How Gen Z Deaf Artist Captures Vietnam’s Architecture Through Detailed Paintings

19-year-old Long is a deaf artist in Hanoi, navigating the world with autism and physical challenges. He found his voice and focus in art, and in creating detailed oil paintings that capture Hanoi’s Old Quarter architecture. Long’s devoted single mother raised him, always believing in his talent. For them, his art is more than expression—it is the means to support the family.

The documentary follows Long as he prepares for a solo exhibition. The pressure is high. Can he shed the easy label of “disabled artist” and achieve recognition based purely on his talent? This is an inspiring story of grit and determination, showing how Long’s passion for art does not let his impairments hold him back, but instead drives him to excel.

Transforming war into peace: Artist turns devastating historic photos of children ravaged by violent conflict and famine into happy illustrations – Bộ ảnh: Biến Chiến tranh thành Hoà bình:

  • Gunduz Aghayev, 34, of Azerbaijan, titled his series of illustrations ‘Imagine’, showing what the lives of the children could have been like
  • He re-creates iconic photos such as ‘Napalm Girl’ from the Vietnam War and ‘The Vulture and the Little Girl’ from the Sudan famine
  • Some people have praised the artist for the ‘hopeful’ images, while other have found them ‘distasteful’ and offensive 

dailymail.co.uk_An artist is raising awareness about the horrific effects that warfare and poverty have on children in an arresting series of illustrations titled ‘Imagine’, which sees him transforming some of the world’s most iconic war-torn images into a picture filled with peace and love

Gunduz Aghayev, 34, of Azerbaijan, re-creates iconic photographs of children suffering in world conflicts, such as ‘Napalm Girl’ from the Vietnam War and a famous picture of child brides in Afghanistan, turning the devastating images into cartoons of the kids playing innocently and laughing.

The illustrator takes the horrific 1972 photo of a nine-year-old girl crying and running through the streets of Trang Bang, Vietnam, after she was severely burned by a napalm attack, and turns the image into a joyful cartoon which sees the girl holding a Statue of Liberty balloon with a smile on her face.

Art: Cartoonist Gunduz Aghayev, 34, of Azerbaijan, re-creates iconic photographs of children suffering in the world conflicts, such as 'Napalm Girl' from the Vietnam War (above), into happy illustrations

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