The exhibition displays over 60 paintings with familiar themes in Hang Trong, Dong Ho, and Kim Hoang folk paintings such as “Pig herd,” “God of chickens,” “Jealousy,” “Five tigers,” “Mouse wedding,” etc., but they are “recreated” on the basis of combining lacquer painting techniques with lacquer engraving.

The works give art lovers an interesting and creative perspective on traditional national paintings while contributing to the development of ancient culture, blending with the modern flow.

At the exhibition, Latoa Indochine and artists Luong Minh Hoa, Tran Thieu Nam, Nguyen Van Phuc, Nguyen Thai Hoc will introduce to the public works about lotus, lantern dance, landscape, characters...

Sharing with the press, Mr. Pham Ngoc Long - Chairman of Latoa Indochine said that traditional folk paintings are very beautiful but because they are printed on Do or Die paper, their durability is not high. Therefore, artists have created a new way of painting on bamboo.

“The images in the engraved lacquer paintings are all sharp and have depth, and when observed closely, you will see layers of meticulously polished colors. All of these things make folk paintings more beautiful, modern, luxurious, and their cultural and artistic values ​​are also raised to a new level,” Mr. Pham Ngoc Long added.

According to Mr. Pham Ngoc Long, the creative viewpoint of Latoa Indochine artists is to restore, promote, and preserve folk paintings and Indochine-style architectural art spaces, bringing "new life" to ancient painting art, so that traditional arts can be "revived" in modern life.

Each work is made through many stages: graphic design on the computer, printing on paper, then using white titanium powder to trace onto the wooden board (used to engrave the painting), using a tool to carve details, applying many layers of color, using water to polish the painting, and finally, gilding and silvering the painting.

During the exhibition, the authors will organize lacquer carving experience activities to help the public better understand traditional Vietnamese lacquer art and experience the stages of creating a lacquer carving painting.

The exhibition is part of a series of activities on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of the successful August Revolution (August 19, 1945 - August 19, 2024) and National Day (September 2, 1945 - September 2, 2024); towards the 70th anniversary of the Liberation of the Capital (October 10, 1954 - October 10, 2024).

The exhibition runs until September 3 at the Old Quarter Cultural Exchange Center, 49 Tran Hung Dao. Opening hours are from 9am to 5pm every Tuesday to Sunday.