Implementing the Cultural Development Strategy until 2030: Awakening the creative potential of writers and artists

“After all, every success, weakness, and failure of the country's literature and art today begins with people, with a team of writers and artists. It must be said right away that the most fundamental factor that makes a writer and artist is talent and aptitude. Without this element, it is definitely impossible to become a writer and artist, that's why writers and artists have always been considered "rare" in the human world...", Associate Professor, PhD. Musician Do Hong Quan, Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Cultural and Arts Associations, acknowledged.

Artists and the challenge of self-renewal

According to Chairman of the Vietnam Union of Cultural and Arts Associations Do Hong Quan: "Step forward on the path of innovation and international integration, especially in the context of globalization, competition and international integration increasingly deepening." , our arts and culture has new opportunities, but also has to face many new challenges. Among them, the most difficult is the transformation and self-renewal to rise up to be worthy of the nation and the times without getting lost, deflected, without selling yourself to the many temptations of the mechanism. market…".

Looking back over the past 35 years, the literary and artistic achievements achieved have not been commensurate with the country's innovation cause. “Literature and art have not yet vividly and fully reflected the reality of innovation and international integration. In most fields there are no or only very few top-notch works and works, worthy of the demands of the nation and the times; has not yet fulfilled its noble mission of being a humanistic torch, an intellectual and cultural torch that illuminates and guides the social community in creating healthy and progressive values ​​and lifestyles...", Musician Do Hong Quan is frank.

Besides, the country's literature and art system has appeared confused, confused and passive in the process of international integration, not proactively and selectively absorbing the quintessence of human culture to enrich life. cultural life of the people, strengthening the nation's "cultural resistance", causing the absorption of outside cultural influences to fall into chaos.

Artists and writers also pointed out the objective and subjective causes of the above situation. One of the manifestations is that young people are more passionate about watching Korean movies and listening to music than Vietnamese movies and music; Likes reading Japanese comics more than Vietnamese fairy tales; Turn on the TV at any hour and you'll see more foreign movies and music than Vietnamese movies and music; Coming to big cities, there are many buildings and shopping areas with foreign names that are difficult to read, understand, and remember... Besides, investment resources for the development of culture in general, for literature and arts Techniques in particular are still very low. Regenerative resources for reinvestment from the cause of cultural development, brought about by cultural industry development, are also very limited.

“It can be clearly seen that the majority of writers and artists are still passive and lack ambition, are not committed and have not kept up with changes in reality in the country and around the world. Talents, initiatives, enthusiastic and bold creations from our own team are still lacking...", musician Do Hong Quan emphasized.

People's Artist Trinh Thuy Mui, Chairman of the Vietnam Theater Artists Association, stated that a team of young literary and artistic creatives with professional qualifications, practicality, rich life experience, and good skills are still extremely lacking and are being neglected. broken continuity. Currently, the creative team of theatrical art is mainly trained domestically, lacking the conditions to access the quintessence of world literature and art... Theater arts in particular are rare and difficult to find outstanding talents in the creative team like before. Theater arts alone show a serious shortage of young, talented writers and directors...", Ms. Mui shared.

In the field of fine arts, Associate Professor, PhD, critic Bui Thi Thanh Mai (Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts) stated that the advantages of globalization have helped Vietnamese artists quickly approach postmodern art. world. But besides that, the thinking habits of most artists hinder the reception of philosophical ideas and art theories that are prerequisites for top creative breakthroughs. Vietnamese fine arts still have many shortcomings in terms of professionalism and creative exploration to produce works with ideological content and high quality regarding the country's historical issues. There has not been much exploration of language. shaping and materials, exploiting themes, aesthetics and expressiveness.

Awaken creative potential

Implementing the Cultural Development Strategy until 2030, the field of literature and arts has many particularly important "missions", in which the creative potential of writers and artists needs to be aroused and promoted. .

Associate Professor, Dr. Bui Thi Thanh Mai said that in solutions to develop Vietnamese fine arts, in addition to solutions on mechanisms and policies, creative human resources, the art market and promotion are very important. , connecting Vietnamese fine arts with international ones.

The Vietnam Cinema Association also emphasized solutions to stimulate the creative potential of writers, artists, and filmmakers, contributing to preserving and developing national cultural, literary, and artistic identities. Accordingly, the Cinema Association believes that it is necessary to improve the quality of composition and the effectiveness of composition support activities in the direction of enhancing professionalism, gradually eliminating amateur elements, and taking the quality of works as a measure of effectiveness. creative activities.

Analyzing the causes leading to limitations in the development of culture in general and literature and art in particular, according to musician Do Hong Quan, in terms of investment mechanisms and resource development, innovation is needed. basic and comprehensive. Accordingly, investment priority should be given to developing the team and organization, incubating and fostering talents. In addition, priority is given to investing in the development of training fields and art subjects that cannot adapt or are difficult to adapt to the market mechanism, but are extremely necessary for the development of the entire field. At the same time, it aims to preserve national cultural identity, such as theoretical and critical research, academic art subjects, and traditional art forms that are in need of "urgent protection"...

In addition, the Vietnam Union of Cultural and Arts Associations also raised suggestions and recommendations on taking care of the development of the literary and artistic team. Musician Do Hong Quan expressed: "In the end, every success, weakness, and failure of the country's literature and art today begins with people, with a team of writers and artists. It must be said right away that the most fundamental factor that makes a writer and artist is talent and aptitude. Without this element, it is definitely impossible to become a writer and artist, that's why writers and artists have always been considered "rare" in the human world...".