Danhôo

In 1983, the Chinese artist Danhôo left his birthplace, Saigon in Vietnam, and immigrated to France, settling in Paris. Before becoming an artist, Danhôo began working for a well-known artists' materials supply house. While delivering materials to artists, he seized the opportunity to learn and even began to assist them creatively. This was when his artistic career started shaping.

Soon, he became closely acquainted with some major artists of this era in Paris: Debré, Zao Wou-Ki, Rebeyrolles, Velickovic, and Ernest Pignon-Ernest. He then went on to assist Erro, Robert Combas, as well as Lee Ufan before devoting himself to his own artistic career. Although Vietnamese by birth, Danhôo has Chinese ancestry, with that he brought with him the art of calligraphy.

Inspired by the great American abstract expressionist Jackson Pollock, as well as the free flow of Qi (the vital energy), Danhôo uses the Dripping technique, combined with other European influences. Matter, signs, and symbols interlace, creating vast fields of colours and energy.

Danhôo showcases the colourful journey and the dynamic fusion of artistic influences that shaped the unique style of the artist.