Saigon Art Today

Javan rhino painting wins prize Save the rhino:The painting titled People Are Friends of the Javan Rhino, won first prize in a contest held by Wildlife At Risk (WAR) in collaboration with the Khan Quang Do (Red Scarf) children magazine.:The painting titled People Are Friends of the Javan Rhino, won first prize in a contest held by Wildlife At Risk (WAR) in collaboration with the Khan Quang Do (Red Scarf) children magazine. HCM CITY— The non-profit organisation Wildlife At Risk (WAR) in collaboration with the Khan Quang Do (Red Scarf) children magazine yesterday handed out awards to the 17 best paintings submitted for a contest titled Treasures of the Forest.

Vietnamese lacquer painting exhibition opens in China 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. Move on Asia 2010 LE QUY ANH HAO Disintegration 4min 20sec, 2010 Young artists do not get a lot of chances to show their works. Sometimes they use media that might not be communicated to art sponsors or viewers, who may have difficulties understanding and appreciating their works. However, such situation will not stop the artists from creation and experiment in art. Art thieves strike in Vietnam (May 1, 2007) Over 140 works by famous painter Luu Cong Nhan were stolen recently from his house in Da Lat, raising the specter of art thefts in Vietnam. HCM City architects mount annual painting show The November Group and Friends artists are holding their annual exhibition in a 10-day show that opened on Sunday at the city’s Fine Arts Association. Painting exhibition on Vietnamese countryside held in Paris(June 6,2009) A painting exhibition opened at Vietnam’s House (Foyer du Vietnam) in Paris on April 26 to highlight the beauty of Vietnamese countryside Paintings for the dead VietNamNet Bridge – Woodblock paintings for those who have passed away has been a craft preserved in Sinh village in the central province of Thua Thien – Hue for several centuries. Yet, this traditional industry is dying because of modern printing technology Sinh Village’s Worshipping Paintings Unlike the painting genres of Dong Ho in Bac Ninh Province and Hang Trong in Hanoi, the paintings of Sinh Village in Huong Tra District, Thua Thien-Hue Province, are very simple with plain glyphs and traditional colours, reflecting people’s innermost feelings, wishes and simple dreams. Vietnam Folk Paintings Folk paintings are a combination of traditional cultural values with ancient artistic methods that have been created through the labour of past generations. There are two types of Vietnamese folk paintings, Tet (Lunar New Year Festival) paintings and worshipping paintings. Vietnamese paintings on display in Hong Kong Paintings by contemporary Vietnamese artists are on display at an exhibition in the Rotunda Exchange Square Central in Hong Kong, China, to mark Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung’s visit.

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