Their time to shine
Son Mai Sai
Gon 2011 (Sai Gon Lacquer) features more than 50 works in different
styles, using the traditional material of lacquer.
Being a
native of the northern province of Ha Tay (now part of Hanoi ),
the influence of Le Xuan Chieu's birthplace can be seen in his art
works.
The lecturer of the HCM City Fine Arts College
highlighted work is Ho Guom (Sword Lake), featuring Vietnamese girls
in traditional costume ao dai (traditional long dress) at Ho Guom, a
landmark of Hanoi .
Like Chieu, landscapes and
beautiful women are also sources of inspiration of veteran artists like
83-year-old Hoang Tram's Ha Long (Ha Long Bay) and Ca Le Dung's Xom Cau
Van (Cau Van Village).
This year's exhibition features
works of artists born in the 1980s, including students of the Fine Arts
College Tran Thi Ngoc Linh and Vu Thi Thuy Dung.
The
youngest participant, Linh of the college, brings a modern breath and
image to her lacquer work. Linh's Toi Dang Lang Nghe (I Am Listening)
portrays a girl in modern clothes listening to music with an earphone.
Held for the first time last year, the event falls on December 21 of
the lunar calendar, the day that honours the memory of the ancestor who
founded Vietnamese lacquer-making.
The exhibition remains
open until February 12 at the Applied Arts Gallery at HCM City Fine Arts
College, 5 Phan Dang Luu Street, Binh Thanh District./.