The Adventures of Metal in Contemporary Art

The exhibition "Dinh Phong Painting and Sculpture" by artist Dinh Phong takes place from now until December 14, at Art Space (Vietnam University of Fine Arts, 42 Yet Kieu Street, Hanoi).

Exhibition visitors

The exhibition displays 31 paintings and sculptures, the result of more than 5 years of intense artistic work by artist Dinh Phong.

Exhibition visitors

In this exhibition, Dinh Phong strongly switched from familiar acrylic materials to metal, mainly copper, stainless steel combined with steel mesh, burning, grinding, acid etching techniques... creating a new visual surface.

Curator Vu Huy Thong assessed that the shift to "metal language" helps the work achieve depth in material, evoking associations of time, traces and a strong visual force field.

Works on display at the exhibition

The exhibition features nearly 15 large paintings (some over 10m²) and 17 metal sculptures of various sizes. The solid-void, light-dark, large-small structures operate like a constantly changing visual energy flow, demonstrating Dinh Phong's enthusiastic artistic work.

Artist Dinh Phong

Sharing about the exhibition, artist Dinh Phong said: “I work with materials when they inspire me. Creativity for me always belongs to the present.”

He also said he wanted to bring the exhibition to Ho Chi Minh City if he could find a suitable space.

The exhibition is open to the public and is considered one of the notable art activities at the end of 2025 in Hanoi .

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Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/cuoc-phieu-luu-cua-kim-loai-trong-nghe-thuat-duong-dai-post826585.html