Village gates are to be cherished
Update: May 25, 2011
A painting exhibition titled “Villages in the City” by Vuong Van Thao on Thursday opened at L’Espace in Hanoi.

The exhibition is part of the celebrated 2008 works ‘Living Fossils’. 

 

Village gate, made of composite, is the main piece of the exhibition. Vuong Van Thao said: “Village gate, an artwork, is the beauty and diversity of architecture which expresses boldly the village’s culture as well as a lively picture demonstrating the origin of the city. We need to preserve and respect village gates in the city.”

 

Born in 1969 in Hanoi, Thao graduated from Hanoi University of Fine Arts in 1995 with a painting major. He is a member of Vietnam Fine Arts Association.

 

The show at 24 Trang Tien Street will run until June 18.

SGT