From "Vietnam Contemporary Art", 1996 By The Hanoi Fine Arts Publisher The principal material for pumice lacquer painting is Vietnamese lacquer, used to lacquer cultural objects and current usage articles. After his arrival in Hanoi, one day Inguimberty accompanied Nam Son in a visit to the … [Read more...]
Lacquer care
July 2, 2011 By
Hairline scratches and finger marks can be removed with quality wax such as "Johnson & Johnson" car polish, applied with cotton wool and then buffed up with a soft cotton, or silk cloth. In fact, fingertips are used in the very final stage of top quality lacquer production to give the best … [Read more...]
Lacquer Artists of Vietnam
July 2, 2011 By
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...]
Dong Ho Painting
July 2, 2011 By
Dong Ho Painting is a kind of Vietnamese folk painting originating in Dong Ho Village in Song Ho Commune, Thuan Thanh District, Bac Ninh Province. Dong Ho paintings have about 300 years of history in the north of Vietnam. Dong Ho pictures are printed on a special kind of Dzo paper. The printing … [Read more...]
Dong Ho
July 2, 2011 By
Dong Ho is a small village in Thuan Thanh, Bac Ninh province, located on the southern side of the Duong river (30km to the east from Hanoi,) is one of the villages that remains to preserve ancient cultural relies of Kinh Bac area (red river delta, north of Vietnam.) Dong Ho paintings have about 300 … [Read more...]
‘Upstream Side,’ a look into lives of minorities
June 8, 2011 By
An exhibition featuring the lives of ethnic minorities in the northern mountainous regions by artist Nguyen Bao Toan has opened at the Viet Art Center in Hanoi. Titled “Upstream Side,” the exhibition showcases paintings, ceramic works and wood sculptures he made while living with … [Read more...]
South Korea shows true artistic colours
May 26, 2011 By
Forty-three South Korean artworks are on display at the 3 Persons, 3 Colours exhibition at the Korean Cultural Centre in Ha Noi. The exhibition includes chalk paintings by Woo Kyeong-hwa, oriental paper paintings by Yoo Hae-jung and paper drawings by Kim Min-seung. Most of the 13 … [Read more...]