Exhibit of award-winning artworks
Nguyen Gia Tri’s painting Thieu Nu Trong Vuon (Maidens in the Garden) which is on display at the exhibit, is praised as the most beautiful lacquer painting of Viet Nam. – VNS Photo
HA NOI (VNS)– Last year’s winners of the prestigious Ho Chi Minh and State Awards are being featured in an exhibition at the Viet Nam Fine Arts Museum that will run until next Monday.
Up to 38 award-winning pieces have been contributed by 19 Vietnamese painters, sculptors and photographers.
The exhibition aims to honour the contribution of artists to national culture and provide insight into the landscape and daily life of Viet Nam’s people, including their struggle during times of war. The event will also mark the August Revolution and National Day on September 2.
Director of Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition, Vi Kien Thanh, says the exhibition combines artistic creativity with profound subject matter, which has led to a wide public reception.
One of the most distinctive artworks on display includes the lacquer painting Thieu Nu Trong Vuon (Maidens in the Garden) from late artist, Nguyen Gia Tri. Tri is remembered as Viet Nam’s leading lacquer artist. The painting itself is revered as the most beautiful lacquer painting in Viet Nam.
Also on show are two photo series entitled The Truong Son – Ho Chi Minh Trail during the US resistance by Vuong Khanh Hong, and Triumphant Return from Prison by former Vietnam News Agency photographer, Chu Chi Thanh. Both have well received by the artistic community.
The museum is located at 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street.—VNS