Thesis Dinh Q Le Incorporates His Past Experiences And

Thesis: Dinh Q Le incorporates his past experiences and culture into his art to convey his cultural heritage in western society. Intro. Background info on his immigration. Vietnam War. His work. For example, you might find a common subject or theme the artist addresses. What do you have to say about this artist and his/her work? Think about it. I. How do artists address current topics in their artworks? In what ways do artists today include culture in art? Vietnam War in his art. Representation of Vietnamese people. Describe how the artist uses color, images, material, composition, etc. to express themes in the art. Often an artist’s work draws on imagery from other sources or traditions. What are some of the sources for the work you are†¦show more content†¦The memories of the Vietnam War for Le is vivid, however Le recalls his memories of Vietnam more as a blur, recreated from American media rather than memories from the actual war. For that reason, he often goes back to Vietnam to determine for himself his true identity as a Vietnamese, which indicates how he is carefully trying to regain and keep in touch with his culture rather than distance himself away from it (Ardia). Most of Le’s childhood memories in Vietnam are of the Vietnam War, where his family struggled to escape and emigrate to the Uni ted States. Thus, these past memories hold great importance to Le’s identity and cultural background and to address that significance he creates pictures that address the war and his memories of Vietnam. Many of his works involve integrating familiar western images with old photos of his family and of the Vietnam War (Arcadia). It is important to see the recurring theme of his connection to Vietnamese culture as it is highly demonstrated throughout his art of his cross-cultural experience, history and struggles living in both cultures. With the Vietnam War fresh in Le’s memory, recurring themes of the war are vivid throughout his work. As Le was growing up in California at a young age, he had little exposure to his Vietnamese culture which was eventually fed to him through American popular culture rather than his own experiences. This caused him to disassociate whether