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Tet paintings in the home of Hanoians

A deep-rooted tradition during the Tet holiday is to hang paintings to decorate the home.

Painting by Le Pho sold for $1.1 million at Hong Kong auction

The masterpiece Jeune femme attachant son foulard (Young Lady Tying Her Scarf) by renowned painter Le Pho was sold for 1.1 million USD at a Hong Kong auction on May 24.

Sky Gate project offers artworks in digital form

“Cong Troi” (Sky Gate), a project offering Vietnamese artworks in digital form, is expected to expose Vietnamese art to collectors worldwide.

Beautiful paintings made from waste

With shells and gravel, Ms. Tran Thi My Hanh, 35, in Da Nang City creates colorful and impressive paintings.

Exhibition honours traditional lacquer painting

Artworks in various styles by Vietnamese lacquer painters will be showcased to the public at an exhibition that was launched at 29 Hang Bai Exhibition Hall in Hanoi on June 1.

Return looted artworks to the Vietnamese people

French President Emmanuel Macron recently pledged to return artworks seized by colonialists over 100 years ago to Benin, West Africa.

Hanoi to relocate four-decade-old murals

The murals depict an old-time Hanoi after the bloody war.

Masters’ artworks up for auction

 VietNamNet Bridge – An auction featuring works by the masters of Vietnamese fine arts will be held at the Chon Auction House on June 24.

Turning garbage into paintings

From waste like cartoons, eggshells, straw, beer and beverage cans and nails, local artisans Nguyen Van Quang and Doan Niem have turned them into artworks which are priced from hundreds of thousands of dong to millions of dong.

Artworks specially composed to show artists’ love for sea and islands

VietNamNet Bridge – Soldiers and fishermen who are resolutely safeguarding the country’s sovereignty over its sea and islands have been an inspiration for artists to compose hundreds of artworks imbued with their emotion and national pride.

Valuable artworks on show in HCM City

 VietNamNet Bridge – HCM City art lovers are in for a treat with an exhibition displaying paintings and sculptures by some of Viet Nam's top artists at the Fine Arts Museum.

Art & Entertainment Highlights December 31

 Vietnamese artworks put up for int'l auction; Nguyen dynasty’s woodblocks introduced to public; Major cities hold New Year galas; 100 publications win 2013 Vietnam Book Awards

Danish aid supports art projects in VN

Eight new contemporary art projects of national and foreign artists in Vietnam will get US$100,000 financial support from the Danish Vietnamese Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF) in late 2013.

The fun world in the glass box of Hanoi’s sugared dry fruit shop

 VietNamNet Bridge – A lively and exciting world is created in the glass box of a sugared dry fruit shop on Hang Duong Street, Hanoi, by products made by the shop’s owners.  

Four artists come together in group show

 VietNamNet Bridge – Around 50 artworks by Vu Dung, Tran Hong Suong, Vo Vu Thuy Linh and Vo Cao Dinh on Monday came on display at HCMC Fine Arts Association, bringing varied tastes for visitors with different themes, styles and materials.

Vietnamese artist joins show in Venice

 VietNamNet Bridge – Conceptualist Danh Vo is the only Vietnamese artist invited to display artworks at the 55th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennial, one among biggest art events in Europe.

Beauty of the country inspires artists

 VietNamNet Bridge – Eighty-one artworks are on display at the group exhibition ‘The Beauty of the Country’ at HCMC Association of Fine Arts downtown.

Artworks shine spotlight on Indonesia

 VietNamNet Bridge – Works by 21 contemporary artists from Indonesia are part of an exhibition called Picturing Pictures that has opened at the HCM City Museum of Fine Arts.

Faces in the paintings by Ty

VietNamNet Bridge - The latest exhibition by artist Ty from Nha Trang City opened on April 6 at Tu Do Gallery, HCM City, introducing 21 oil and acrylic paintings.

Flourishing market for art reproduction in Vietnam

Art lovers who wish to see masterpieces of famous artists in the Louvre Museum in France or museums across the world don’t have to go far, as abundant reproductions of their artworks are part of a flourishing market