Korean folk paintings displayed in Hanoi

Nearly 50 folk paintings drawn by Korean artist are being displayed at the Korean Cultural Centre in Hanoi.
Korean folk paintings displayed in Hanoi ảnh 1Moon, Sun and Five Mountains by Lim Eunjung (Source: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) - Nearly 50 folk paintings drawn by Korean artist are being displayed atthe KoreanCultural Centre in Hanoi. 

Entitled “TuongLai Nhin Tu Qua Khu” (Future from The Past), the exhibition showsaspirations and dreams of Korean people in different periods through varioustopics of nature, daily life and young woman. 

“Folk paintingsfeature happiness," said Song Chang-soo, deputy president of theKorean Folk Painting Association.  "I hope this exhibition will be anopportunity for the Republic of Korea (RoK) and Vietnam to promote exchangesthrough traditional paintings."

The paintings weredrawn by 46 artists from the Korean Folk Painting Association. Thecolourful artwork show joy, happiness and excitement in life as seenfrom different angles with contemporary creativity of each artist.

The Korean FolkPainting Association is the largest art organisation in Korea and has 1,500members. It's performance is to maintain, preserve and promote Korean folkpaintings.

The exhibition, whichwill run until February 25, is organised by the Korean Cultural Centre incollaboration with the Korean Folk Painting Association, and is an opportunityfor the RoK and Vietnam to promote cultural exchanges through traditional finearts./.
VNA

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