is officially listed in the art market since 2015. She started her artistic career in 2013 first with fine art photography then in 2018 with acrylic abstract paintings. She is represented by a number of galleries from Madrid, Barcelona, Paris to Tel Aviv, Los Angeles, Pennsylvania, Beijing, Bangkok, New Delhi. Her works have appeared in public auctions in Spain alongside works by Banksy, Salvador Dali, Joan Miró, Andy Warhol. Her photos have been exhibited on the fleet of eight premium vessels of the Holland America Line including the Seabourn that travel around the world, represented by her gallery Artlink based in Tel Aviv, Israel. From July 2020, one of her artworks will be used to decorate over 20 rooms on a luxury vessel.
Viet Ha worked as Exhibition Manager at IE University (Spain) and Jury Member of IE Foundation Prizes in the Humanities IE University from 2016-2020. She has given lectures on art and the art market at various conferences in Spain such as IE University and The Art Market Agency.
Viet Ha was nominated 200 Influential Vietnam Global Leaders in 2019 by the Vietnam Embassy in Spain and Vietnam Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Her art market value has more than tripled in the past three years. A promising Vietnamese artist on the international art scene.
PUBLICATIONS:
Expansión (Spanish national news)
El Economista (The Economist, Spain)
Vietnam News
Vietnam Television
Saatchi Gallery London
The Diplomat in Spain
Vogue Italia
Vogue Talents
Vanity Fair France
Harper's Bazaar Vietnam
The Hindu
The Times of India
Condé Nast Traveler China
Brighton Photo Biennial
CNBC Media
Vietnam Daily News
Widewalls
Mail Today
Cambodian Times
The Statesman
Art + Commerce New York
Aesthetica Magazine
The Luxury Chronicle
The Asian Age India
Showbiz Vietnam
Culture World Vietnam
EDUCATION:
- Prado Museum Education (Madrid, Spain): Renaissance & Baroque Arts
- European Cultural Academy (Venice, Italy): The Art Market and Practices
- EFTI Cinema and Photography Center (Madrid, Spain): Introduction to Photography
- IE Business School (Madrid, Spain): Master in Marketing Management
- Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (Japan): Bachelor of Business Administration
- Vietnam National University (Hanoi): Bachelor of Anglo-Saxon and American Languages and Cultures
About Viet Ha Tran
What inspires you?
I am deeply inspired by Asian philosophy, English and French classic literature, European classic paintings, and mystic Persian poetry. I am also inspired by the fragile soul of women and landscapes. Photography has the power of immortalizing the moment and freezing the emotions and this intrigues me very much.
Describe your creative process.
I enjoy very much the post-production process after photographs are already taken through a highly meticulous process of organizing a photoshoot which normally involves many people. During the post-production, I let my imagination fly without any limits into the kingdoms of philosophy, poetry, literature, arts and imagination. I feel as if I was painting my inner world, dreams and emotions, onto a digital canvas.
What are 3 words that best describe your work?
Romantic, feminine and deep in thought
Who are some artists that have influenced your work?
I am enchanted by rich colors as we see in the paintings of Rembrandt, Rubens and Italian Old Masters. I like light a lot, and in a way I want to revive the Old Master paintings through the current human beings and landscapes.
What is the most important tool when creating your work?
My imagination and inspiration by subjects of literature, poetry, history, myths and legends.
What is the best piece of advice you have been given?
Keep walking although you don´t know where you will end up to.
Where do you go for inspiration?
Art museums, historical cities and cultural centers in different cities around the world.