The author of the painting "Uncle Ho with Children" is art teacher Nguyen Tri Hanh (born in 1983, teacher at Hermann Gmeiner Vinh High School, Nghe An province). He is famous on social networks with impressive Milanese paintings, touching viewers.
The painting "Uncle Ho with Children" was completed by him in 7 days, and sent to the Tien Tien Tien and Nhi Nhien Newspaper for publications on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the August Revolution and National Day.
According to Mr. Nguyen Tri Hanh, the painting was inspired by the feelings of children towards Uncle Ho with his innocent, pure, innocent features and his boundless love for children: "Children are like buds on the branch, know how to eat, sleep, know how to study and be good".
The image of Uncle Ho with children placed in the scene of the red flag with a yellow star, the Independence Statement, and the poem "Nang Ba Dinh" further enhances the historical value of the event of the 80th anniversary of the successful August Revolution and National Day on September 2.
Through the painting, I hope the younger generation will be grateful for Uncle Ho's great contributions so that our country can now have the independence and peace as it is today, said teacher Nguyen Tri Hanh.
When the painting "Uncle Ho with children" was widely spread during the recent parade and parade, Mr. Hanh was very moved. The teacher shared his pride in being able to contribute a small part to spread patriotism during the Great Festival. Seeing his work being highly appreciated every time the parade and march passes, he is very proud and happy.
According to Mr. Hanh, to portray Uncle Ho's portrait is very elaborate, not simply holding a ponytail and painting. Not only paint beautifully, like the appearance, but must also express the charisma, personality and spirit of Uncle Ho. To do that, he spent a lot of time studying photos and reading documents about Uncle Ho, observing every detail carefully, especially the moment Uncle Ho read the Declaration of Independence on September 2, 1945. Regardless of the material or scale of the painting, he still maintains the core spirit of painting to spread love and respect for Uncle Ho, using paintings as a bridge to touch the hearts of students
Mr. Hanh started his passion for painting on board in 2020. Through the works, he hopes that students will visualize more intuitively and vividly about the characters, historical stories, and the beauty of Vietnamese culture and people, thereby spreading the precious traditional values of the nation.
Up to now, Mr. Hanh has completed about 500 works with many different themes such as history, nature, schools, portraits of leaders... On average, each painting takes him from 1 to 3 hours to complete depending on the details and layout. The paintings he painted were shared on social networks, causing strong emotions for viewers, with many compliments and images shared.
As someone who always encourages Mr. Nguyen Tri Hanh to pursue his passion for painting, teacher Tran Thi Thu Hien - Principal of Hermann Gmeiner Vinh School for the Gifted said that Mr. Hanh is a long-time teacher of the school, he always creates inspiration when teaching, his painting comes from his love for decorating paintings for students during class meetings, thematic activities, parent meetings, and paintings that are loved by students.
From that inspiration, he started painting with a theme, painting regularly, in the morning and afternoon he went to teach, taking advantage of the lunch break, in the evening, he went to school to paint the painting. Every time he paints like that, he receives references, support, and comments from many people so that he can complete the painting in his creativity, in the encouragement of all students and teachers of the school.
His paintings are practical in life, associated with the school and students where he works, towards the holidays, the traditional days of the nation, so they have the power to spread, arousing the love of homeland, country, love for the traditional beauty of the Vietnamese people.
Teacher Hanh is a person who is passionate about the teaching profession, very talented in expressing the artistic nature of the profession, must really have a deep, passionate affection for the homeland and country, the leaders and teachers can paint a beautiful picture, have soul and touch the hearts of many people like that.
In the summer, Mr. Hanh has traveled to many schools across the country to share about the art of painting boards with teachers of schools. He is a teacher who is considered by students, parents, colleagues and many people: very lovely and respected - teacher Tran Thi Thu Hien shared.
