At 4:00 p.m. on August 30, the opening ceremony of the exhibition “Art and photography works of artists awarded with Hồ Chí Minh Prize and State Prize in 2022” took place at Việt Nam Fine Arts Museum.
This is an activity organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in coordination with Việt Nam Fine Arts Museum to celebrate the 79th anniversary of the August Revolution and the National Day of the Socialist Republic of Việt Nam (September 2, 1945 – September 2, 2024). Among the 128 authors and co-authors who were awarded or posthumously awarded the Hồ Chí Minh Prize and the State Prize for Literature and Arts in 2022, the fine arts and photography community is honored and proud to have 26 authors awarded or posthumously awarded the Prize.
Of which, 03 artists were awarded the Hồ Chí Minh Prize: Painter Bùi Trang Chước, photographer Võ Nguyên Nhân, Chu Chí Thành. 23 artists were awarded the State Prize: Painters Nguyễn Văn Chung, Trần Đông Lương, Nguyễn Tài Lương, Nguyễn Minh Mỹ, Nguyễn Văn Giáo, Hoàng Sùng, Đinh Gia Thắng, Trịnh Hoàng Tân; Artisan Nguyễn Đăng Sần and photographers: Nguyễn Á, Nguyễn Xuân Át, Nguyễn Đặng, Nguyễn Hữu Lộc, Lâm Hoàng Thanh Liêm, Ngô Minh Nhật, Nguyễn Hoàng Nẫm, Trần Văn Giác, Lương Huệ Quân, Hồ Sỹ Sô, Đinh Quang Thành, Phạm Văn Thính, Trần Văn Tuấn, Lê Vấn.
Source: Việt Nam Fine Art Museum
The Hồ Chí Minh Prize and the State Prize for Literature and Arts are noble awards given by the Party and the State to exceptionally excellent works of high value in literature and art, with great ideological content serving the revolutionary cause, having a wide and long-term influence on people’s lives, making an important contribution to the cause of building and developing the country.
Source: Việt Nam Fine Art Museum
The exhibition displays 47 works, including 26 fine art works, 21 works, and groups of photographic works, bringing viewers works rich in artistic value, opening up a vivid perspective on the past historical periods of the nation.
Looking at the works displayed in the exhibition, viewers cannot help but be moved by the honest, simple moments of everyday life of soldiers to the fierce moments on battlefield with the spirit of “determined to die for the Fatherland, determined to live”. In particular, the image of General Võ Nguyên Giáp – an outstanding military leader of the Vietnamese people is recreated in a familiar image of everyday life. Each work in the exhibition is recorded with the artist’s own emotions through the lens of the camera, through the language of painting with lines, colors. Particularly with fine arts, the power of the language of creating shapes with lines, colors always has a great advantage, conveying quickly, strongly, and emotionally.
26 works of art with diverse materials such as lacquer, silk, lacquer engraving… are presented on many different sized frames. Works such as: “In the militia hut” by Nguyễn Văn Chung, “Embroidery group” by Trần Đông Lương, “Thái Nguyên Steel Complex” by Bùi Trang Chước, “Mother and soldier” by Trịnh Hoàng Tân, “Girl weaving” by Minh Mỹ…
The works focus on the theme of the daily life and production of our people. In contrast to the fierce front line is the image of the back area working day and night to increase production towards the front line, all serving the long-term resistance war and building the country.
Trần Đông Lương. The embroidery group. 1958. Silk
In the painting “Embroidery group” by Trần Đông Lương, we see the image of young girls with skillful hands sewing to produce sophisticated quality products. Trần Đông Lương is a very good painter in drawing, his silk paintings always have strong shapes, clear light while still maintaining the smoothness of the silk material. The image of the young women in this work bear his mark, which is the gentle, elegant look of urban girls even though they are working hard. The beauty of labor is warmly radiated in the image of Hà Nội women in the 50s.
Or the work “Thái Nguyên Steel Complex” by artist Bùi Trang Chước opens up a broad vision of the massive landscape, the urgency, and the positive working atmosphere of the workers at the iron and steel industrial park.
Countless combinations of strokes are meticulously depicted by the artist to create a harmonious whole. Looking at the painting, one can see the effort in researching shapes and sketching to be able to build such a great work.
Bùi Trang Chước. Thái Nguyên Steel Complex. Lacquer engraving
Bùi Trang Chước is known as the artist who created the National Emblem, he specializes in designing postage stamps and money, at the exhibition, his medal designs are also displayed.
Medal designs of Bùi Trang Chước
The exhibition “Art and photography works of artists awarded the Hồ Chí Minh Prize, State Prize in 2022” not only brings viewers a pure artistic experience but it is also an opportunity for us to relive the glorious history of the nation, to love the country more with its traditions from time immemorial.
The exhibition takes place from August 30, 2024 to September 8, 2024 at Việt Nam Fine Arts Museum, 66 Nguyễn Thái Học, Hà Nội.
Some of the artworks in the exhibition:
Nguyễn Văn Chung. The militia hut. Silk
Trịnh Hoàng Tân. Mother and soldiers. Lacquer
Minh Mỹ. Girl weaving. Silk
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