Vietnam arts and culture
Artist Ki-em poses for a photo next to her works at the opening of the exhibition ‘Code Women’ at HCMC Museum of Fine Arts. ‘Code women’ by Nguyen Than and Ki-Em opened on Saturday at HCMC Museum of Fine Arts, 97A Pho Duc Chinh in District 1. The show features 10 paintings of lacquer … [Read more...]
A ceremony to celebrate the 100th birthday of one of the founders of Vietnamese traditional lacquer painting Hoang Tich Chu (18-2-1912 – 2012) was held in Hanoi on February 17 by the Vietnam Fine Art Association on February 17. At the ceremony, fine art critics and researchers affirmed the … [Read more...]
Opening: Tue 14 Feb, 4.30 pm Exhibition : 14 – 18 Feb Discussion: Fri 17 Feb 2012, 10 am Korean Cultural Center From Korean Cultural Center:: To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the diplomatic relations between Viet Nam and Korea, the Korean Cultural Center organizes an exchange exhibition … [Read more...]
Vietnamese lacquer art works date back to more than two thousand years. Lacquered items found in ancient tombs in Vietnam, date as far back as the third and fourth centuries B.C. The first instances of lacquer work in Vietnam were found in household items and wares such as the links in the planks of … [Read more...]
Lacquer paintings are ancient paintings that regained their popularity in the world art scene for the last decade. Vietnam and Burma are two main producers of this distinctive art. The two countries were just recently opened up to tourism and started exhibiting their highly skilled … [Read more...]
KVT lacquered and mapped I’m glad that I got back to Hanoi in time for the crush that comes with pre-Tet. I really enjoy the bustle and cold and color…..and just as glad that I got back to see Oanh Phi Phi’s and Vu Kim Thu’s collaborative exhibition at L’Espace. I guess we’d call it … [Read more...]
Opening: Sat 07 Jan, 10 am Exhibition: 07 – 20 Jan 2011 Tu Do Gallery From Tu do Gallery: You are invited to a lacquer painting exhibition of artist Michelle Pontie. Artist’s statement “To me, reaching back to the oriental thought, as closely as possible, is an imperious necessity. … [Read more...]
Three emerging Vietnamese artists have had their work featured in a lacquer painting exhibition held by the Republic of Korea’s Cultural Centre in Hanoi. On display are around 30 lacquer paintings by Ha Anh Tuan, Chu Viet Cuong and Cong Quoc Thang depicting natural landscapes and … [Read more...]
Exhibition: 20 – 30 Dec 2011 Korean Cultural Center From Korean Cultural Center: The Korean Cultural Center organizes an exhibition titled “The Three Small Roads” of 3 artists Ha Anh Tuan, Chu Viet Cuong and Cong Quoc Thang. 3 friends, 3 roads but they are travelling on one same road, the … [Read more...]
Opening: Wed 14 Dec 2011, 6 pm Exhibition: 14 Dec 2011 – 23 Jan 2012 L’Espace From L’Espace: You are invited to the exhibition of Vu Kim Thu and Nguyen Oanh Phi Phi which focus on spaces and the reconstruction of the space that they both have travelled. Nguyen Oanh Phi Phi focus on … [Read more...]