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Are paintings by Vietnamese artists more attractive and soulful than those of Thai and Indonesian artists?

According to artist Dang Xuan Hoa, although the UOB Painting of the Year contest came to Vietnam later than in Thailand, Singapore, and Indonesia, the quality of Vietnamese artists' works is not inferior, and is even more captivating and soulful.

Báo Tuổi TrẻBáo Tuổi Trẻ07/05/2025

Tranh của các họa sĩ Việt Nam lôi cuốn, có hồn hơn của Thái Lan, Indonesia? - Ảnh 1.

Painter Dang Xuan Hoa (right) and painter Ngo Van Sac (silver prize winner in the Famous Artist category of the UOB 2024 competition) shared at the discussion - Photo: T.DIEU

Painter Dang Xuan Hoa - Chairman of the Painting Arts Council, Vietnam Fine Arts Association, head of the jury of the third UOB Painting of the Year Vietnam 2025 competition - shared at the discussion on Contemporary on Heritage on May 7 in Hanoi .

The discussion was held at the exhibition space of the winning and finalist works of the 2nd UOB Painting of the Year Vietnam 2024 competition at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum.

Vietnamese painting "has more soul"

Mr. Dang Xuan Hoa said that we joined the UOB competition a bit late compared to other countries in the region (just starting in 2023), but the artistic quality of the UOB Vietnam competition compared to the quality of UOB competitions in other countries in the Southeast Asian region is not inferior.

Even from a certain perspective, our contemporary art is more attractive, stronger with a larger team, expressing the Vietnamese soul more deeply, not easily mixed.

"Thai, Singaporean, and Indonesian artists paint with familiar tones and good works, but their perspective is no longer new.

The works of Vietnamese artists are more fresh and have more soul. That is the strength of Vietnamese art, very emotional and soulful.

You are strong in technique, but to make an impression on viewers, the soul must be the deciding factor," said artist Dang Xuan Hoa.

He said that when judging the UOB competition, he also prioritized works with modern thinking but must contain soul.

Tranh của các họa sĩ Việt Nam lôi cuốn, có hồn hơn của Thái Lan, Indonesia? - Ảnh 2.

Painter Dang Xuan Hoa (right) shares at the discussion - Photo: Organizing Committee

Composing with gratitude for art

Regarding the thinking of artists today, painter Dang Xuan Hoa worries that the current era of information chaos due to too much information also greatly affects the thinking of artists.

He saw many young artists with good vision but when it came to specific works, they were confused and lacked a distinct perspective to express their views. They were greedy for many things in their works.

"With just a mobile phone, artists can see the whole world . If they don't have enough professional skills, they will be easily influenced. That influence is good for the moment, but in the long run, it will damage the artist," said Dang Xuan Hoa.

He gave advice to young artists that they must be truly thirsty and eager to create new things, and must work harder if they hope to touch the eyes and emotions of viewers.

And artists must not let society's aesthetic taste influence them, if they want to go far on the path of art.

On the topic of creating on a traditional basis, artist Dang Xuan Hoa shares the view that one must thoroughly research and explore the traditional heritage of one's ancestors in order to find one's own path.

He also shared his experience that artists who want to "do something" for art must approach art with innocence and purity, and create with gratitude for art.

UOB Painting of the year - Ảnh 3.

Artist Ngo Van Sac's work won silver in the Famous Artist category, UOB competition 2024 - Photo: T.DIEU

First prize 500 million VND

On this occasion, the organizing committee also officially launched the third UOB Painting of the Year contest in Vietnam (2025), accepting entries from May 7 to August 1.

The top winner in Vietnam will win a prize of VND500 million and have the chance to compete for the UOB Painting of the Year Southeast Asia award with a cash prize of S$13,000 and the chance to be selected to participate in a special artist residency programme.

In addition to head judge Dang Xuan Hoa, the jury of this year's competition also includes two artists, Le Thua Tien, Do Hoang Tuong, and Ms. Pamela Nguyen Corey.

After Hanoi, the series of art seminars will continue to be implemented by UOB in Hue City and Ho Chi Minh City in May.

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Source: https://tuoitre.vn/tranh-cua-cac-hoa-si-viet-nam-loi-cuon-co-hon-hon-cua-thai-lan-indonesia-20250507201805589.htm


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