From Poland with nostalgia

The memories of his homeland and his love for it suffuse the works of
Vietnamese-Polish artist Hoang Ngoc Huu whose works are on display at an
exhibition in HCM City.

"I am happy to have my first ever solo exhibition in my home country," Huu says.

Hoi Tuong (Reminiscence), organised by the Lotus Gallery and HCM City
Exhibition Centre, features 66 oil paintings he created back in Poland.

"Painting is both my soul and expression of love to the motherland and my family there," the 70-year-old artist said.

Many of the works are simply named – Vietnam , Thieu Nu Hue (Hue
Woman) and Le Hoi Hai Ba Trung (Festival Memorising Trung Sisters).

He also pays tribute to his new life in Poland through paintings like Thieu Nu Ba Lan (Polish Woman).

Huu, who was born in Hue , moved to Poland in 1969 to continue his
studies in shipbuilding and went on to marry a local woman.

In 1983, instead of writing a diary, he began to draw to register his nostalgia for his homeland.

His works have been displayed at several solo and group exhibitions in Poland , Germany , Russia , Japan , and China .

The exhibition, at the HCM City Exhibition Centre, 92 Le Thanh Ton street , runs until Jan. 20./.

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Birthday gifts to Hanoi put on show

More than 200 works of art, which are gifts from organisations and
individuals at home and abroad to Hanoi, are on display at “The
hearts to Thang Long-Hanoi” exhibition, which opened in the capital city
on October 6.

The works, including paintings, embroidery
work, sculptures, handicrafts and music have been created by Vietnamese
people and foreign friends, showing their affection for the capital city
on its 1,000 th birthday.

One of the exhibits that drew the
attention of many visitors is a shoe in the size 1,000, designed by
Pham Quoc Thang, Director of the TS Milan Shoes Joint Stock Company.

The shoe has a 71cm heel, which is engraved with an ascending dragon.

“The image of the ascending dragon represents the city’s development
as it is beginning to walk abreast with other countries in the world,”
he said.

On the occasion, Hanoi’s People’s
Committee handed over certificates to the individuals and organisations
who have works on display at the exhibition.

Conductor
Claude Brendel from Frances Rouen Conservatory Symphony Orchestra, said
he was happy to receive the certificate on behalf of the composer of
the “One thousand years Thang Long” symphony, Francois Tashdjian.

He added that he was honoured to lead the orchestra playing the symphony in Hanoi to acknowledge the city’s birthday.

One
of the visitors, lawyer Phung Van De from the Hanoi Bar Association
said the exhibits reflect the love and admiration for Hanoi, Vietnam’s
capital city at present and in the future.

The exhibition will be open to public until October 12./.

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