A painting of an ancient street in Hanoi's old quarter.

Bui Thanh Phuong (b. 1956) is the son of artist Bui Xuan Phai. He considers himself a self-taught artist, even though he learnt to paint at an early age under the guidance of his father.
The artist specialises in painting landscapes, nudes, and portraits; among all he is most famous for his works of the Hanoi Old Quarter, the same theme that gained his late father international acclaim. Phuong attempts to emulate his father’s artistic touch in the early 1990s, but he gradually developed his own personal style and visual vocabulary to his representation of the Hanoi streets.

Salon Natasha as an alternative art space had been a well-known exhibition space for artists of different generations in Hanoi. During the early years of its establishment (1990-1993), artists who exhibited at the Salon were mostly close friends with Vu Dan Tan.
Back in the early 1990s, artists that actively engaged in the Salon include Bui Thanh Phuong, Do Phan and his father Mo Thanh (a pseudonym), Nguyen Dinh Dung, Tran Thieu Quang, Bui Viet Dung, Ngo Dinh Chuong, Ngo Manh Quynh, Mai Chi Thanh, and Eric Leroux.