Painting exhibit in Hanoi features 19th-century folk tales
(VOVWORLD) -The Vietnamese Women's Museum is showcasing 40 paintings from the 19th-century Hang Trong comic series, collected by artist Phan Ngoc Khue, who has researched the arts of Vietnamese ethnic groups.
 The “Hang Trong Comics” exhibit will be open to the public until the end of March. (Photo:VOV) |
Titled "Hang Trong Comics," the exhibit presents stories about Vietnamese cultural and spiritual life. The collection includes woodblock printing and color mixing techniques that reflect the humanistic values and culture of Hanoi.
Artist Phan Ngoc Khue said. "We haven't had the opportunity to see this kind of painting for a while. The paintings date back hundreds of years. During our country's fight for independence, large paintings like these weren't common."
He added that to create them, shop owners had to buy boards for engraving. Each painting needed 2-3 boards, which had to be joined and smoothed by a carpenter before painting could begin, Khue said.