Late painter Nguyen Hai Chi (1943 – 2003), more popularly known as Choe. Chóe!... Caricatures A collection featuring 37 oil paintings by Nguyen Hai Chi, more popularly known as Choe, painted during the last days of his life while hampered by vision loss were displayed for the first time at an exhibition entitled “Nho Choe” (in Commemoration of Choe) in Ho Chi Minh City. These paintings were recently showcased in Paris, France. Choe is one of the pennames of painter Nguyen H

Autodidact, I started painting 15 years ago, after I had been on a trip to Morocco. First, I used bright colors and large canvases to paint abstracts. Later, I focused on oil-canvas painting, exploring shades of blue only. Following a wonderful meeting with Japanese Painter, Shigeyoshi Koyama in Cadaques, I gave up colors for black and white, which I have passionately embraced since. This choice allowed me to produce quite a few works of art and to hold many exhibitions in Tu