Veteran painter and sculptor Van Thuyet has wowed art lovers with his latest production, but it's not the usual art work he's noted for. Thuyet has launched a publication of his bilingual Vietnamese-English poetry collection entitled Tiec Tran Gian (Party on Earth). The collection features 54 … [Read more...]
Hanoi man makes dead leaves alive in artworks
April 7, 2012 By
For the last 20 years, he has done something others consider bizarre: seeking and collecting dried leaves to turn them into artworks. A leaf painting titledYears ago, Ta Ngoc Hai saw artisans on the Trang Tien Street make a painting by putting pieces of bamboo together. Inspired, the young man … [Read more...]
Museums lack funds, qualified staff
April 3, 2012 By
HCM City's museums lack the funds and staff required to preserve their thousands of valuable artefacts and other objects which face the danger of being damaged by the elements and deteriorating with the passage of time. The city's seven public museums have more than 185,000 historical and … [Read more...]
Hue spends VND1.6billion on upgrading exhibition house
April 3, 2012 By
The Thua Thien - Hue Provincial People’s Committee has approved a VND1.6billion (US$80,000) plan to upgrade an exhibition house in Hue where sculptural works by the late artist Diem Phung Thi are displayed. The Diem Phung Thi Art Exhibition House was inaugurated at 1 Phan Boi Chau Street in … [Read more...]
Ironically, environmental exhibition causes pollution
April 1, 2012 By
An exhibition intended to draw public attention to environment protection in Hanoi has been suspended since wastewater from the event caused pollution. The wastewater melted from the ice blocks with trash and went straight to a drain on the street at LAt his exhibition titled “Negotiation,” … [Read more...]
Painters Village On The Banks On The Saigon River
March 29, 2012 By
By: lanhnguyen This typical village lies on the bank of Saigon River. It looks really great with the sunshine reflecting from the river. The village lies peacefully under the blue sky with floating soft white clouds and in the gentle breeze coming from the river. I happened to know the … [Read more...]
Museums aim to attract int’l visitors
March 21, 2012 By
Representatives from the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism and the Vietnam Women’s Museum met in Hanoi on March 21 to seek cooperative opportunities with travel agencies to attract international visitors to museums. The director of the Vietnam Women’s Museum, Nguyen Thi Bich Van, … [Read more...]
Dong Ho painting to race for world cultural heritage recognition
March 20, 2012 By
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has decided to add Dong Ho folk woodcut painting to the list of cultural heritages of Vietnam, that seek UNESCO’s recognition as world cultural heritage in 2012-2016. While waiting for the government’s approval, the Ministry has asked the northern … [Read more...]
Rules on nude paintings, photos in discussion
March 13, 2012 By
When a draft regulation on photographic art was put forward for comment, management over nude photos and paintings has again become a hot topic on local newspapers. Art of Vietnam’s top photographer of nude pictures "Red wave" by Thai Phien. Some say that management over artistic nude photos … [Read more...]
French artist paints on Vietnamese “do” paper
March 12, 2012 By
A French painter based in Hoi An - Jean Cabane - now introduces his 31 paintings on Vietnamese themes made on Vietnamese traditional ‘giay do” (rhamnoneuron paper) at the French Cultural Center at 1 Le Hong Phong, Hue city. Born in France and inspired by his new home of Vietnam, landscapes … [Read more...]