View portraits of Nguyen Gia Tri, Truong Han Minh... at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts

Ngắm chân dung Nguyễn Gia Trí, Trương Hán Minh... tại Bảo tàng Mỹ thuật TP.HCM - Ảnh 1. — Portrait of artist Le Thi Kim Bach - Photo: HO LAM

On the morning of July 17, the opening ceremony of the 2025 sculpture creation summary exhibition and the awarding of 25 portrait statues of outstanding artists to the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts took place.

The exhibition aims to introduce the creative achievements of sculptors in Ho Chi Minh City on their creative journey and prepare for the report on creative achievements in 2025.

The statues are on display from July 17 to August 4 at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum of Fine Arts.

Displaying statues of painters Truong Han Minh, Nguyen Gia Tri...

In this exhibition, in addition to works about people and life in today's society to spread positive thoughts and artistic values, the authors also voluntarily created portraits to honor individual painters and sculptors who have contributed to the fine arts career before and after 1975.

There are also portraits of people who have been awarded State prizes in professional activities and artists who have achieved high titles in education and creative work.

Some of the typical painters and sculptors whose portraits appeared in the exhibition include: painters Huynh Phuong Dong, Nguyen Gia Tri, Truong Han Minh, Nguyen Hoang, Le Thi Kim Bach; sculptors Diep Minh Chau, Nguyen Hai, Dinh Ru...

According to Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Association Nguyen Xuan Tien, the exhibition contributes to the cultural and artistic space at the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Museum by preserving images of typical fine artists through works of art, so that future generations can know about the predecessors of the city's fine arts.

"The works are made of diverse materials: bronze, cast iron, metal... The themes and forms of sculpture are richly expressed in the individual style of each author" - Mr. Tien commented.