Truong Hieu
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War sketch 38
Truong Hieu’s wartime sketches and drawings are marked by a striking economy of line and a quiet emotional weight. Working quickly, often under life-threatening conditions, he distilled complex scenes into spare, essential compositions that capture both the immediacy of action and the stillness of reflection. His drawings of soldiers on the move, resting between battles, or tending to the wounded are rendered with raw honesty, disregarding dramatization in favor of quiet observation. The restraint in his mark-making gives these works a meditative quality, as if they were not only records of war but also moments of life and survival. Together, they form a poignant archive, preserving the layered realities of the frontlines and revealing the endurance, vulnerability, and quiet heroism of those who lived through the conflict.