Art exhibition honours diversity in creativity

The Fifth Hanoi Open Exhibition is set to open on October 25, showcasing the work of professional and amateur Vietnamese and foreign artists.
Art exhibition honours diversity in creativity ảnh 1A visitor contemplates paintings at a previous Open Exhibition (Photo courtesy of Work Room Four)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Fifth Hanoi Open Exhibition is set to open onOctober 25, showcasing the work of professional and amateur Vietnamese andforeign artists.

Audiences will have a chance to enjoy 140 works by 100 Vietnamese andinternational artists.

According to the organiser, there is no central theme to the Open Exhibitionexcept that it is open in all senses. It is open for all to enter and open fora variety of mediums and open for all to visit with no admission charge.

It is a unique showcase for art in a variety of mediums: painting, sculpture,photography and print. It is as much an opportunity for art enthusiasts as itis for the artists themselves.

Over the past two decades there has been phenomenal and unprecedented artistic,commercial and social development in Vietnam. Hanoi remains central to thecountry’s creative community.

Contemporary Vietnamese artists have become respected around the world fortheir resourceful approach, cultural and social dialogue and creativesensitivity. Likewise, international artists are increasingly finding Hanoi andVietnam an invaluable source of inspiration for their own work.

“Hanoi is alive with artistic expression, a complex array of peoplerepresenting a diverse range of origins and viewpoints continues to intrigueus,” curator and co-founder Claire Driscoll explained.

“This is its charm and its surprise. The show represents a unique opportunityto see this wealth of artistic range in one place at one event. The joy and thechallenge of viewing an exhibition with such a range of work is how to findsolitude with an individual piece amid the visual noise,” said Driscoll.

“In previous exhibitions we have worked hard to curate the work in such a waythat the dialogue between a piece of work and its neighbours creates bothtension and harmony.”

“Work Room Four has a saying ‘Create Something New’. The Open Show is acelebration of those who endeavour to do just that.”

The exhibition has been hosted by art organisation Work Room Four since 2013with the aim of supporting new artists and honouring accomplished names in theindustry.

Open Exhibitions have displayed over 550 works by over 250 artists. Over 3,000visitors have enjoyed the exhibitions and tours and school trips are alsooffered to further engage the Hanoi community.

The exhibition will run until November 8 at the Fine Arts Exhibition House. –VNS/VNA
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