Xian: Myths of the Beauties, the latest photography series created by fine art photographer Viet Ha Tran. This series was inspired by the Four Great Beauties of ancient China who changed the history of the four different dynasties in ancient times: Diao Chan, Yang Guifei, Wang Zhaojun, and Xishi. They were renowned for their unparalleled beauty, which they used to exercise influence over kings and warriors.
The project features Viet Ha’s collaboration with a very talented team including international stylist Edith Chan, and Miss World Supermodel 2010 Maya Murofushi who is also the winner of the best actress award at the 37th International Festival of Cinema in Florence in 2015 for her role in an Italian film.
Viet Ha is a Vietnam-born and Spain-based self-taught fine art photographer known for her emotionally dense and endlessly compelling photographs of women. Her art emphasizes fantasy and imagination as a source of aesthetic experience. Her works have appeared in Vogue Italia, Vanity Fair France, The Times of India, Mail Today, The Statesman, Vietnam News, CNBC Media, at Saatchi Gallery London, and have been auctioned by Christie’s Hong Kong for charity. She is listed as global artist by Artprice, the world leader in art market information, and represented by Art+Commerce/Vogue Italia – the largest global photo agency based in New York.
Starting photography in 2013, in such a brief period Viet Ha’s artworks have been published in over 90 different magazines and newspapers around the world. She was semi-finalist in the Spanish National Digital Photography Contest in April 2013, and won Honorable Mentions in the International Photography Awards 2013, Los Angeles. She was invited by Vogue Italia to photograph for Vogue Talents Shooting in April 2014. Later, in autumn of 2014, her works appeared at Brighton Photo Biennial, UK’s largest photography festival. Also, her piece ‘The Lotus Lake’ was auctioned by Christie´s Hong Kong for charity.
