Watercolour painting exhibition celebrates National Day

ART EXHIBITION: A corner of the Watercolour Painting Exhibition which is opening at the HCM City Fine Arts Association to mark the 79th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and the National Day (September 2) until August 21. Photo courtesy of the association

HCM CITY – The HCM City Fine Arts Association is holding its annual watercolour painting exhibition to mark the 79th anniversary of the August Revolution (August 19) and National Day (September 2).

The showcase includes more than 90 paintings created by 45 artists who are members of the Chinese Fine Arts Club.

The paintings feature traditional themes of portraits, landscapes, animals, flowers, and birds.

The works also reflect the country’s landscapes, seas, islands and people, and particularly the daily life of ethnic minority groups in mountainous areas and fishers at fishing villages.

Trương Lộ, head of the club, said the topics of the paintings were inspired by field trips across Việt Nam.

He added that it highlighted the country, people and the building and development of the nation.

Lộ brought to the exhibition his paintings on the life and landscapes of different regions of the country, including the work titled Một Thoáng Phố Cổ Hà Nội (A Glimpse of Hà Nội Old Quarter).

The 72-year-old artist learnt watercolour painting and calligraphy with the city’s leading artisans such as Chiêm Quốc Hùng and Ngô Thiết Triều between 1970 and 1975.

He has held numerous solo and group exhibitions in China, Singapore, the US, and Laos.

In 2019, Lộ was awarded the title of People’s Artisan for his great contribution to maintaining and promoting cultural heritages in the field of fine arts.

The exhibition also displays paintings by veteran artists Lục Hà Kim and Lý Khắc Nhu, along with young painters Trần Vũ Bằng and Trương Gia Tuấn.

The exhibition remains open until August 21 at 218A Pasteur Street in District 3. — VNS