Born 1976, Hanoi, Vietnam
BFA from the Vietnam University of Fine Arts in 2005
Lê Thị Minh Tâm creates a universe of matrimony and madness in her paintings—a candid celebration of liberation rendered through the comically absurd.
Her work avoids sentimentality and inverts expectation, echoing the riotous spirit of ritual and the numinous charge of devotional imagery. For Tâm, every gesture is uncalculated, each painting executed through quick, instinctive processing that captures the fervent autonomy of her artistic practice. This canvas becomes an ode to the female body, a spontaneous condition in which desire is sacred and nothing is too profane to be held in paint.
A deeply spiritual person, Tâm moves fluidly between churches, temples, shrines, and pagodas alike. For her, these sacred spaces belong to the same world of belief. There is no division between religions, only an inner calling and an instinctive duty she feels compelled to follow.