A painting of a street view in Hanoi on silk, a subject matter often seen in the artist's works in the early and middle 1990s.

Do Phan (b.1956) graduated from Vietnam Fine Arts University in 1980. In the 1990s he became well-known for his innovative and highly aesthetic silk paintings. A decade later Do Phan abandoned his artistic career and became a writer.

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.