{"id":7086,"date":"2024-06-06T09:13:57","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T09:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/?p=7086"},"modified":"2025-06-23T06:45:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T06:45:18","slug":"the-melchior-dejouany-collection-a-french-collectors-dialogue-with-vietnamese-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/the-melchior-dejouany-collection-a-french-collectors-dialogue-with-vietnamese-art\/","title":{"rendered":"T\u1eeb S\u01a1n M\u00e0i \u0110\u1ebfn \u00c1nh S\u00e1ng: M\u1ed9t Kh\u1edfi \u0110\u1ea7u T\u1eeb B\u1ed9i Tr\u00e2n"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\t\t\tFrom Lacquer to Light: A French Collector’s Journey Begins with Boi Tran\t<\/h2>\n\t

French collector Melchior Dejouany once called discovering pictorial lacquer “one of the most beautiful revelations” of his life. That revelation began with a painting by Boi Tran, luminous, quiet, and unforgettable, seen at Christie’s Hong Kong in 2012. In her layered technique, he found something deeper: feeling, stillness, soul. Her work opened not just a door into Vietnamese art, but into a story, one that continues across generations, bound by vision, tenderness, and the quiet power of beauty that travels and connects across oceans.<\/p>\n\t

The Melchior Dejouany Collection: The Phoenix Glue and the Broken Silk Thread, Christie’s Paris, 8-12 June 2024. Courtesy: thucdoan.com<\/p>\n\tNg\u01b0\u1eddi s\u01b0u t\u1ea7m h\u00e1 ph\u1ea3i k\u1ebb v\u00f4 t\u1eadn?
\nKh\u00f4ng.\n

M\u00e0 ch\u00ednh l\u00e0 b\u1eadc tri \u00e2m, k\u1ebb l\u00f2ng say \u00fd th\u1ea5u, l\u1ea5y t\u00e2m huy\u1ebft v\u00e0 tr\u1ef1c gi\u00e1c tinh t\u01b0\u1eddng m\u00e0 tuy\u1ec3n ch\u1ecdn k\u1ef3 t\u00e1c, tr\u01b0\u1edbc h\u1ebft v\u00ec s\u1edf l\u1ea1c t\u1ef1 th\u00e2n. Gi\u00e1 tr\u1ecb c\u1ee7a t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m c\u1ed1t \u1edf s\u1ef1 tinh x\u1ea3o k\u1ef9 ph\u00e1p, th\u00e2m \u00fd t\u00ecnh ho\u00e0i, v\u00e0 c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n n\u00f3 truy\u1ec1n t\u1ea3i, d\u00f9 minh hi\u1ec3n hay \u1ea9n hi\u1ec7n.<\/p>\n\t

V\u00e0o th\u00e1ng 11 n\u0103m 2012, t\u1ea1i Christie\u2019s H\u1ed3ng K\u00f4ng, t\u00f4i t\u00ecnh c\u1edd tao ng\u1ed9 m\u1ed9t t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m s\u01a1n m\u00e0i c\u1ee7a B\u1ed9i Tr\u00e2n, n\u1eef h\u1ecda s\u0129 Vi\u1ec7t Nam. Nh\u00e2n duy\u00ean n\u00e0y \u0111\u00e3 d\u1eabn l\u1ed1i \u0111\u1ebfn cu\u1ed9c g\u1eb7p g\u1ee1 v\u1edbi Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Hubert, chuy\u00ean gia c\u1ea5p cao v\u1ec1 Ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt Vi\u1ec7t Nam, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 c\u1ed1 v\u1ea5n cho Christie\u2019s su\u1ed1t nhi\u1ec1u n\u0103m. \u00d4ng li\u1ec1n gi\u1edbi thi\u1ec7u v\u00e0 gi\u00fap t\u00f4i hi\u1ec3u s\u00e2u h\u01a1n v\u1ec1 ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt h\u1ed9i h\u1ecda c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1ea5t n\u01b0\u1edbc c\u00f3 n\u1ec1n v\u0103n hi\u1ebfn th\u00e2m h\u1eadu, \u00fd v\u1ecb phi th\u01b0\u1eddng n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n

\u0110\u00f3 l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 khai s\u00e1ng v\u1ec1 th\u1ecb gi\u00e1c \u0111\u1ed1i v\u1edbi t\u00f4i, khi kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 ra m\u1ed9t th\u1ea9m m\u1ef9 g\u1ee3i l\u00ean c\u1ea3m gi\u00e1c t\u0129nh t\u1ea1i s\u00e2u s\u1eafc v\u00e0 th\u1eafp l\u00ean trong t\u00f4i ni\u1ec1m khao kh\u00e1t chia s\u1ebb ni\u1ec1m \u0111am m\u00ea \u1ea5y.<\/p>\n

Women in \u00e1o d\u00e0i, lush landscapes, colonial reminiscences, Confucian discipline, Buddhist sensitivity-these are some of the facets that make Vietnamese art a significant representation of the depth of the soul and the aesthetics of a great people.<\/p>\n

A few years later, Christie’s granted me the immense honour of exhibiting a selection from my collection within its splendid Parisian premises. I extend my heartfelt gratitude to Christie’s for their trust, and to their enthusiastic teams for their unwavering conviction.<\/p>\n

Qua n\u0103m th\u00e1ng, t\u00f4i \u0111\u00e3 n\u1ed7 l\u1ef1c ki\u1ebfn t\u1ea1o m\u1ed9t b\u1ed9 s\u01b0u t\u1eadp c\u00e1c t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m ph\u1ea3n \u00e1nh t\u00e1m th\u1eadp k\u1ef7 Ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt Vi\u1ec7t Nam (1935-2015), tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i t\u1eeb s\u01a1n m\u00e0i, b\u1ed9t m\u00e0u v\u00e0 m\u1ef1c t\u00e0u tr\u00ean l\u1ee5a, ch\u00ec, s\u01a1n d\u1ea7u tr\u00ean toan, \u0111\u1ebfn \u0111i\u00eau kh\u1eafc. H\u1eb3n l\u00e0 t\u00f4i c\u00f2n b\u1ecf s\u00f3t \u0111\u00f4i \u0111i\u1ec1u.<\/p>\n\t

You will discover through this exhibition my strict selection of works by artists from the first part of the 20th century, some of whom lived in France-where they now rest-for much of their lives, such as\u00a0L\u00ea Ph\u1ed5, Mai Trung Th\u1ee9<\/strong>, and\u00a0V\u0169 Cao \u0110\u00e0m<\/strong>, while others primarily painted in Vietnam, like\u00a0Nguy\u1ec5n Gia Tr\u00ed, L\u01b0\u01a1ng Xu\u00e2n Nh\u1ecb<\/strong>, and\u00a0Ho\u00e0ng T\u00edch Ch\u00f9<\/strong>. There are also works by painters from a more recent generation who gracefully and subtly extend the extraordinary vitality of Vietnamese painting, such as\u00a0B\u1ed9i Tr\u00e2n<\/strong>,\u00a0Nguy\u1ec5n Trung<\/strong>, and\u00a0Tr\u01b0\u01a1ng B\u00e9<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

X\u00e9t \u0111\u1ebfn l\u1ecbch s\u1eed \u0111\u1ea7y bi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9ng c\u1ee7a Vi\u1ec7t Nam trong th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 20, \u0111i\u1ec1u khi\u1ebfn t\u00f4i k\u00ednh ph\u1ee5c nh\u1ea5t l\u00e0 s\u1ef1 tinh t\u1ebf \u0111\u00e1ng kinh ng\u1ea1c, k\u1ef9 ph\u00e1p \u0111i\u00eau luy\u1ec7n, v\u00e0 t\u00e2m \u00fd t\u00f4n s\u00f9ng m\u1ef9 h\u1ecdc hi\u1ec7n di\u1ec7n trong nh\u1eefng t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c s\u00e1ng t\u1ea1o. M\u1ed9t s\u1ed1 t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m \u1ea5y c\u0169ng l\u00e0 l\u00e0 ch\u1ee9ng t\u00edch th\u1ea7m l\u1eb7ng, kh\u1eafc ghi bao th\u0103ng tr\u1ea7m v\u00e0 qu\u1ed1c bi\u1ebfn m\u00e0 d\u00e2n t\u1ed9c Vi\u1ec7t \u0111\u00e3 tr\u1ea3i qua su\u1ed1t th\u1eddi tao lo\u1ea1n.<\/p>\n

Trong th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 21 \u0111\u1ea7y bi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9ng n\u00e0y, nh\u1eefng t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m \u1ea5y t\u1ef1a minh ch\u1ee9ng tr\u01b0\u1eddng t\u1ed3n, nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf nh\u00e2n v\u1ec1 ch\u00e2n ngh\u0129a, m\u1ef9 c\u1ea3m v\u00e0 \u0111\u1ea1o th\u1ed1ng b\u1ea5t di\u1ec7t.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\"Collector\n\t\tCollector Melchior Dejouany posing at Christie’s: The Melchior Dejouany Collection: ‘The Phoenix Glue and the Broken Silk Thread’, Christie’s Paris, 8-12 June 2024.\nCourtesy: thucdoan.com\n\t

D\u00f9 l\u1ecbch s\u1eed Vi\u1ec7t Nam trong th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 XX tr\u1ea3i qua nhi\u1ec1u bi\u1ebfn \u0111\u1ed9ng v\u00e0 kh\u1eafc nghi\u1ec7t, ch\u00ednh s\u1ef1 tinh t\u1ebf hi\u1ebfm c\u00f3, k\u1ef9 ph\u00e1p \u0111i\u00eau luy\u1ec7n v\u00e0 l\u1eddi ng\u1ee3i ca v\u1ebb \u0111\u1eb9p \u0111\u00e3 hi\u1ec7n l\u00ean t\u1eeb nh\u1eefng t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m n\u00e0y.<\/p>\n

Melchior Dejouany.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\t

I must confess: discovering pictorial lacquer has been one of the most beautiful revelations I’ve experienced.<\/p>\n

I have a strong appreciation for artistic techniques in general and specifically for the intricate process of lacquer art. This involves the meticulous craftsmanship of artisans from northern Vietnam, who painstakingly apply numerous layers of lacquer, along with materials like mother-of-pearl and eggshell, a diverse array of colours, and a final varnish. The result is a production process that spans several months to years, yielding artworks that showcase vibrant colours in all their glory. I’m also fascinated by the artistic freedom in format and the captivating selection of majestic landscapes and refined, captivating scenes, blending figuration with abstraction.<\/p>\n

Ng\u00e0y nay, Vi\u1ec7t Nam \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ca ng\u1ee3i b\u1edfi nh\u1eefng b\u01b0\u1edbc ti\u1ebfn v\u01b0\u1ee3t b\u1eadc v\u1ec1 kinh t\u1ebf, nh\u01b0ng t\u00f4i hy v\u1ecdng r\u1eb1ng tri\u1ec3n l\u00e3m n\u00e0y s\u1ebd kh\u01a1i m\u1edf cho th\u1ebf gi\u1edbi th\u1ea5y r\u1eb1ng, m\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt Vi\u1ec7t, m\u00e0 n\u01b0\u1edbc Ph\u00e1p \u0111\u00e3 g\u00f3p ph\u1ea7n khai qu\u1eadt, c\u0169ng x\u1ee9ng \u0111\u00e1ng chi\u1ebfm gi\u1eef m\u1ed9t \u0111\u1ecba v\u1ecb ch\u00ednh \u0111\u00e1ng trong d\u00f2ng ch\u1ea3y c\u1ee7a l\u1ecbch s\u1eed ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt.<\/p>\n

M\u1ed1i giao k\u1ebft gi\u1eefa Ph\u00e1p v\u00e0 Vi\u1ec7t v\u1ed1n th\u00e2m s\u00e2u, tr\u1ea3i d\u00e0i qua nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ebf h\u1ec7. Qua ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt, ch\u00fang ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 tr\u1ef1c c\u1ea3m m\u1ed1i th\u00e2m t\u00ecnh \u1ea5y, c\u1ea3m nh\u1eadn t\u1eadn t\u01b0\u1eddng s\u1ef1 phong ph\u00fa v\u00e0 tinh th\u1ea7n ph\u1ed5 qu\u00e1t c\u1ee7a v\u0103n ho\u00e1 Vi\u1ec7t Nam.<\/p>\n

M\u1ed1i t\u01b0\u01a1ng giao gi\u1eefa Ph\u00e1p v\u00e0 Vi\u1ec7t Nam x\u01b0a nay \u0111\u00e3 l\u00e2u d\u00e0i v\u00e0 g\u1eafn b\u00f3 thi\u1ebft th\u1ef1c. Nay, qua nh\u1eefng t\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m ngh\u1ec7 thu\u1eadt tr\u01b0ng b\u00e0y \u1edf \u0111\u00e2y, t\u1eadn m\u1eaft, c\u1eadn c\u1ea3nh. Ta c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 l\u0129nh h\u1ed9i c\u00e1i tinh t\u00fay c\u1ee7a v\u0103n h\u00f3a, th\u1ea5u \u0111\u1ea1t s\u1ef1 ph\u1ed3n vinh v\u00e0 t\u00ednh ph\u1ed5 qu\u00e1t c\u1ee7a m\u1ed9t n\u1ec1n v\u0103n hi\u1ebfn c\u1ed5 k\u00ednh.<\/p>\n
\nMelchior Dejouany<\/strong>
\nParis, Th\u00e1ng S\u00e1u 2024","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nh\u00e0 s\u01b0u t\u1eadp ng\u01b0\u1eddi Ph\u00e1p Melchior Dejouany t\u1eebng g\u1ecdi vi\u1ec7c kh\u00e1m ph\u00e1 s\u01a1n m\u00e0i h\u1ed9i ho\u1ea1 l\u00e0 \u201cm\u1ed9t trong nh\u1eefng m\u1eb7c kh\u1ea3i \u0111\u1eb9p nh\u1ea5t\u201d c\u1ee7a \u0111\u1eddi m\u00ecnh. Kh\u1edfi \u0111i\u1ec3m c\u1ee7a m\u1eb7c kh\u1ea3i \u1ea5y l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t b\u1ee9c tranh c\u1ee7a B\u1ed9i Tr\u00e2n, t\u0129nh l\u1eb7ng, r\u1ea1ng s\u00e1ng v\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng th\u1ec3 qu\u00ean, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y t\u1ea1i Christie\u2019s H\u1ed3ng K\u00f4ng n\u0103m 2012.\n\nTrong k\u1ef9 ph\u00e1p nhi\u1ec1u l\u1edbp c\u1ee7a b\u00e0, \u00f4ng nh\u1eadn ra \u0111i\u1ec1u g\u00ec \u0111\u00f3 s\u00e2u h\u01a1n: c\u1ea3m x\u00fac, t\u0129nh t\u1ea1i, linh h\u1ed3n. T\u00e1c ph\u1ea9m c\u1ee7a b\u00e0 kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 m\u1edf ra m\u1ed9t c\u00e1nh c\u1eeda d\u1eabn v\u00e0o m\u1ef9 thu\u1eadt Vi\u1ec7t Nam, m\u00e0 c\u00f2n d\u1eabn v\u00e0o m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n, m\u1ed9t c\u00e2u chuy\u1ec7n ti\u1ebfp n\u1ed1i qua nhi\u1ec1u th\u1ebf h\u1ec7, \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c g\u1eafn k\u1ebft b\u1edfi t\u1ea7m nh\u00ecn, s\u1ef1 d\u1ecbu d\u00e0ng v\u00e0 s\u1ee9c m\u1ea1nh l\u1eb7ng l\u1ebd c\u1ee7a c\u00e1i \u0111\u1eb9p, v\u01b0\u1ee3t qua kho\u1ea3ng c\u00e1ch v\u00e0 n\u1ed1i li\u1ec1n nh\u1eefng b\u1edd bi\u1ec3n xa.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7062,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,34,30,32,26,9],"tags":[90,91,17,80,161,76,95,78,162,160,114,116,104,159],"class_list":["post-7086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art","category-auction-stories","category-christies","category-exhibition","category-interview","category-stories","tag-boi-tran","tag-boi-tran-art-gallery","tag-boi-tran-garden","tag-christies","tag-hoang-tich-chu","tag-le-pho","tag-luong-xuan-nhi","tag-mai-trung-thu","tag-melchior-dejouany","tag-nguyen-gia-tri","tag-nguyen-trung","tag-paris","tag-truong-be","tag-vu-cao-dam"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7086"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7086\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7683,"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7086\/revisions\/7683"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/boitran.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}