The events were selected from 31 submitted by 10 agencies operating in the fields. They were judged based on four criteria: the level of quality and professionalism, contributions to the sector’s development, organisation, and positive impacts on the community and cultural life of the country. The top nine events are: 1. Exhibition on 70 years of socio-economic achievements The exhibition, held in Hanoi from August 28-September 3, was held in the run-up to the 70th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19), National Day (September 2) and the upcoming 12th National Party Congress. Works on display honoured the country’s socio-economic achievements in all fields as well as the leading role played by the Party and State in the national construction and defence and socialism building. 2. The inauguration of two President Ho statues in Tuyen Quang and Ho Chi Minh City The first one, unveiled in May at Nguyen Tat Thanh Square in Tuyen Quang city, was presented … [Read more...] about Nhandan Newspaper – Top nine fine arts and photography events in 2015 announced
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Fine art exhibition Destination II opens
Nhan Dan Online – Fine art exhibition, ‘Destination II’, opened this afternoon at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, No.66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Hanoi. Under the theme ‘Inner Freedom’, the exhibition showcases 38 new works of art from fine art photographers, artists and painters from America, Malaysia and Vietnam called Atiqah Yusof, Yusof Ghani, Zaim Bin Durusalam, Awang Damid Ahmad, John D'Agostino, Larry D'Attilio, Brant Kingman, Ngo Hai Yen, Ngo Van Sac and Dang Tu Thu. Most of the works on exhibit reference portraiture in some way, with multi-faced portraits by Brant Kingman, eyes beholding obsession by Dang Tu Thu, mask-like portraits by Yusof Ghani and faces displaying emotion from happiness to sadness by Ngo Van Sac. "The art works take the public to a world of freedom in one's spirit", said Thao, a visitor. The highlight of the exhibition is John D'Agostino’s works, which are abstract expressions derived from the glass creations of Louis … [Read more...] about Fine art exhibition Destination II opens
Fine art, handicraft exports rise
Le Phuc Thinh, deputy director of Sai Gon Palm Ltd Company in HCM City, said his company had signed export contracts with two partners in Australia and New Zealand. The company would export eight containers of handicrafts made from water hyacinth to the two countries. The company had also been engaged in negotiations with other partners from Spain, Egypt, Japan and Estonia, Thinh said. He noted that existing foreign partners had also increased their orders. The company currently exports 5-7 containers of furniture every month, which is three containers higher than exports during the same period last year. "Export contracts signed to date have already ensured that there will be enough work for the company during the first half of this year," he said. Hung Thai Ltd Company in Binh Duong Province had also secured deals to export wooden clogs to European countries, said Thai Van Anh Hung, the company director. The company had increased its exports of wooden clogs to Singapore, Indonesia … [Read more...] about Fine art, handicraft exports rise
Special centre to validate fine arts
by Le Huong Marked as art: An audience looks at a painting by the late painter Tran Van Can at an exhibition featuring Can's works in Ha Noi. — VNS Photo Doan Tung The Vietnamese fine-arts world has been plagued by fake paintings, raising the necessity for a special centre to concentrate on verifying artwork. Vietnamese fine arts may be rather young in comparison with other countries, but it still remains susceptible to forgeries and trade in fake paintings. Painter Nguyen Duc Hoa, son of popular painter Nguyen Trong Hop, was once invited to examine a painting said to be his father's work at a collector's house. He discovered the painting was a fake as soon as he saw a title that read: Da Lat - 1967. "This was nonsense because my dad has never been to Da Lat [in the Central Highlands]. And in 1967 my family was evacuated to Ha Bac Province [former Bac Ninh and Bac Giang provinces in northern Viet nam] to avoid American bombs," Hoa said, "The painting is surely a fake." The … [Read more...] about Special centre to validate fine arts
An American who gave wings to Vietnamese fine art
The Hanoi Times - "I have fallen under the spell of Vietnamese paintings," Judith Hughes Day, an American gallery owner said of the passion which has been the center of her life for the past 15 years. Hughes Day first saw Vietnamese art in the late 1980s when the country had just emerged from its subsidy period, when government coupons were mostly used instead of currency. At the time, Vietnamese contemporary art was still relatively unknown outside of Vietnam. Charmed by the beauty of the artworks, Day began collecting paintings from many obscure Vietnamese artists. Things took a drastic turn in 1992 when Day and her friends opened a gallery in Hong Kong dedicated to Vietnamese paintings. With its distinctive Vietnamese name, "La Vong", the gallery was one of the first international galleries to give wings to the development of Vietnamese contemporary fine art. "La Vong" soon gained significant success as many of its first clients were curious about the artworks as well as … [Read more...] about An American who gave wings to Vietnamese fine art