There is a painful life in the paintings of the winning artists of the UOB Painting of the Year 2023 competition - Photo: T.DIEU
But as the President of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association Luong Xuan Doan - also a judge of the UOB Painting of the Year 2023 competition - said, whether fierce or gentle, it is the most sincere voice of the artist, the young painter's heart about today's life sent into the work.
The 8 winning works along with 14 other outstanding works by the 8 winning artists of the competition not only have many new discoveries in the form of expression such as spray paint on the hood, oil paint on canvas and tie, oil wax and punching...
They also impress with the content of their works, which convey many profound messages about people, culture and contemporary society.
Painter Trinh Minh Tien with his work Thuy Phu, which won the highest prize in the UOB Painting of the year contest - Photo: NVCC
Thuy Phu - a work by Trinh Minh Tien that won the top prize of the UOB Painting of the year 2023 Award, Established Artist category - was spray-painted by the artist on the hood of a car.
Those who know this 40-year-old Hanoi artist will understand that painting on car hoods is a new creation that this artist has pursued for many years.
Thuy Phu depicts the image of Hanoi Cathedral in the rain reflected on the car window, with two layers of cover, evoking the cultural layers that overlap over time and social changes. This church was originally built on the foundation of Bao Thien tower of Bao Thien pagoda.
The work evokes thoughts and questions about the hidden value conflicts in the movement of history and society.
Painting of living beings 1 by Pham Tran Viet Nam - Gold prize in the category of Famous Artists
Painting of Living Beings 1 by artist Pham Tran Viet Nam (gold prize in the category of Famous Artists) is a dense network of human faces, faces filled with suffering.
Pham Tran Viet Nam's thoughts about the times and "living beings" are expressed through impressive, sculptural paintings using techniques such as sewing, embroidering, joining pieces of canvas together, and punching holes on the canvas before painting them.
Lai Dieu Ha's Slow Reality - Silver Prize in the Established Artist category
Lai Dieu Ha again depicts the current fast-paced, tiring reality with the message Slow Down Reality (silver prize in the category of Famous Artists).
The brightly colored work, with its creations from ties, actually evokes the loneliness of people in the dizzying pace of today's society.
Lost by Nguyen Huu Tang - bronze prize in the Promising Artist category
Lost by artist Nguyen Huu Tang (bronze winner in the Promising Artist category) is a call to end cruelty to animals for luxury fashion .
The painting shows images of hunted animals, fur ripped from the bodies of innocent animals.
My Grandmother by Nguyen Anh Vu
But even though life today is tiring, there are still small gentle moments. Those gentle moments are also lovingly painted by some young artists.
Like the moment of bending down next to flowers in the work "Bending Down is Flowers" by Lai Dieu Ha, or the memory of grandmother as a vase of flowers and a tray of five fruits on Tet holiday in the work "My Grandmother" by Nguyen Anh Vu...
According to Mr. Doan, young artists deserve to be recognized for their efforts to find today's stories to put into their works, not hiding behind their predecessors.
He encouraged young people to be confident and courageous in drawing the life they are witnessing, drawing their own generation's story.
The exhibition lasts until March 31 and will continue at the Hue Museum of Fine Arts, Hue City from April 17 to 30.
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