Huỳnh Công-Nhớ I Afternoon Rêverie: Galerie BAQ

Huỳnh Công Nhớ was born and lives in Đà Nẵng, in central Vietnam. His first foray into the art world was through cinema. A self-taught artist and filmmaker, he participated in the Autumn Meetings and Rencontres Internationales Paris/Berlin programs.

During the Covid-19 crisis - when filmmaking and group gatherings were impossible - Huỳnh Công Nhớ began painting instinctively, in need of finding a different medium to express himself. The artist adopts a naïve approach to painting, getting close to what Jean Dubuffet called "Art Brut." As such, the artist has an almost ingenuous approach to painting: drawing inspiration from what he sees; from his surroundings; from his everyday life; from his entourage - even going so far as to use frames found on the street....