Vietnam arts and culture
In a crowded quarter of Hoi An market, Dinh Thong has taken the concept of art to a new level by sticking cock feathers into portraits, landscapes and abstracts. The artist, 52, born and raised in the ancient city in central Quang Nam Province, has created his cock feather paintings since the … [Read more...]
‘The Life of Snails’ solo exhibition by Phuong Quoc Tri, which opens this weekend at Cactus Contemporary Art Gallery, is a bold statement by the Saigon-based artist. Tri is more renowned for portraits featuring lonely characters in grayish canvas like monologues. However, this time his show … [Read more...]
Education will help students understand and act on the importance of preserving Vietnam's heritage, Nguyen Van Huy, vice director of the Centre for Cultural Heritage Research and Promotion (CCH) said at a workshop. Current educational practices in Vietnam offers little linkage between schools, … [Read more...]
Nguyen Thi Hoa is not excited when her friends propose going to the museum with them. A bank employee, she has hardly ever visited museums in the city. Play to learn : The Champa Museum in Da Nang (above) and the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnnology often attract visitors with their diverse activities. … [Read more...]
The Saigon Flea Market, a regular outdoor weekend event held on Sunday in District 7, Ho Chi Minh has attracted a crowd of young and cool urban youth, and members of the expat community living in the city. A vendor selling paintings at Saigon Flea Market held on March 4, 2012 at District 7, Ho … [Read more...]
Born and bred on the coast, Le Tan The not only loves the sea but cherishes every single small marine species. With a gift for dexterity, passion for arts and a meticulous as well as diligent nature, The has made so many clam or snail shells into artworks. Having been a hair stylist on Phu … [Read more...]
While most of us throw beer cans away after drinking, a man in the central province of Phu Yen turns them into artworks. Tran Duy Vu, 26, together with his family and friends in Tay Hoa District, has collected these cans to cut them into small objects or familiar features of the Vietnamese … [Read more...]
In two decades working as a researcher on Vietnamese culture and history and focusing on the Vietnamese tea drinking culture in particular, Trinh Quang Dung now owns over 200 old tea sets. Dung is proud of his nation’s tea-drinking culture and has uncovered old tea sets wherever he has … [Read more...]
Vietnamese fine art and handicraft products are very popular among Japanese consumers for their unique characteristics, said a spokesperson for the ASEAN-Japan Centre (AJC). Hiroshi Sakamoto, an AJC expert in interior decoration stated this at a workshop in Ho Chi Minh City on Feb. 21. He added … [Read more...]
Since appearing in Vietnam about four years ago, quilling, or paper filigree, is an art form that involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, shaped and glued together to create decorative designs. Ngo Duy Phuong, head of a quilling club in HCMC, makes colorful works such as eggs for … [Read more...]