Exhibition: The journey to find Vietnamese cultural identity

(CLO) Using traditional materials, the works at the exhibition "Flow" bear the mark of three female artists in their journey to find values imbued with Vietnamese cultural identity.

From November 2 to 10, at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum, the exhibition "Flow" by three female artists of three generations took place: Dinh Thi Kim Lien (born 1967), Trang Thanh Hien (1974) and Hoang Huong Giang (1988).

The exhibition displays 41 paintings on traditional materials such as Do paper, lacquer and silk, along with 3 wood sculptures.

"Bong Dance" by Dinh Thi Kim Lien. Photo: NVCC

Dinh Thi Kim Lien has had a knack for painting since childhood. Over the years, her life and the culture of her people still captivate her with a moving heart.

For Dinh Thi Kim Lien, paintings of festivals and village life on lacquer and do paper are contemplations of the desire to live, expressed through the ups and downs of the real states of a colorful life.

Meanwhile, "Flow" by Hoang Huong Giang is full of emotions through fresh spring lotus paintings on Do paper and lacquer.

Her paintings often bring a dreamy, surreal feeling. The lotus flowers are not just flowers but also metaphors, dreams. With the skillful use of colors, Huong Giang creates brilliant, vibrant paintings of a feminine soul.

"Bird of Paradise Returning to Heaven" by Hoang Huong Giang. Photo: NVCC

As a long-time researcher of Buddhist culture and author of many research books on traditional fine arts, Trang Thanh Hien brings to the exhibition Buddhist-themed paintings on graphic engravings combined with Chinese ink and watercolors.

Proficient in woodcut and printmaking techniques, her works are the distillation of her studies in Buddhist art. They contain philosophies of life and demonstrate a deep understanding of traditional culture.

Using Chinese ink and Do paper, Thanh Hien's works are highly appreciated for their unique, harmonious combination of ancient art and modernity.

Looking at Trang Thanh Hien's paintings, the public seems to see open questions, a simple, economical form and color but meaningful.

"Love 2" by Trang Thanh Hien. Photo: NVCC

“The Flow” is a fateful encounter between three women, three female artists, three generations and three frames that, although not the same, share a common sympathy.

The question of a long journey, in which the flow of life will help us to stay in the depths of the past. There, the contemplation of the desire to live is shown through the ups and downs of the real states of a colorful life. In the countless chaos of life, to be able to draw, to be able to love with one's own passion, sometimes for women it is a trade-off.

“The Flow” is a transparent underground stream full of longing and love. Using traditional materials, the works are like the imprint of a journey in which each female artist has searched for values imbued with Vietnamese culture.

Khanh Ngoc

Source: https://www.congluan.vn/trien-lam-dong-chay-hanh-trinh-tim-kiem-ban-sac-van-hoa-viet-post319522.html