The exhibition "Beautiful Life" by two female artists Trang Thanh Hien and Tran Phuong Ly (Ly Tran) opened on the evening of May 6 at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum, displaying nearly 50 paintings, reflecting two different approaches to beauty in art.
If one person delves into tradition to examine the present, the other expands the range of creativity from cross-cultural experiences. These two different journeys meet in one common point: the desire to find the essence and the sustainable values of beauty in contemporary life.
In painter Trang Thanh Hien, painting is a journey of contemplation. Ink paintings on Do paper, combined with wood carving techniques, not only bear the unique features of traditional fine arts but also carry the depth of cultural and spiritual thinking.
The world in the female artist's paintings is the crystallization of ancient art research and Buddhist spirit, where familiar images such as lotus flowers, Buddha figures or folk motifs are restructured in a multi-dimensional space.
Not noisy, not showing off, painter Trang Thanh Hien's paintings are like a moment of silence. There, viewers not only see but also feel the subtle vibrations of the inner world, of a world that is both still and contains deep movements.
Contrary to the artistic perspective of painter Trang Thanh Hien, painter Tran Phuong Ly (Ly Tran) brings a different source of energy: openness, multi-dimensionality and international identity. Growing up in Vietnam, studying in Russia and living in the US, Ly Tran's journey is the intersection of many cultures.
From expressive works, where emotions are expressed directly through colors and strokes, she switches to the direction of "organic stereoscopic abstraction". There, images are segmented, restructured and blended into soft movements, evoking the rhythm of the living and natural body.
The exhibition "Beautiful Life" takes place until May 10 at the Vietnam National Fine Arts Museum, opening up reflections on the beauty of art in life.
