Winning the top prize in the Established Artist category, Trinh Minh Tien received a cash prize of VND500 million and will compete for the prestigious UOB Painting of the Year Southeast Asia award in 2023 with winning artists from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.
Trinh Minh Tien with the work Thuy Phu
Artist Minh Tien also has the opportunity to be selected for a one-month residency at the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum in Japan. The UOB Painting of the Year Southeast Asia award will be announced on 8 November 2023 at the awards ceremony in Singapore.
Ta Duy Tung won the Most Promising Artist of the Year award with his oil painting Fly on my way.
Launched in 1982, the UOB Painting of the Year is Singapore’s longest-running annual art competition and one of the most prestigious in Southeast Asia. It aims to promote arts and culture in the region and showcase the talents of established and emerging artists. Since its inception, the competition has helped to discover over 1,000 artistic talents across the region.
Lam Phoi Dung's painting "Quiet Qua" won the gold prize in the Promising Artist category.
Through the work Thuy Phu , artist Trinh Minh Tien wants to convey the concept of impermanence, showing the constant change of history and religion through the architectural imprints of humans. Using the airbush spray painting technique, the artist skillfully recreates the image of Hanoi Cathedral on the hood of a car. Hanoi Cathedral is a typical French architectural work in Hanoi built in the gothic style combined with some indigenous elements.
Painting of Living Beings #1 by Pham Tran Viet Nam won the gold prize in the category of Famous Artists.
Artist Luong Xuan Doan, Head of the Jury of the first UOB Painting of the Year competition in Vietnam, commented: "This year's winning work is highly appreciated for its uniqueness in expression techniques, going beyond the framework of traditional painting when experimenting with new materials to convey the profound message of the work. The content of the work is social about deep contemplation of changes in Vietnamese history and culture. In addition, the work has many profound layers of meaning about impermanence. That urges people to look inward to promote sustainable connections between people and between people and the universe."
Lost by Nguyen Huu Tang - bronze prize in the Promising Artist category
In the Non-Professional Artist category, Ta Duy Tung won the Most Promising Artist of the Year award with his oil painting Fly on my way - On the road .
The work Slow Reality by Lai Dieu Ha won the silver prize in the category of Famous Artists.
The winning works from both the Established Artist and Emerging Artist categories of the inaugural UOB Painting of the Year competition in Vietnam are on display at The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre – 15 Nguyen U Di, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City. The exhibition is open to the public free of charge from now until 13 November 2023.
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