Over 100 paintings, including restored and new creations by contemporary artisans, will feature popular images such as a brood of chickens, a herd of pigs that symbolise prosperity, a chubby child, or national heroes, among others.

A Dong Ho painting.

On November 1, an international seminar discussing the protection and upholding of Dong Ho folk paintings in contemporary life will also be held in Bac Ninh.

The event will afford domestic and foreign artisans and experts a chance to share experience in preserving the craft of folk paintings as well as intangible cultural heritage values.

Vietnamese artists’ mural painting inaugurated in France

A group of Vietnamese artists led by painter Nguyen Thu Thuy have unveiled a mural painting on the dyke wall along Seine river bank in Choisy le Roi city, France.

Beauty of the lotus featured through contemporary paintings

The beauty of the lotus is vividly depicted through more than 50 contemporary paintings which are on display at P.I Gallery in Hanoi from June 15 to 23.

Hanoi, foreign children join painting contest on Hanoi

Nearly 300 local and foreign children aged 5-15 joined the international painting contest “I love Hanoi – City for Peace” in the capital city on June 1. 

Story-telling blood painting of painter Le Duy Ung

(BGO) – I have visited the Army Corps 2 many times but last April was the first time I visited the Corps 2 Museum. It now keeps hundreds of artifacts associated with the historic Ho Chi Minh Campaign, including a special blood painting featuring Uncle Ho by Colonel, painter Le Duy Ung.

Lotus paintings at Noi Bai airport win gold at international design contest

Two lotus paintings by painter Nguyen Thu Thuy at Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport have won the gold medal in the Social Design category at the A’Design Award and Competition 2019 in Italy.

Source: VNA