Sixty-seven graphic
pictures of Vietnamese contemporary artists engraved on wood, zinc and
stone were displayed in an exhibition held at the Vietnamese Culture
Centre in Paris on April 27.
The pictures,
which were composed by 20 artists over the past five years, introduce
the country, people and arts of Vietnam to art lovers in France.
Among the pictures are Market in mountainous area,
Buffalo fightin, Ngoc Son Temple and Rain in summer.
The show is part of a project approved by the
Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, aimed to introduce Vietnamese
graphic art to French art lovers.
According to Doan
Thi Thu Huong, Vice Head of the Department for Fine Arts, Photography
and Exhibition under the aforementioned ministry, an exhibition on
Vietnamese lacquer paintings was planned for 2014 in Marseilles to mark
the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-France diplomatic ties.-VNA