Du Kien An gouache painting by Pham Viet Hong Lam. (Photo: VNA) The exhibition, entitled Spring Colours, includes nearly 60 paintings selectedfrom the Modern Art Collection of the museum and is held to celebrate Tet(Lunar New Year).
"Through the artists’ perspectives and artistic language, typical featuresof spring in different regions across the country are vividly depicted,"said Nguyen Anh Minh, the museum's director. "The country’s naturallandscapes are poetically portrayed in these works showing the love for thehomeland of the artists."
The paintings were created in different periods of history and by variouspopular artists from the Indochina Art generation including Tran Van Can,Nguyen Van Ty and Tran Dinh Tho, to the younger generations such as Nguyen TrongKiem, Pham Viet Hong Lam, Nguyen Ba Thi and Vo Luong Nhi.
Exhibition goers will notice popular destinations in Hanoi like Hang Ma street,Ngoc Ha Flower Village or Dong Da Mound, as well as familiar scenes in thecountryside like small villages, trees and coconut groves, from the mountainousprovinces of Lang Son and Cao Bang with famous historical sites including KarlMarx Mountain, Ban Gioc Waterfall and Pac Bo Cave to the midlands and coastalareas.
Gouache painting Dua Kien An (Kien An Coconut) by veteran Pham Viet Hong Lam iseye-catching at the exhibition with hot oranges and bright and bold pinks.
"This is one of my favourite paintings," said artist Lam.
"I drew the painting from sketches that I made when I took my students foran internship in Kien An district in the northern city of Hai Phong. I like itbecause it is my memory and it characterises the land."
Dua Kien An was displayed at National Fine Arts Exhibition in 1986 and themuseum collected it after the exhibition.
Spring and country themes are endless inspirations for artists. Spring givespeople the colours of joy and vitality with the plants sprouting.
Artist Vo Luong Nhi has a chance to see her work after nearly 30 years in themuseum collection.
"It is a happy moment for me," she said at the exhibition's openingceremony.
"It is a thrill to see my painting at the museum. I'm very moved andsurprised because when I finished the painting it was displayed at an exhibitionand the museum bought it. The colour of the painting has not changed showingthat it has been kept in good condition at the museum.
The exhibition is a pleasant and auspicious gift that brings best wishes andgood luck for the New Year to everyone, according to museum director Minh.
The exhibition runs until February 15 at 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc street./.
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