'Son mai' – the painstaking Vietnamese art of lacquer painting
‘Son mai’ is widely considered to be Vietnam’s national painting technique
Vietnam’s traditional lacquer art struggling to survive
These days paintings made with traditional lacquer are increasingly harder to come by due to local artists’ preference for industrial lacquer and the lack of strategies to properly develop the country’s resin industry, according to experts.
Exhibited painting proposed as national treasure
A double-sided lacquer masterpiece by Nguyen Gia Tri, one of the country’s four most eminent artists, which is being showcased at an ongoing exhibit in Hanoi, has just been proposed as a national treasure.
Nguyen Gia Tri’s sketches on exhibit in HCMC
An exhibition showcasing 73 sketches by renowned artist Nguyen Gia Tri (1908-1993) kicked off at the Ho Chi Minh City’s Fine Arts Museum on June 28 and is expected to run for at least six months.
Four styles converge in Hue lacquer exhibit
A lacquer painting exhibit called “The four of us”, which is running in Hue from now to June 6, sees the convergence of four different styles from three artists in a family and their Japanese friend.
A lacquer painting exhibition in the forest
A recent exhibit and presentation on lacquer paintings titled “Cham” unprecedentedly took place in the forest, where resins are collected and made into lacquer.
Thai consul general to exhibit lacquer paintings in HCMC
Panpimon Suwannapongse, the Thai consul general in HCMC, is looking to hold an exhibition of her own lacquer paintings next month.