Admire the works of young author Hoang Thanh Khiem born in 2009

Painter Le Viet Trung (born 1982), lecturer at the Faculty of Fine Arts, shared: “I have loved drawing since I was a child because I had a cousin who drew very well. My father sent me to study drawing, participated in drawing competitions at gifted classes at children's homes at all levels, and then stuck with fine arts until now”. Painting came to Trung as if it was "destined by heaven", but in fact it was because of the living environment. Therefore, when he chose Hue to develop, he matured quickly. During his time studying for a master's degree in Visual Arts at Mahsarakham University, Thailand, he researched and experimented with different materials on traditional silk, such as pencil, dye, Chinese ink... experimented with separating silk paintings into many layers, allowing light to pass through the layers of images and the pieces of fabric rolled inside, making the silk more vivid. From those experiments, he created many works with a unique style.

“There are many failed works, but that is the path to successful works. These experiments help stimulate my interest and creativity, creating the Viet Trung of today,” said Mr. Trung. With his silk works, Mr. Trung has won many awards, such as the 2010 Outstanding Artistic Work Award - Thua Thien Hue Union of Literature and Arts Associations (work “Son 01”); the pen-on-silk work “Friend” won the Encouragement Award at the 2014 Young Fine Arts Festival…

Winning the propaganda painting prize in the mine prevention competition in Quang Tri province was an early memory of Phan Le Chung (lecturer at Hue University of Arts), opening his "love affair" with fine arts. The exchanges between the three regions of Hue - Hanoi - Ho Chi Minh City in the art meetings in the ancient capital made Phan Le Chung become a painter without realizing it. Passionate and inquisitive, he always seeks new directions. In the community art project "The Story of the River", artist Phan Le Chung used photo-voice art to tell the hidden things inside the Perfume River through photos taken by the boatmen, students and young photographers in Hue.

“I chose photography as a medium because it captures direct, current images. I disseminated basic knowledge, mostly how to use photographic equipment, to a group of students at Van Quat Dong Primary School, a group of boat residents, and groups of artists and students who already had knowledge of photography, and then asked these people to take photos of the Huong River,” Chung shared. The “perfect coordination” between images and sounds gave him creative products, ending with an exhibition that attracted a large number of viewers.

Painter Phan Le Chung commented: “Young artists in Hue are very dynamic and creative in finding new materials in their creative experiments. Not only exploring material techniques on canvas but also experimenting with many contemporary art materials such as installation, performance, video art…”. Painter Chung’s comment is understandable because the academic environment in Hue is quite dense. Many generations of artists choose Hue because of the poetic and romantic beauty of the land and people of this land, the pace of life in Hue is also slow but it is a slow pace of depth and tranquility.

Not only painter Viet Trung or Le Chung, many other young artists of the ancient capital have soon reaped success in their artistic journey. Their works are more unique and diverse with new forms and materials such as installation art, visual photography, video art, bamboo graphics, printed graphics, paperblock, welded iron mica... Young artists of Hue are always diligently researching, exploring, and experimenting with many different genres, bringing new perspectives with profound perspectives from many sides.

According to statistics of painter Le Ba Cang - Vice President of Hue City Fine Arts Association, some notable solo exhibitions with artistic innovations include "Giao cam" - 2013 by painter Dang Thu An; "Vong lac" - 2015 by painter Nguyen Phuc Quy; "Loi tho tho" - 2016 by painter Phan Le Chung; "The Scars" - 2012, "Ngay qua ngay" - 2015 by painter Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai... Painter Cang believes that each exhibition has personal imprints from the effort to explore new things, which are extremely valuable artistic values.

Article and photos: PHUOC CHAU

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