Vietnamese anti-war art: a study of representative artists

This paper examines the evolution of anti-war art in Vietnam, tracing its development from socialist realism to postmodern practices. It focuses on key Vietnamese artists whose work reflects the country’s history of conflict and resistance. Through visual narratives, these artists depict the tragedies of war and its psychological aftermath. The study analyzes innovations in artistic language, emphasizing postmodern expressions, using archival materials, interviews, and selected works. It reveals the diversity, creative resilience, and humanism of Vietnamese visual arts in the postwar period, highlighting artists’ contributions to anti-war discourse and national memory.