Mai Đại Lưu is a contemporary Vietnamese artist whose expressive, large-scale paintings embody a raw emotional force that transcends traditional artistic conventions. Rooted in instinct rather than academic formality, Lưu’s practice is an unselfconscious exploration of inner resonance, aligning with philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson’s assertion that “man is only half; the other half is his expression.”

Over the years, Lưu has become known for pushing the boundaries of visual language through immersive canvases and conceptual installations. His works do not aim to explain but to evoke—a break from the illustrative, a dive into the intuitive.