Five years of studying at two famous schools in France, the University of Applied Arts and the Delcourt Academy of Comic Arts, helped him have a small baggage, enough to confidently engage in the art environment in France, where many world painters have made their name here.
Talking regarding the process of studying in France, Mai Bach confided that he encountered many advantages but also many difficulties. The biggest difficulty when coming to France to study, is the language barrier, which makes him always try to improve his French, because it is an important means to be able to acquire knowledge of art in particular and literature. French culture in general.
In return, France creates many favorable conditions for young people to study, with preferential programs and training systems suitable for international students, helping them have better access to culture and the arts. France. Storytelling with pictures is his passion since childhood and also the field he chose to start his career. According to Mai Bach, comics are a late-born art industry, likened to the 9th art.
Because it was born later, it has a combination of some original arts such as the 3rd art, also known as the visual arts, including painting and drawing, the 5th art is literature and poetry. “Being born late, comics still have many untapped aspects and I really want to explore its potential, from storytelling to unique use of images,” he confided. .
In 2019, highly appreciated, trusted and recommended by teachers, Mai Bach met and collaborated with script writer Maxime de Lisle to produce the first comic book of both young people: “Passage” intérieur- Voyage essentiel en Alaska.” This is also the first time that a debut comic work by a young Vietnamese artist has been welcomed in the French comic market, one of the world’s most publishing and consuming countries.
Talking regarding his companion, screenwriter Maxime de Lisle said he really liked Mai Bach’s painting style and that’s why they worked together to create the work. According to Maxime, Mai Bach’s painting style is “perfect, hyper-realistic, dynamic, able to evoke the energy of Alaska.”
Mai Bach’s drawing teacher, Mr. Derian Eric, a lecturer at Delcourt Academy of Comic Art, highly appreciated the success of the gentle, somewhat shy student from Vietnam. He said the fact that a debut comic work of a young artist who had just started his career was displayed at a famous gallery in the center of Paris was not only Mai Bach’s personal pride but also the joy of others. train.
As for his father, Mr. Mai Van Vien, he mightn’t hide his pride when he expressed his “surprise at Bach’s initial results, and delighted to see that his son’s passion has initially taken off. labour.”
Although comics are a special passion, Mai Bach also pays attention to delve into other areas of painting because, according to him, these are good foundations to be able to combine with each other to create unique works. its own.
Sharing regarding his plans in the near future, he said that he would hold some exhibitions at comic festivals in France and carry out a number of next comic creation projects. With the desire to bring her comic books to readers in her home country, Mai Bach proposed to a publisher in France to look for opportunities to work with partners in Vietnam.
Wish the young Vietnamese artist will continue to achieve success on his career path, become famous in a place likened to the capital of world culture, art and painting and from there bring his achievements to life. homeland of Vietnam so that the compatriots can enjoy the talent of young painter Mai Bach.
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