Awarding ceremony of the Contest "Designing a bronze statue of Ba Trieu"

After 6 months of launching the contest, by March 28, 2024, the Organizing Committee of the contest had received 16 sketches from 13 authors/groups of authors across the country. The Art Council met, selected 10 works from 9 authors to participate in step 2 and ranked the prizes.

Delegates attending the award ceremony.

On the afternoon of December 31, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a ceremony to announce and award the contest "Creating a bronze sketch of the Ba Trieu statue".

Attending the award ceremony were representatives of leaders of provincial departments, branches, unions, leaders of Hau Loc district, members of the competition's Organizing Committee; sculptors and architects.

Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism Pham Nguyen Hong spoke at the award ceremony.

Speaking at the award ceremony, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Pham Nguyen Hong affirmed: With the morality of "When drinking water, remember its source", remembering the merits of ancestors and heroes of the past; following the wishes of the people of all ethnic groups, the Party Committee and the government of Thanh Hoa province wish to build a statue of Ba Trieu at the Ba Trieu National Special Relic Site, Trieu Loc commune, Hau Loc district, Thanh Hoa province.

On that basis, Thanh Hoa Provincial People's Committee organized the Contest "Creating sketches of the bronze statue of Ba Trieu" to select the sketch of the statue of Ba Trieu with the highest artistic quality to build the monument.

The contest was launched in September 2023. By March 28, 2024, the Organizing Committee received 16 sketches from 13 authors/author groups across the country.

The Organizing Committee awarded prizes to authors/author groups that won consolation prizes.

The Organizing Committee awarded the second prize to the authors.

With a responsible, fair and objective working spirit, the Art Council met and selected 10/16 works of 9 authors to participate in step 2. The works selected for step 2 showed improvement and were sent to the Art Council for evaluation and award consideration.

The Organizing Committee awarded the first prize to the author.

After the second round of judging, based on the contest rules, the Organizing Committee unanimously selected 1 first prize for Multimedia Communications Company Limited; 2 second prizes for author Trieu Minh Lam and the group of authors Nguyen Hoang Linh, Tran Xuan Ty; 3 third prizes for authors Dang Quoc An, Lam Quang Noi, Vietnam Fine Arts Conservation and Development Company Limited; 4 consolation prizes for authors Ho Van Chung, Chung Quoc Phong, Dao Xuan Manh.

At the closing ceremony, the Organizing Committee awarded prizes to the authors/author groups.

The sketch of the Ba Trieu statue by the author of Multimedia Communications Company Limited (Lang Ha ward, Dong Da district, Hanoi) won first prize.

First prize winning work.

To depict the image of the national heroine Trieu Thi Trinh - Ba Trieu riding an elephant into battle with an indomitable will, Sculptor People's Artist Vuong Duy Bien - Multimedia Trading Co., Ltd. created a sketch based on the concept: "The elephant is the pedestal of the statue, so depicting the elephant in a stylized, simple, strong, and sturdy way is the pedestal for Ba Trieu's standing position. Do not depict the elephant and Ba Trieu in real proportion because then the person will be too small compared to the elephant."

The sculptor designed the character of Lady Trieu standing on the elephant with one leg in front of the other, one hand on the hip, one hand brandishing a majestic sword, combined with the fluttering skirt to enhance the majestic spirit of the hero. Thereby expressing the proud posture, expressing the heroic spirit of Lady Trieu.

The pedestal (elephant) is designed to be strong, simple and just enough to evoke the surrounding decorations. The color of the elephant part (pedestal) is darker than that of the character Ba Trieu. The elephant's trunk is curved up, gaining momentum to reach forward, the 4 legs are spread out strongly, clearly showing the posture of running, creating a more dynamic feeling, in harmony with the posture of Ba Trieu's sword swinging hand.

The sketch of Ba Trieu by author Trieu Minh Lam (Special Topics Department, People's Police Television) won second prize.

Author Trieu Minh Lam (right) with the Second Prize certificate of the Contest "Designing a bronze sketch of Ba Trieu statue".

Inspired by the four verses: "The cloak rides on an elephant/Holding the hilt of the sword, the golden silk flutters/In her hand she waves the flag straight/The divine elephant rushes forward to defeat the enemy", author Trieu Minh Lam has created the image of the national heroine Trieu Thi Trinh in a divine battle with the front and back legs forming a solid stance, the left hand waving the flag, the right hand holding the hilt of the sword swinging up to the sky, creating a divine pose. Combined with the silk strip fluttering behind, blending into the wind of the uprising flag in the windy pose of the one-tusked white elephant charging into battle. Along with the motifs of the image, thereby expressing the indomitable fighting spirit of the national heroine Trieu Thi Trinh.

The sketch by the group of authors Nguyen Hoang Linh and Tran Xuan Ty (Ve Yen 1 Street, Quang Thang Ward, Thanh Hoa City) won second prize.

Representatives of the author group Nguyen Hoang Linh and Tran Xuan Ty with the Second Prize certificate.

Based on historical documents about Ba Trieu and the Ba Trieu uprising, the group of authors has created a sketch of "Ba Trieu bronze statue" to express the image of the national heroine Trieu Thi Trinh, a talented and beautiful woman, an indomitable hero, a shining example for all time.

The bronze statue of Ba Trieu consists of two parts: the pedestal supporting the statue and the body of the statue. The pedestal is made of Thanh Hoa green stone and the body of the statue is made of bronze.

The overall statue tends to stretch forward and soar high, neat and sturdy, expressing the heroic, indomitable and steadfast will of Lady Trieu, representing the will of the Vietnamese people against the oppressive power of foreign invaders. The square pedestal, shaped like water waves, expresses the meaning of Lady Trieu's indomitable saying "I just want to ride the strong wind, step on the fierce waves...".

The body of the monument consists of two large blocks connected together: the image of a war elephant and the image of Lady Trieu. The image of a war elephant (one-tusked elephant) blends with the image of clouds, expressing the meaning of overcoming the clouds of Ngan Nua to fight the enemy.

The image of Lady Trieu standing upright on the elephant's back, her posture reaching forward, her head raised high, her right hand holding the sword raised high, her left hand slightly back to support the forward posture, expressing the meaning of heroism, indomitability, steadfastness, not retreating before the enemy. Lady Trieu did not wear armor, only a protective armor like a flower on her chest, her robe flew behind her, blending with the armchair on the elephant's back, further highlighting her forward posture.

Thuy Linh

Source: https://baothanhhoa.vn/trao-giai-cuoc-thi-sang-tac-mau-phac-thao-tuong-dai-ba-trieu-chat-lieu-dong-235487.htm