Pham van My
(1950 - 2001)
Pham van My, born in Hanoi, emigrated in 1954 with the family to Saigon. His school time was ruled by the war. In 1967 he came to France, took his Baccalauret and studied History of Art at the Sorbonne. After four years of studies at the Academie des Arts Appliqués he graduated with a diploma for Visuelle Communication. For a year he was 'accessoriste' with Ted Lapidus, meanwhile he worked on his portfolio hoping to move into illustration work before long. In 1977 'My' started as freelance illustrator, created fashion illustration and theater costumes. Soon his work for French Fashion and Women Magazines became well-known. Also advertising agencies quickly showed interest in his concise and colourful images.
'An influencial figure was A.M. Cassandre. Naturally I also admire the work of the greatest painters Picasso and Matisse, because above everything else I adore colour. At present I do a lot of collage work, but maybe in the future I will change. No one should stay doing the same thing for too long.'
On July 29th 2001 Pham van My was aggressed and beaten to death by a group of youngsters in Paris.
Pham van My, born in Hanoi, emigrated in 1954 with the family to Saigon. His school time was ruled by the war. In 1967 he came to France, took his Baccalauret and studied History of Art at the Sorbonne. After four years of studies at the Academie des Arts Appliqués he graduated with a diploma for Visuelle Communication. For a year he was 'accessoriste' with Ted Lapidus, meanwhile he worked on his portfolio hoping to move into illustration work before long. In 1977 'My' started as freelance illustrator, created fashion illustration and theater costumes. Soon his work for French Fashion and Women Magazines became well-known. Also advertising agencies quickly showed interest in his concise and colourful images.
'An influencial figure was A.M. Cassandre. Naturally I also admire the work of the greatest painters Picasso and Matisse, because above everything else I adore colour. At present I do a lot of collage work, but maybe in the future I will change. No one should stay doing the same thing for too long.'
On July 29th 2001 Pham van My was aggressed and beaten to death by a group of youngsters in Paris.
