21 December, 2012

Travel Diary Saigon. Art gallery and Antique Street

We had decided to return to Saigon i wanted to revisit guitar street a bit more, i had the intention of maybe buying another guitar. we found ourselves at the gallery after we visited guitar street. And as a visual artists it had some area of interest to me. The original style of enamel painting on wood really struck a visual chord and i found myself really consumed by it. i had unfortunately not taken any pictures of them. The gallery itself was quite large, three story building full of beautiful antiquities and traditional and contemporary work .The work i was interested in was some of the war focus. And a well worth place to go. After this Felling quite depleted and we went to get a drink and discovered antique street and this was a real find, i have grown up looking at antiques and retro belongings with a real eye to selected pieces, bit this was a whole street full. there was everything imaginable as far as antiques. was a great find . at around this point i found a old style photograph album. and i instantly thought of an art journal. i have always kept a journal and visual diary and i immediately thought of how to document my journey.

http://www.lachonggallery.com

Le Cong Kieu Street, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

 

Leave a Comment