Ho Chi Minh City hosts four art exhibitions

Of these, 17 artists are showcasing 80 artworks in an art exhibition lasting between Saturday and June 12 at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts in District 1.

Themed ‘Sac Mau Nhan Ai,’ which means the hues of compassion, the event is organized to fundraise and donate half of the proceeds generated from selling the artworks to 200 orphans raised in Ky Quang Pagoda.

It is sponsored by a Vietnamese-American family passionate about art.

Tan Ngoc Mai, the husband, said that he had drawn sketches of his American friends to raise money to open the exhibition.

“I was able to collect US$4,000, and my wife told me that she would cover the rest,” Mai said in cheers as there are plenty of artworks from various artists.

“Some are willing to donate all their money earned from the sold pieces,” he said, expressing hopes that the event will conclude in success so that he and his wife can support more orphans.

Another art display, named ‘Memory and Oblivion,’ was opened at the Institute for Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) on 28 Le Thanh Ton Street on Friday with 21 illustrations on Chinese ink composed by Florian Nguyen, a Vietnamese-French artist.

The paintings depict childhood memories of the immigrant Vietnamese generation, which are inspired by the imagination as well as the curiosity of his country of origin, he explained, saying that he was only told about Vietnam by his grandparents so he wanted to find out more about his homeland.

“Instead of expressing accurately what the country is, I try to depict what I feel about Vietnam in my works,” Florian shared his thought.

The event will close on June 17, according to IDECAF’s website.

Two Ho Chi Minh City-based artists Hoang Duong Cam and Truc-Anh is showing their artworks at Galerie Quynh on Dong Khoi Street in an exhibition called ‘Between Two Mysteries,’ running from June 3 to July 9.

Inspired by vast flooded woodlands in the southernmost part of the country, Cam’s Lightning in U Minh Forest paintings vividly portray the forest across colliding layers of myth and history, conceptualization and sensory exploration, external landscapes and internal state of mind.

Meanwhile, the works by Truc-Anh highlight a host of fantastical figures and images from world history, popular culture, fiction, and imagination.

Blanc Art Space on 75D Tu Xuong Street is presenting ‘New Wave,’ an exhibition featuring paintings of three young artists – Nguyen Xuan Quyen, Phan Dinh Khanh, and Vo Quang Tuan. The event is open until June 17.