Nguyen Thanh Binh is a contemporary Vietnamese painter, best known for his simplified depictions of ballerina dancers, nudes, musicians, and schoolgirls upon a flat backdrop of color. Binh uses well-placed lines and subtle forms in his figures as a means to separate them from space, creating a Minimalist and elegant aesthetic relating to his love of Haiku poetry. Born 1954 in Hanoi, Vietnam, he went on to study at Hanoi College of Fine Art graduating in 1972 and later attend the Gia Dinh Na College of Fine Art in Ho Chi Minh City, where he specialized in oil painting. Binh has exhibited his work in many countries across the world including Hong Kong, Japan, and the United States, he currently lives and works in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.