Tales of Love & Fortune - Set of 4 Postcards

 A6 prints of original paintings by Jeet, created for Treasury of Vietnamese Folk Tales. 

Tales of Love & Fortune brings together visual interpretations for four tales:

• Tấm Cám
• The Betel, Areca and Slaked Lime
• A Wise Wife's Teaching of her Idiot Husband
• Madame Dupe

Tấm Cám - The Vietnamese Cinderella
The artist uses the absorbency of paper to create multi-layered textures, producing lacquer-like and glazed effects. Scenes drawn inside distinct shapes help present a clear narrative and motion. White marks look similar to crushed eggshell found in traditional lacquer inlay, adding vivid highlights. Overall, the works create an intimate yet tactile sensibility to the tale.

The Betel, Areca and Slaked Lime - The origin story of a tradition observed at every Vietnamese wedding.
The composition in these works is organised into distinct, simplified zones that suggest figures sitting in different but connected spaces. Colour and surface recall ceramic glazes and lacquerware, while the areca blossoms and the moon mimic mother-of-pearl inlay, giving them a shimmering presence. The result feels ceremonial and theatrical, a contemporary retelling of a communal myth.

A Wise Wife's Teaching of her Idiot Husband
The artist uses bright red as the dominant colour across the series. Each piece begins with black ink on washi paper; once dry, gouache is applied to transform the crimson ground into scenic compositions. The recurring use of red and gold signals East Asian's symbolic colour of prosperity and happiness, lending the works a celebratory warmth.

Madame Dupe - Story of a con-artist who fleeced passing merchants
The artist interprets the tale by layering gouache and watercolour on ivory and brown washi. Inspired by the blue-and-white porcelain, he treats the paper like clay, building white gouache grounds and adding gold-leaf accents for a luminous, sharp effect.