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"Hang Luoc
Street". |
"Quan Chuong
city gate in Hanoi" |
Being of Hanoian origin,
painter Pham Hoang Vuong, born in 1942, has attached
his whole life to the capital city. Passionate about
paintings since he was a boy, Hoang Vuong decided to
pursuit the art. After graduating from the university,
he began teaching fine-arts as well as continuing to
paint Hanoi landscapes. His refined oil paintings, full
of emotions, leave fine and long-lasting impressions
on viewers.
With his ability of observation,
Pham Hoang Vuong usually captures beautiful moments
of nature, streets as well as the daily life of Hanoians
and then reveals what he perceived in paintings with
firm and quick strokes. His paintings are divided into
different themes, including streets and wards; Hanoi’s
trade streets, Hanoi’s flower villages and Hanoi’s suburbs.
He usually names his paintings by names of streets or
place-names such as “Hang Dao Street”, Hang Ngang Street”,
Bat Dan Street”, “Lan Ong Street”, “Hang Be”, “Dong
Xuan”, “Quan Chuong City Gate”, “Nhat Tan”, “Nghi Tam”,
etc. All the paintings are close to the daily activities
of Hanoians, such as the painting of street with old
and newly-built houses, cyclo drivers, pedestrians,
shops, trees, etc.
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"Dinh Liet
Street". |
"Boats on
the Red River". |
At the age of over 60, Pham
Hoang Vuong is still engrossed in paining everyday.
He has also participated in many fine-art exhibitions
held in Hanoi and nationwide and had a private exhibition
in Canada in 2005. (Vietnam Pictorial)
Story by Painter Nguyen
Van Chien - Photos by Xuan Ha |
