VietNamNet Bridge - An exhibition showcasing the reproduction of propaganda artworks created between 1969 and 1972 by the late celebrated Cuban graphic arist René Mederos and art pieces by five established contemporary Vietnamese artists produced in response to the series will be held at Work Room Four, Packexim Building, An Duong Vuong Street, Hanoi from May 19 through June 12. In 1969 René Mederos (1933-1996) was sent by the Cuban government to Vietnam to paint scenes of the war in both North and South Vietnam. Mederos travelled with soldiers and villagers along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, living and working with the Vietnamese community. He returned to Vietnam in 1972, and once again painted images of the Vietnamese resistance, often at great personal risk. During his two trips to Vietnam, Mederos amassed a collection of over three-dozen works of various sizes, depicting the grassroots revolutionary movement of the Vietnamese in vibrant, detailed paintings. … [Read more...] about Exhibition of propaganda artworks in Hanoi
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Photographers capture beauty of daily life across Viet Nam
Photographers capture beauty of daily life across Viet Nam (25-02-2009) HA NOI — Two women, one a Korean American and the other Vietnamese, will share their personal visions of daily life in Viet Nam through a photography book Viet Nam Moment, to bereleasedon Saturday. The book features a collection of over 100 photos taken in Viet Nam by Brenda Paik Sunoo between 2002 and 2008. Each image is accompanied by a traditional Vietnamese proverb, poem or song selected by Ton Thi Thu Nguyet. Thought the women grew up in countries with vastly different cultures, they found a shared identity in the creation of Viet Nam Moment. Brenda Paik Sunoo is a third-generation Korean American writer and photojournalist. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at Antioch University. Her memoir on loss and healing, Seaweed and Shamans - Inheriting the Gifts of Grief, has been published in … [Read more...] about Photographers capture beauty of daily life across Viet Nam
Exhibition features works of four art teachers
The established artists, Trinh Tuan, Vu Huu Nhung, Nguyen Ngoc Quan and Le Anh Vu, are teachers at the Hanoi University of Industrial Fine Arts. About 30 paintings, sculptures and other items, including oil on canvas, acrylic paintings, ceramic and lacquer works, have been called “multidimensional, vivid portrayals of personal experiences”. Painter Vi Kien Thanh, head of the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition, said at the opening ceremony that it showcased outstanding works by the artists. "Tuan’s works are always new because he is very creative. The colours in his lacquer paintings are not the traditional yellows and reds, but very new and fresh tones. Artist Nhung already has a popular brand, Gom Nhung (Nhung Ceramics). Nhung has succeeded in making ceramic art a daily utility," said Thanh. On display for the first time in the capital city are ten lacquer paintings by Tuan themed on sen (lotus) and Hanoi’s Old Quarter. Two … [Read more...] about Exhibition features works of four art teachers
French Musicals Screened in Idecaf
French film maker Jacques Demy's well-known musicals will be screened at the Institute of Culture Exchange with France (Idecaf) at 31 Thai Van Lung Street in District 1 on June. "The Young Lady of Rochefort" will be shown at 2:30 p.m on June 7, "The umbrellas of Cherbourg" at 7 p.m. on June 17 and 21, and "Donkey Skin", starring French movie star Catherine Deneuve, will be shown at 7 p.m. on June 24 and June 28. Demy (1931-90), the French master of musical comedies, was born in the Atlantic village of Pontchateau. He studied at the Technical College of Fine Arts in Nantes and the Technical School of Photography in Paris. After directing several short works, he made his first feature-length film, "Lola," in 1960. It was warmly received by critics. Demy was one of the most distinctive filmmakers to emerge from the French New Wave in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He brought to France a musical comedy style made popular in Hollywood. "Les parapluies de Cherbourg" ("The umbrellas … [Read more...] about French Musicals Screened in Idecaf
Aussie painter’s works exhibited in City
Twenty-six works by Australian painter Vincent Fantauzzo are being presented to Vietnamese audiences in Ho Chi Minh City until September 5. Using a realistic painting style, with the support of photography and a computer, the painter won the People's Choice Award from the Archibald Prize for his portrait of actor Heath Ledger in 2008, and for the portrait of actor Brandon Waters, who played the young boy Nullah opposite Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman in the film Australia, in 2009. Born in England in 1977, he came to Australia as a child. He has a Bachelor and a Master of Fine Art from RMIT University, Melbourne. He has several exhibitions in many countries throughout the world. Vietnam is the first destination for his exhibition tour around Asia this year. He will then travel to Bangkok in October, Singapore in November, Mumbai in December and Shanghai in February, 2010. The exhibition is displayed at Y Ngoc - Sy Hoang, 135 Nam Ky Khoi Nghia Street, District 1 and runs until … [Read more...] about Aussie painter’s works exhibited in City