More than 3 thousand portraits of heroic Vietnamese mothers by female artist Dang Ai Viet have been digitized.

(PLVN) - The website "Portraits of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers" (address: https://chandungme.vn/) has digitized more than 3,000 portraits of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers made by female artist Dang Ai Viet from 2010 to present.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025), on April 11, the Standing Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Youth Union coordinated with the Department of Science and Technology of Ho Chi Minh City to organize an exchange program with female artist Dang Ai Viet and introduce the website "Portrait of Vietnamese Heroic Mother".

Female artist Dang Ai Viet has been tirelessly traveling across the country for more than 10 years to paint portraits of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers with the dream that the sacred memories of the nation can continue to spread to the future. After more than 10 years of traveling across the country to paint portraits of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, the "asset" of female artist Dang Ai Viet has reached more than 3,000 paintings.

In August 2019, the Ho Chi Minh City Geographic Information System Application Center under the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Science and Technology decided to digitize and archive portraits of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, because they not only have artistic value, but are also valuable spiritual assets, contributing to educating the tradition of patriotism for future generations. The project was implemented from January 2020.

The website “Portraits of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers” (address: https://chandungme.vn/) has digitized more than 3,000 portraits of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers made by female artist Dang Ai Viet from 2010 to present.

In addition to the portraits of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers, the website also includes pages introducing each photo, the stories of the mothers, and the circumstances surrounding the portraits. This is not simply an information page, but a convenient archive, contributing to the propagation and education of love for the homeland, country, and national pride to all classes of people.

Some works are posted on the website "Portrait of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers".

Source chandungme.vn

At the launch of the website “Portraits of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers” on April 11, female artist Dang Ai Viet shared that the website was born as a realization of her dream because paintings on paper cannot be kept for long. Digitizing and preserving these portraits is for the younger generations, so that they can see and remember the sacrifices of their predecessors for the bright future of the country today and tomorrow.

Photo source: Vietnam Women's Museum

Female painter Dang Ai Viet (Dang Thi Bong) was born on November 16, 1948, in Tan Binh commune, Cai Lay district, Tien Giang province. With a love for art, the simplicity of the land and people of her homeland, in 1963 she became an actress of the My Tho Provincial Arts Troupe at the age of 15.

After completing the short-term Liberation Painting course in July 1964, she returned to work at the Women's Liberation Newspaper. After graduating from the Ho Chi Minh City University of Fine Arts in 1981, she became a teacher at the Cambodian School of Culture and Arts and spent 20 years teaching at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Fine Arts. Retiring in 2003, she actively participated in social activities and was a member of the Executive Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Association for the Support of the Disabled and Orphans.

From February 19, 2010 to present, she has been continuing to carry out the art work of sketching portraits of living Vietnamese Heroic Mothers across the country with more than 3,000 works. In 2010, 2011 and 2013, she was recognized by the Vietnam Records Center and the Asia Records Book as the first woman to use a Chaly motorbike to travel across 63 provinces and cities to sketch portraits of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers and the person who drew the most portraits of Vietnamese Heroic Mothers. On April 14, 2021, she was honored to be awarded the title "Hero of Labor in the Renovation Period" according to Decision No. 2015/QD-CTN dated November 13, 2020 of the President.

“What I paint are not the mothers' faces but their souls,” according to female artist Dang Ai Viet.

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