Rung returns with eternal beauty of Eva

‘Eva-Eternal Spring’ by artist Rung on Sunday opened at Tu Do Gallery, depicting the beauty of nude women harmonized with the joy of nature.

Eva (Eve) in Rung’s paintings lives in the Garden of Eden with the innocent life of flowers, birds, fish and stars. Eve is pregnant, gives birth but is still beautiful and full of vitality to raise Adam’s kids in the beauty of nature. Ten works of arts are made from synthetic materials, feasting viewers on an art party by joyfulness, freshness and brilliance which shine through in the paintings. Nude images of mother earth are scorching hot, supple body line soaring with star trucks, brimful of vitality with colorful flowers, fruits, green fields, and streams or dreaming with rainbow and clouds.

“Eve was the first woman to grace the earth and she is eternally young. She is the eternal spring and she is also young and graceful like spring,” said artist Rung.

Born in 1942, Rung - real name of Nguyen Tuan Khanh - since 1960 has given many solo and joined many group exhibitions in Vietnam, France and in the U.S.

The show runs till October 6 at the gallery, 53 Ho Tung Mau Street in District 1.

French, VN art exhibition aims to light up Paris

An art exhibition on Viet Nam has opened at the Cernuschi Museum in Paris, France.

The exhibition From the Hong (Red) River to the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta features 79 works of art including oil paintings, silk, lacquer, water colours, bronze statues, and terracotta statues.

The works by both French and Vietnamese artists aim to take the audience to the natural landscape of Viet Nam and her likeable people from the late half of the 19th century to the 1950's.

The French artists include Victor Tardieu, Gaston Roullet, Jules Galand, Henri Dabadie, Charles Fouqueray, while Nam Son, Le Pho, Nguyen Phan Chanh, Vu Cao Dam, To Ngoc Van, Nguyen Gia Tri, and Tran Van Can are among the many Vietnamese artists.

Most of the Vietnamese artists were students at the Indochina School of Fine Arts. The school was established in 1925 under the guidance of French painter and accomplished teacher Victor Tardieu.

The exhibition will run until January 27, 2013.

Ancient hoes unearthed in Dong Van plateau

Five rock hoes dating between the Neolithic Era and Early metal age 3,500-4,000 years ago, were discovered in Yen Minh district, Ha Giang province, early in September, according to the Dong Van Karst Plateau Global Geopark management board.

The quadrilateral hoes made of rhyolite rock measure 18 centimetres long, 7 centimetres wide and 2.5 centimetres thick.

According to researchers from the Vietnam Archeology Institute, the discovery of the relics shows that people during that time used hoes in their agricultural activities. It is presumed that this set of working tools was used for farming fields in mountainous areas.

The find, along with other stone tools and relics found in Dong Nguyet cave and Sinh Ho spring, affirms the richness of the cultural heritage in the Dong Van Karst plateau.

Hue's Am Hon Shrine set for historic monument status

The Thua Thien-Hue People's Committee has asked cultural agencies and the Hue City administration to prepare documents for recognising Mieu Am Hon (Shrine for the Death) as a national historic relic.

The 717sq.m altar, currently located on Ong Ich Khiem Street in Hue City's Thuan Hoa Ward, will be restored to perform rituals, provincial authorities said.

The site was built in 1894 during the reign of Emperor Thanh Thai to pay tribute to soldiers and people who laid down their lives in the battle to protect Hue Citadel in 1885.

The soul worship ritual, which was conducted on the 23rd day of the fifth lunar month until 1945, was one of the most important rituals that Hue residents conducted to worship soldiers and other people who sacrified their lives for the country.

Vietnamese brides steal show in Seoul

Seoul became Vietnam for the night last Saturday as part of a festival which promoted the nation’s culture and history in Seongdong district.

Vietnamese brides, who married South Korean mean, gave an impressive art performance highlighting the cultural traditions of both countries.

The women, dressed in ao dai traditional long dress and wearing conical hats, performed folk songs.

Park Noh-soo, honorary president of the South Korean-Vietnam Friendship Association (KOVIFA), noted that Vietnam is a friendly neighbor and a strategic cooperation partner of his nation.

“Through this festival, I hope that you will remember Vietnamese girls who were born and grew up in a country that has a rich cultural tradition.

“Everybody should know that relations between South Korea and Vietnam are developing well in all areas, and that Vietnam will be an economic power in the future.

“I hope that this festival is a good chance for local people and multi-cultural families to know more about each other,” said Park, who was formerly his nation’s ambassador to Vietnam.

Vietnamese Minister Counselor Nguyen Manh Dong said: “The festival offers a chance for Korean people to get a better understanding of Korean-Vietnamese families, as well as the cultural tradition, customs and life of the Vietnamese community in South Korea.”

In his welcoming speech, Goh Jae-deuk, head of Seongdong district, confirmed that the local administration pays special attention to the lives of multi-cultural families.

“Together with the development of the friendship and strategic cooperation, the Vietnamese community in South Korea and the Korean community in Vietnam, now numbering more than 130,000, serve as a bridge between the two nations through friendship and blood relationships,” said Goh.

“We will provide the best possible conditions for foreign expatriates, including those from Vietnam, to live, study and work in Seongdong,” he said.

Vietnamese Cultural Week opens in Cambodia

A Vietnamese Cultural Week opened in Cambodia on September 24 to mark Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Year 2012 and the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two countries.

A series of performances by Vietnamese and Cambodian artists praising the friendship between the two nations will be take place during the event.

A photography exhibition entitled ‘Viet Nam – The Nation and the People’ will be on show in Phnom Penh on September 26.

The exhibition displays 80 photos featuring Vietnam’s natural beauty, heritage, daily life, as well as the relationship between Vietnam and Cambodia in the fields of culture, sports and tourism.

Handicrafts from Vietnamese craft villages such as Chu Dau and Bat Trang will also be displayed at the exhibition.
The Vietnamese Cultural Week will run until September 30.

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