"Hanoi I love" - Unique painting book by a person who loves Hanoi

Baoquocte.vn. On the occasion of the 69th anniversary of the Liberation of the Capital, the National Archives Center III (Department of State Records and Archives) has just collaborated with artist Ngoc Linh to launch the painting book series Hanoi I Love.

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Painting book series 'Hanoi I love' by artist Ngoc Linh. (Source: Organizing Committee)

The special feature of this set of miniatures is that artist Ngoc Linh directly painted with oil paint on the surface of the lottery tickets printed on silk paper left over at the end of the day. The works have 2 sizes of 7 x 10cm and 10 x 14cm (2 sheets combined) and artist Ngoc Linh bound them into a small sketchbook that fits in the palm of your hand. With a mini bike and a cute drawing set, the artist has traveled and painted familiar little corners of Hanoi.

Artist Ngoc Linh came to the path of fine arts by chance, as if by fate. During a trip to Thai Nguyen , he met artist Tran Van Can who was painting and learned that there was a resistance art class enrolling students, personally taught by artist To Ngoc Van (1950-1954), he was determined to study.

Talking about her love for Hanoi, artist Ngoc Linh shared: “Hanoi is a place I am attached to and love, I am very afraid of losing all the old streets of Hanoi. If I do not paint, future generations, Vietnamese people living abroad will not know how beautiful Hanoi used to be. Mr. Phai (famous artist Bui Xuan Phai) paints nostalgic old streets, but I choose a pure, beautiful, fresh Hanoi. Now that I am still healthy, I must continue to paint, and Hanoi will always be an endless source of creative inspiration for me.”

The original of the miniatures of Hanoi was displayed at the event. (Source: Organizing Committee )

In nearly 140 paintings, looking back, there are most of the landmarks of Hanoi. Those are the relics of Thang Long - Hanoi with Tran Quoc Pagoda, Quan Su Pagoda, Quan Thanh Temple, Voi Phuc Temple, Cau Nhi Temple next to the boat house of West Lake... Those are the tiled roofs in Phat Loc alley, the majestic architecture of the Indochina period with the Great Church, Cua Bac Church... Those are the poetic corners around the lake such as Ngoc Son Temple, But Tower, The Huc Bridge... Even the rows of trees that contribute to the beauty of Hanoi such as the nine-rooted Indian laurel tree leaning over a corner of Hoan Kiem Lake, the banyan tree on Thuy Khue street, the milk flower tree on Thien Quang lake...

Artist Ngoc Linh was born on October 30, 1930, his real name is Vi Van Bich, the grandson of Vi Van Dinh - Governor of Ha Dong (old), belonging to the generation of resistance artists. At the age of 16, the young man Vi Van Bich packed his bags and followed his father to ATK (Thai Nguyen), following President Ho Chi Minh 's call for national resistance. Since joining the Revolution, he did not use his real name Vi Van Bich, but took the pseudonym Ngoc Linh. Later, he signed his works, also keeping the name Ngoc Linh.

Painter Ngoc Linh (93 years old) shares about the miniature painting series "Hanoi I love". (Source: Organizing Committee)

The art-loving public knows painter Ngoc Linh with many typical works, full of vitality like the mountains and forests, with the ego and freedom to create like the sky of his homeland: The days I dreamed (Powder, 1969), The paths the deer took (Silk, 1988), Spring (Lacquer, 2001) and a series of sketches of more than 100 portraits of artists. Painter Ngoc Linh is also the person who keeps a lot of documents about the artists of the resistance class...

He used to work at the Vietnam Feature Film Studio, in charge of art for many famous films, such as A Phu's Wife (developed from 1959, completed in 1972, directed by Mai Loc), Chung mot dong song (directed by Nguyen Hong Nghi, Pham Ky Nam, 1959), Sao thang tam (1976, directed by Tran Dac).

Painter Ngoc Linh was awarded the title of Meritorious Artist in 1993. He is a member of the Vietnam Fine Arts Association, Hanoi Fine Arts Association, Vietnam Cinema Association and has won many domestic and international fine arts awards...

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