Vietnamese art in dialogue with Japanese Ukiyo-e paintings

On August 26, at the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam (27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi ), the exhibition "Dialogue with Ukiyo-e paintings" will take place.

The exhibition displays 37 works by 34 Vietnamese artists, including painter Trieu Khac Tien, painter Trieu Minh Hai and the Puppets Studio group, along with 22 young artists who are studying at the Faculty of Painting of the Vietnam University of Fine Arts.

The exhibition “Dialogue with Ukiyo-e Paintings” takes place from August 26 to September 15, 2024. Photo: Japan Foundation

The works are made of a variety of materials including silk, lacquer, ceramics, do paper, installations, and animations, bringing more opportunities for audiences who love this genre of painting, as well as those interested in the unique and surprisingly interesting creations of the young generation of Vietnamese creators.

This exhibition is a continuation of the project “From tradition to tradition” which was started and launched in Hanoi in 2020.

According to the project curator - lecturer Nguyen The Son (School of Interdisciplinary Sciences and Arts), during the boom of "Japonism" in Europe in the 19th century, the unique way of expressing space and using colors in Ukiyo-e paintings made a strong impression on many famous Western artists such as Monet, Cézanne and Renoir - who later created many works of art greatly influenced by Ukiyo-e.

More than 100 years later, this time young Vietnamese artists have taken on a new challenge to create artworks inspired by Ukiyo-e, but still preserving Vietnamese traditions.

Through many times of research and interaction with Hang Trong paintings, the project "From tradition to tradition" has developed and launched many exhibitions in the past 3 years.

Traditional Vietnamese painting materials such as silk, lacquer, and do paper have been in dialogue with Hang Trong paintings to create new traditions with the shape and spirit of the young generation in the new era.

Exhibition "Dialogue with Ukiyo-e paintings" in Hoi An August 2024

With the collaboration of artist Le Dinh Nghien, this project has continued when transitioning to a line of sophisticated woodcut paintings, synthesizing the skills and minds of the creative painters along with the woodcarvers and printers. The project wants to go further by pushing the inspiration of cross-cultural and cross-national dialogues.

Previously, the project "Dialogue with Ukiyo-e paintings" was successfully launched at the Temple of Literature in January 2024 and continued to be introduced to the public within the framework of the 20th Hoi An - Japan Cultural Exchange Week in Hoi An, August 2024.

T.Toan

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