Carving Uncle Ho's portrait with lotus leaves to celebrate his birthday

Celebrating the 132nd birthday of beloved Uncle Ho (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2022), artisan Le Van Nghia (commonly known as Bay Nghia, 62 years old, residing in Hung Loi Dong hamlet, Long Hung B commune, Lap Vo district, Dong Thap ) carved a portrait of Uncle Ho using lotus leaves and widely introduced it to viewers.

Portrait of Uncle Ho made by artisan Bay Nghia from lotus leaves and lotus veins

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For a long time, artist Bay Nghia has been known as a “wizard” of lotus paintings. He has created hundreds of portraits of leaders, famous people, and landscapes of his homeland… which have resonated both domestically and internationally.

In particular, every year, on Uncle Ho's birthday, Mr. Bay Nghia shows his love and respect by depicting Uncle Ho's portrait. The paintings he makes in 3D from lotus leaves become vivid and realistic in every line.

Portrait of Uncle Ho is made in 3D from unique lotus leaf material

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Mr. Nghia said that for the portrait of Uncle Ho, after completing the shape, he transformed the lotus leaves and lotus veins according to the sketched position on the painting frame. In addition, he had to look at the image, feel it for a long time and carefully to deeply engrave the special details in Uncle Ho's appearance such as the high forehead, bright, deep eyes, and kind smile... when attaching the painting.

Uncle Ho's portrait is made from lotus leaves, veins and lotus bushes.

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“The most difficult step in portrait painting is to create the ‘spirit’, which means to depict the ‘soul’ of each character. Therefore, depending on each person, there will be very unique features on the face, so it is necessary to highlight, exaggerate details or reduce them according to the spirit of each character,” Mr. Bay Nghia shared.

Portrait of Uncle Ho made from tendons and lotus dust

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The portraits of Uncle Ho are combined by artisan Bay Nghia with lotus leaves, dust, and lotus veins to create a familiar and simple image of the father of the nation. Due to the high level of meticulousness required, as well as depending on the theme of each painting, it takes from 3 to 15 days to complete a painting.

High forehead, bright, deep eyes, kind smile... are clearly shown by lotus leaf material.

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In addition to lotus material, artisan Bay Nghia also makes portraits of Uncle Ho from cajuput bark.

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Artisan Bay Nghia shows his respect for the father of the country through portraits of Uncle Ho.

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“This year, Uncle Ho’s birthday coincides with the first Dong Thap Lotus Festival (May 19-21). Through this, I want to introduce to domestic and foreign tourists the typical materials of my homeland that create unique artistic values,” said Mr. Nghia.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/khac-hoa-chan-dung-bac-ho-bang-la-sen-mung-ngay-sinh-nhat-bac-1851460145.htm