VietNamNet Bridge - 21 lacquer paintings depicting old cultural features, guns and bullets, and environmental issues by Vo Xuan Huy are on display in HCM City.



Vo Xuan Huy (right).



The paintings are in a blaze of grey green, dark blue, red, brown, and other colors and offer a dazzling spectacle.

"The exhibition reflects my effort to make over the traditional concept of lacquer. Modern times require lacquer to be in a new form,” Huy said.

Huy, 42, is a lecturer at the Hue College of Fine Arts. He has held many solo exhibitions in Hanoi, Quang Tri, Hue, Hoi An, and HCM City, and group exhibitions in Laos, Thailand, Singapore, France, and the Netherlands.

The Echo will open till August 11 at Gallery Cactus, 17/12 Nguyen Huy Tuong Street, Binh Thanh District, HCM City.

Some paintings by Vo Xuan Huy:

Echo from the battlefield 1.

Echo from the battlefield 2.

Echo from the battlefield 4.

Echo from heritage 7.

Echo from heritage 5.

Echo from heritage 3.

Echo from the battlefield 2.

Echo from heritage 10.

                            Cemetery of words.







The stamps of ancient lotus 1.


Compiled by Thanh Van