59 precious paintings at the exhibition 'Ho Chi Minh

On the morning of August 21, the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts opened a special exhibition entitled Ho Chi Minh - a portrait of a man. The exhibition was organized by the Vietnam Museum of Fine Arts in collaboration with the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts, with priceless works about beloved Uncle Ho.

- Ảnh 1. — Tong Van So, also known as Nguyen Ai Quoc, at the time of his arrest in Hong Kong in June 1931.

- Ảnh 2. — Portrait of Nguyen Ai Quoc (Tong Van So) during his detention in Hong Kong prison in 1931

- Ảnh 3. — President Ho Chi Minh visited a kindergarten class in the Viet Bac resistance base on May 19, 1953.

- Ảnh 4. — Despite being busy with "a thousand and one things", President Ho Chi Minh still spent precious time reading books.

The exhibition depicts the parallel images of an outstanding leader and an ordinary man.

With the consistent theme of President Ho Chi Minh's revolutionary activities, the works recreate his great journey, from the early days of finding a way to save the country to the heroic historical milestones of the nation.

The special feature in the works of artist Dao Trong Ly is the parallel depiction of an outstanding leader along with a simple man, full of love for the people in everyday life. Each work is the crystallization of the artist's deep love, expressed through the language of painting, based on historical documents and inspired by Uncle Ho's moral example.

The life and revolutionary career of President Ho Chi Minh has always been a source of inspiration for artists' creations. Through different painting styles and artistic techniques, each work of art reflects the artist's sincere love and admiration for Uncle Ho. He always lives forever in every Vietnamese person, whether living in the country or abroad.

- Ảnh 5. — Ho Chi Minh City residents moved by the exhibition *Ho Chi Minh - portrait of a man*

- Ảnh 6. — Delegates and guests participated in experiencing creative activities taking place at the gallery.

The exhibition Ho Chi Minh - portrait of a man also reflects a special perspective through 21 propaganda paintings, most of which were created during the period 1969 - 1980. The image of President Ho Chi Minh is an endless source of inspiration, appearing throughout the works to celebrate the country's major holidays such as National Day September 2, Uncle Ho's birthday May 19 and National Reunification Day April 30.

The propaganda paintings impress with their unique graphic genre, using concise, condensed visual language, basic and strong color tones when focusing on lines, when focusing on shapes, creating richness and liveliness for each work, conveying political messages but rich in aesthetics.

The exhibition is open until September 5 at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts (97A Pho Duc Chinh, Ben Thanh Ward, Ho Chi Minh City).