Nguyen Thanh's painting at the exhibition (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – Twenty eight oil paintings featuring the artist’s anxietyabout the air pollution and its impact on the human body are on showcase inHanoi.
Subjectswear masks to filter out pollution, or else show skin chapped like a field in adrought. Some are flaccid and fatigued, showing the human toll of pollution. The art works are made by Nguyen Thanh, a self-taughtpainter, who has always wanted to bring his own daily experience and feelingsinto his paintings.
“Theenvironment is exactly what is happening around you, how you feel about the airthat you breathe, the food that you eat, the water you drink,” Thanh said.
Throughthe paintings, Thanh wants to send a message to others to protect theenvironment, the atmosphere, food hygiene, ect.
Airpollution is becoming more severe in Hanoi, particularly during summer time. Thehigh level of air pollution is the result of factories, constructions andparticularly a large number of cars and motorcycles in the city that havecrossed their expiry dates. These vehicles are seriously polluting theenvironment. Hanoian people wear masks everywhere on the streets. Many evenchoose to stay indoor to avoid air pollution.
The paintings show how pollution is changing the connection between mankind and the nature. They also draw a scenario of how badly the mankind will be taken away from the nature because of pollution.
RenataGreplova, a Czech visitor said she came to the exhibition for its theme, whichis not very a favourite subject in art making.
“The paintings I think very good, very strong expression and I like it. I amvery happy that some artists are able to address this issue,” Greplova said.
Sheexpressed her concern about the environmental problem in big cities, hopingthat the publicity of the exhibition will help make people change their habitsto protect the environment.
NguyenThanh has spent most of his career to paint in a variety of styles ranging fromrealism to expressionism. He spent a year painstakingly creating the works in the show. The exhibition will run until November 4 at VICASArt Studio in Hanoi.-VNA
“The paintings I think very good, very strong expression and I like it. I amvery happy that some artists are able to address this issue,” Greplova said.
Sheexpressed her concern about the environmental problem in big cities, hopingthat the publicity of the exhibition will help make people change their habitsto protect the environment.
NguyenThanh has spent most of his career to paint in a variety of styles ranging fromrealism to expressionism. He spent a year painstakingly creating the works in the show. The exhibition will run until November 4 at VICASArt Studio in Hanoi.-VNA
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