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A group of 52 artists from HCM City is presenting an overview of current lacquer paintings at their exhibition at the HCM City Fine Arts College.
A group of 52 artists from HCMCity is presenting an overview of current lacquer paintings at theirexhibition at the HCM City Fine Arts College.

Son Mai SaiGon 2011 (Sai Gon Lacquer) features more than 50 works in differentstyles, using the traditional material of lacquer.

Being anative of the northern province of Ha Tay (now part of Hanoi ),the influence of Le Xuan Chieu's birthplace can be seen in his artworks.

The lecturer of the HCM City Fine Arts Collegehighlighted work is Ho Guom (Sword Lake), featuring Vietnamese girlsin traditional costume ao dai (traditional long dress) at Ho Guom, alandmark of Hanoi .

Like Chieu, landscapes andbeautiful women are also sources of inspiration of veteran artists like83-year-old Hoang Tram's Ha Long (Ha Long Bay) and Ca Le Dung's Xom CauVan (Cau Van Village).

This year's exhibition featuresworks of artists born in the 1980s, including students of the Fine ArtsCollege Tran Thi Ngoc Linh and Vu Thi Thuy Dung.

Theyoungest participant, Linh of the college, brings a modern breath andimage 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 ofthe lunar calendar, the day that honours the memory of the ancestor whofounded Vietnamese lacquer-making.

The exhibition remainsopen until February 12 at the Applied Arts Gallery at HCM City Fine ArtsCollege, 5 Phan Dang Luu Street, Binh Thanh District./.

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