The exhibition titled Hanh Van Hoa Canh (Travelling and Painting)includes 101 paintings.
Half of the works feature landscapes where the artist has travelled in Vietnam since2010, including Ha Long Bay, Phu Quoc Islands, Mui Ne Beach, Da Nang, Hanoi andHCM City.
“The country has rivers, mountains and beaches which have been a greatinspiration for my paintings,” said Yi.
Vietnamese fishermen, workers and the elderly are featured in the paintings.
Yi said he hoped the exhibition would improve understanding between Vietnameseand Chinese artists and people, and introduce a beautiful Vietnam to theChinese people.
He is also showing paintings of China, which depict ancient villages and scenesof nature and locals in Hangzhou city, Lishui city, Naxun town and Shaoxing cityin Zhejiang province.
Yi studied multimedia arts at the China Academy of Art, studying contemporaryart concepts and forms. He has also worked in video and installation.
However, after graduation, he returned to painting, and then took a post-graduateprogramme in watercolour painting at the China Academy of Art.
Yi studied with famous Chinese contemporary artists An Xin and Ren Zhizhong.
He has travelled to European countries such as France, Spain, Italy andPortugal to learn more about watercolour painting.
His exhibition in HCM City is organised by the Vietnam – China CulturalExchange Club and the city’s Fine Arts Museum to celebrate the 68th anniversaryof the establishment of Vietnam – China diplomatic relations.
At the opening ceremony on February 2 in HCM City, Nguyen Van Tinh, Chairman ofthe Vietnam – China Cultural Exchange Club, said: “The exhibition of Chineseartist Chen Yi is a meaningful people-to-people exchange which contributes tothe friendship and understanding between the peoples of Việt Nam and China.”
The event was held in Hanoi last October. In HCM City, it will be open untilFebruary 8 at 97A Pho Duc Chinh street in District 1.-VNA