The exhibition “Colours of Vietnam” attracts the French public

A fine art exhibition themed “Colours of Vietnam” officially opened in District 5 of the capital city of Paris on June 28, featuring the participation of a large number of overseas Vietnamese living in France, as well as international friends who love Vietnamese paintings and culture.

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The exhibition attracts a large number of international friends who love Vietnamese paintings and culture. (Photo: KHAI HOAN)

According to Florence Berthout, Mayor of District 5, this is an important activity within the framework of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and France and the 10th anniversary of the strategic partnership between the two countries.

The exhibition gave the French public and international friends an overview of the development process of Vietnamese classical and contemporary fine arts, over the past century.

Florence Berthout, Mayor of District 5, speaks at the opening ceremony for the exhibition. (Photo: KHAI HOAN)

The artworks on display at the exhibition were inspired by production activities and daily life. Each picture is a story about the country and people of Vietnam.

Director of Research and Teaching Department at the Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac Museum (in Paris) Philippe Charlier, who is also head of the exhibition's organising committee, said that the 50 works from Vietnamese artists reflected the diverse and rich creative artistic activities of the artists since the 1930s of the last century.

Philippe Charlier, head of the exhibition's organising committee, highly appreciated the creativity, diversity and uniqueness of contemporary Vietnamese fine arts. (Photo: KHAI HOAN)

The paintings blend Western art style with Eastern aesthetic elements, which are experimented on many different materials, such as silk, lacquer, scroll paper and oil.

Along with the development of society, Vietnamese contemporary fine arts have created a strong vitality, with constant creative changes and a certain position in the international art scene.

A corner of the exhibition. (Photo: MINH DUY)

On display are 50 contemporary Vietnamese paintings created from the 1930s to the present. (Photo: MINH DUY)

Also, at the opening ceremony for the exhibition, the Vietnamese Ambassador to France Dinh Toan Thang highly appreciated the artistic quality of contemporary paintings introduced to the public. Such promotional activities will continue to be replicated further to bring “parties” with a strong Vietnamese flavour to the Vietnamese community living in France, the public in Paris and international friends.

Some selections from the exhibition: