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Taking a breather: Nghi ngoi (Resting), an oil painting by Luong Luu Bien, is one of 26 works by seven artists on display at the Dau Thang exhibition at HCM City Fine Arts University's Applied Arts Centre. |
HCM CITY — Seven HCM City artists born in the 1970s display their artistic evolution in a group show of paintings and installation works at the Dau Thang (Sharp) exhibition at the HCM City Fine Arts University Applied Arts Centre.
The name of the show, which contains 26 paintings and a sculpture, refers to a music notation that indicates a note is higher in pitch by a semitone (half step).
"It is an example of a difference in creation, meaning differences to yourself, and differences between you and others," say artists.
Artist Bui Tien Tuan said he was affected by the beauty of women, which offered him "unlimited sources of inspiration".
The 39-year-old artist's five paintings depict women in poses of innocence, sexiness and assertion.
His paintings contain traditional Vietnamese material, including silk, which is often used to express the beauty of landscapes and inner feelings.
But Tuan uses the material to highlight his ideas about the arts and women.
Tuan, a graduate of the HCM City Fine Arts University, won the silver prize at the National Fine Arts Exhibition in Ha Noi last month.
He has had several solo and group exhibitions in Ha Noi, HCM City and Seoul.
Another artist, Luong Luu Bien, has five oil paintings that depict the inner life of people.
The exhibition also highlights acrylic and oil paintings by Nguyen Son, Vo Duy Don and Phuong Quoc Tri.
Their colleague, Mac Hoang Thuong, displays seven portrait sketches, while La Huy uses wax and newspaper to create his installation work.
All seven artists have held successful exhibitions in Viet Nam this year.
The exhibition at the university's Applied Arts Centre is at No 5 Phan Dang Luu Street and runs until December 31. — VNS