Do Son (Do Huu Son, b. 1943, Bac Ninh) is a key figure of Vietnam’s Doi Moi generation, who early on followed a distinct path grounded in a primitive sensibility. From School garden (1976), Sea Flowers (1980) to A Mother’s Heart (1994), his early successes trace a shift from European influences toward the folk aesthetics of Kinh Bắc, an axis that would come to define his visual language. Over time, he moved decisively away from academic convention, stripping form and colour down to their essentials in pursuit of immediacy and elemental emotions.

Shaped by wartime experience as an artillery soldier and illustrator for Quân Giải Phóng and Quân đội Nhân dân, Do Son later trained at the Vietnam University of Fine Arts (1961-1964; 1973-1978), before working at the Military Fine Arts Workshop and the Vietnam Military History Museum until retirement.

His works are held in major public and private collections, including the Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts, Singapore Art Museum, the private collection of the Moroccan Royal Family, and the ExxonMobil Collection, among others.