Painting exhibition greets new spring

A painting exhibition is underway at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in Hanoi under the theme ‘Colours of the spring across the country’.
Works on display at the exhibition (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn)
Works on display at the exhibition (Photo: hanoimoi.com.vn)

The exhibition displays 56 paintings in various materials of lacquer, oil, watercolour and gouache, produced between 1945 and 2007.

The paintings were created by many generations of Vietnamese painters, from celebrated artists namely Tran Van Can, Nguyen Van Ty and Tran Dinh Tho, to young talented names including Nguyen Trong Kiem, Duong Ngoc Canh, and Pham Cong Thanh.

Through their artworks, the painters featured the natural landscape and vitality of spring across the country, as well as the festive atmosphere of the traditional Lunar New Year (Tet) festival.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Director of Vietnam Fine Arts Museum Nguyen Anh Minh said that the spring and country are endless sources of aspiration in many art forms.

The exhibition aims to bring a breath of joy and excitement to viewers in the new spring of 2023, he stated.

The exhibition will run until February 15 at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Ba Dinh District, Hanoi.

NDO