Sculptor Bùi Hải Sơn was born in 1957 in An Giang, Vietnam, and graduated from the Ho Chi Minh City University of Fine Arts in 1987. He lives and works in Ho Chi Minh City, where he has developed an extensive practice spanning sculpture, installation, teaching and arts administration. Over several decades, his work has been presented in exhibitions and sculpture symposiums across Vietnam, South Korea and Japan, and is held in collections including the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Museum, Takanabe Museum in Japan and Besan Park in South Korea.
Emerging during a transitional period in Vietnamese sculpture, when modernist experimentation intersected with the lingering influence of Socialist Realism, Hai Son developed a distinctly personal sculptural language that brings together material precision and spiritual depth. Working primarily in metal, his practice has evolved alongside his longstanding engagement with arts education since the early 2000s, contributing to the development of contemporary sculpture in Ho Chi Minh City.
Year
Activity
- 2003
The First International Sculpture Symposium,
An Giang, Vietnam - 2003
Sculpture Group Exhibition, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 2003
Stone Sculpture Symposium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
The Second International Sculpture Symposium,
An Giang, Vietnam
The National Fine Art Exhibition, Vietnam - 2006
Vung Tau Sculpture Symposium, Vietnam
Saigon Sculpture Exhibition, Vietnam
The Second HCMC Sculpture Exhibition, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - 2007
Haslla International Open-Air Museum Symposium, Korea
Nha Trang Sculpture Symposium, Vietnam - 2008
Iksan International Stone Culture Project, Korea
Saigon Sculpture Symposium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Jeonbuk International Sculpture Exchange Exhibition, Korea - 2009
The International Exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture, Miyazaki, Japan
- 2010
Con Dao Sculpture Symposium, Vietnam
Art Exhibition 2010, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Asia Art Fairnale, Haslla, Korea
“Originarium”, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam —
Solo Exhibition - 2011
International Art Exchange Symposium, Haslla, Korea
Art Exhibition 2011, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
“Saigon–Hanoi” Sculpture Exhibition I, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - 2012
“Hanoi–Saigon” Sculpture Exhibition II, Hanoi, Vietnam
Art Exhibition 2012, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - 2013
Art Exhibition 2013, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 2014
“Saigon–Hanoi” Sculpture Exhibition III, Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam - 2015
“Contemporary Art Exhibition”, GEM Center,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 2016
“Hanoi–Saigon” Sculpture Exhibition, Hanoi, Vietnam
- 2017
The Foliage Exhibition, VCCA, Hanoi, Vietnam
- 2018
“Saigon–Hanoi” Sculpture Exhibition, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- 2023
Revelation Exhibition, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam —
Solo Exhibition
- 2026
Passover Exhibition, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam —
Duo Exhibition
Public collections
Fine Arts Museum, Hanoi, Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts, Vietnam
Takanabe Fine Arts Museum, Miyazaki, Japan
Beasan Park, Iksan, South Korea
Nguyen Art Foundation, Vietnam
Flamingo Contemporary Art Museum
Watanabe Museum, Miyazaki, Japan
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