Arts of Asia January – February 2002 By Kerry Nguyen Long The development of lacquer as a medium for the artist is one of the more singnificant a chievement in the art world of 20th century Vietnam. Although China produced lacquered folding screens with landscape and traditional decorative … [Read more...]
How to care acquer paintings on wood
July 2, 2011 By
Lacquer paintings are normally durable and resistant to many kinds of external impact. The board may warp sometimes, but it can be straightened out in a strongly built frame. Since the board itself is made from plywood, cotton, clay and layers of lacquer, it will normally not crack, though … [Read more...]
Here making lacquer is a labour of love
July 2, 2011 By
Shine’s still on: Seventy-three-year-old lacquer craftsman Tam Khiem at work. — VNS Photos Thien Ly Lacque-ing nothing: Tam Khiem’s Phuc-Loc-Tho (Happiness-Wealth-Longevity). (01-06-2008) by Thien Ly Despite years of neglect, the lacquer industry … [Read more...]
An Introduction to the Lacquer Art of Vietnam
July 2, 2011 By
by Bang Sy Truc Artist, Art Critic and Art Historian March 8, 2004 “Not every person is allergic to lacquer or subject to ghost obsession.” This proverb is widely known in Vietnam. It usually refers to circumstances governed by the laws of fate. Literally, it also realistically and … [Read more...]
Vietnamese lacquer painting exhibition opens in China
April 23, 2011 By
Forty lacquer paintings by 26 popular painters from the capital city of Hanoi are being showcased at the Vietnamese contemporary lacquer painting exhibition 2011 opening in Beijing, China on April 22. Speaking at the ceremony, attended by Nguyen Trung Nhat, Deputy Director of the Fine Arts … [Read more...]
Art teachers exhibit their works
April 20, 2011 By
Fifteen artists who also teach at the HCM City Fine Arts College and the Ha Noi Pedagogy University are displaying their works at an exhibition in HCM City. Those who can, teach art : Xuan Vung Cao (Spring in the Highlands), a wood piece by Nguyen Thi To Uyen of the HCM City Fine Arts … [Read more...]
“Colors of Spring” exhibition by two painters
April 20, 2011 By
The exhibition displays 35 artworks in diversified materials like oil, lacquer, water wall, etc. inspiring from spring, a common topic of artists, by Do Hien and Le Thi Hoan. Do Hien was born in 1943 in Hanoi, graduating from the Vietnam Art University. Joining “Colors of Spring”, the artist … [Read more...]
Ha Noi reflected through character portraits
April 4, 2011 By
A new exhibition entitled Chan Dung Ha Noi (Ha Noi Portraits) is giving a broad overview of the capital city's contemporary art scene at the Maison des Art. The exhibition gathers works by 58 members of the Ha Noi Fine Arts Association, plus three international painters and two … [Read more...]
Artists express their internal worlds
April 2, 2011 By
A show by four artists at HCM City Fine Arts Museum called Ngay Khac (Different Day) features 85 pieces that contrast the different feelings that friends feel. The exhibition by the group of close friends contains 77 lacquer and oil paintings and eight woodcuts. "The name of the show reflects … [Read more...]
Portrait exhibition on Hanoi
April 2, 2011 By
An exhibition, entitled “Hanoi Portrait”, opened at 31A Van Mieu, Hanoi, on April 1 displaying 131 works by 58 Vietnamese and four American artists. The event provided an excellent opportunity for famous artists in Vietnam and abroad to exchange information and share views on the art of … [Read more...]