In a house at the end of a small alley on Pham Thi Lien Street, Le Phan Quoc is diligently finishing the paintings “Gateway to Dien Tho Palace” and “Hue Features” with Vietnamese lacquer. For him, Rhus Succedanea lacquer (hence forth, R.S. lacquer) has always had a strange attraction because it brings subtle and profound characteristics to a painting that no other material does.

Saying goodbye to the old year and welcoming the New Year of the Cat 2023, Hue artistsintroduce to the public paintings of this year's zodiac: the cat. This is an interesting source of inspiration for artists, a hobby of those who love Tet paintings, as well as a spiritual gift to the public with the wish of a peaceful and happy new year.

Within the activity framework for celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Paris Agreement Signing Ceremony (January 27th 1973 - January 27th, 2023), the Historical Society of Verrières-le-Buisson organized an exhibition of paintings, documentary photos and articles related to the Vietnam war.

On the afternoon of January 14 (December 23 of lunar calendar), the Fine Arts Association opened an painting exhibition to celebrate Quy Mao Spring - 2023 at the office of Song Huong Magazine.

These are the works of Hue artists or those living, studying and working in Hue, those who have been contributing to the formation and development of Hue fine arts. The collected pieces have high artistic value and bear the unique styles of the artists.

Most of the works were painted with acrylic materials and oil paints under the themes of landscape, heritage architecture, people, seasons, lifestyle, and the cultural and spiritual life of Hue.

This is an untitled painting, which was painted by Emperor Ham Nghi during his exile in Algeria.

The exhibition introduces 30 works with various materials such as lacquer, canvas, and paper in the collection of Rei Artspace as well as some works borrowed from other collectors.

The ancient ruong houses, river wharfs from afar, the ancient gold apple tree (Diospyros decandra) and the flaming pottery kiln of Phuoc Tich ancient village became shimmering and poetic when being painted. From real-life objects to becoming a painting, these scenes contained a lot of painters’ emotions and vibration about a so-called rare ancient village of Vietnam.

With the theme “Towards the sky’, artist Le Minh Phong depicted characters in search of freedom, light, and an escape from slavery as well as those leaving the barren lands for more fertile regions in hope of better lives.