Exhibition of more than 130 paintings by journalists who love to draw

Journalists participating in the painting exhibition - Photo: HOAI PHUONG

On the morning of June 18, the Vietnam Journalists Association and the Vietnam News Agency in the Southern region in Ho Chi Minh City jointly organized the opening of a painting exhibition by the 99 group of artists - a group of journalists, in Ho Chi Minh City.

This is one of the activities towards the 99th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day.

Attending the exhibition were Mr. Nguyen Ho Hai - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, Mr. Phan Nguyen Nhu Khue - Head of the Propaganda Department of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, Mr. Lam Dinh Thang - Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Information and Communications... and many reporters from press agencies.

When journalists hold paintbrushes

Group 99 includes 8 professional and amateur artists who have worked and are working at press agencies, including journalists Vu Kim Son, Huynh Dung Nhan, Nguyen Nghiem, Nguyen Tien Le, Ngo Thanh Nhan, Do Huong, Nguyen Hong Nga and Tieu Tan.

Among them, journalist Nguyen Tien Le - former director of Vietnam News Agency in the Southern region - is the leader of group 99.

He connected the Vietnam Journalists Association with the Vietnam News Agency in the Southern region to coordinate the organization of this exhibition.

"The group of 99 artists is meant to celebrate the 99th anniversary of Vietnam Revolutionary Press Day" - the representative of the organizing committee explained the meaning of the group's name.

The 99 painting exhibition displays more than 130 works with many themes on many different materials such as oil, acrylic, watercolor, silk... and iron pen.

The exhibition takes place from June 18 to 26 at the Vietnam News Agency in the South in Ho Chi Minh City (District 3, Ho Chi Minh City).

Enjoying paintings by journalist Huynh Dung Nhan - Photo: HOAI PHUONG

Use aesthetic language instead of words

Mr. Tran Trong Dung - Vice President of the Vietnam Journalists Association - said this is a special painting exhibition of journalists and collaborators who have a passion for painting.

"Most of the authors came to painting quite late, there are journalists who have only been creating art for the past two or three years after retiring or being encouraged by friends.

Mr. Tran Trong Dung delivered the opening speech - Photo: HOAI PHUONG

The two oldest are 75 years old and have been retired for more than 10 years. The youngest is only 30 years old, a female reporter for the Saigon Giai Phong newspaper, preparing to launch a series of paintings about Truong Sa.

The paintings of the writers who once wrote for newspapers are more or less worldly in nature. They paint about their colleagues, about the sea and islands, about social movements, but they are still passionate about creating portraits, landscapes and still lifes...

Many of the authors do not dare to call themselves painters, but are just people who have a predestined relationship with painting, love the world of colors, and want to use aesthetic language to express what words cannot fully express" - Mr. Tran Trong Dung added.

Standing Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee Nguyen Ho Hai delivered a congratulatory speech - Photo: HOAI PHUONG

Mr. Nguyen Ho Hai - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee - said the paintings at the exhibition were impressive and had deep artistic value.

On behalf of the City Party Committee, Mr. Hai sent congratulations and gratitude to reporters and editors who have contributed to the economic , cultural and social development of Ho Chi Minh City in particular and the country in general.

Journalist Huynh Dung Nhan has been working in journalism for over 40 years. He has painted over 3,000 portraits, mainly of friends, colleagues, and artists - Photo: HOAI PHUONG

Journalist Kim Son has been self-taught in painting since 2017, following an artistic perspective on light from the composition of photography, painting landscapes and daily life - Photo: HOAI PHUONG

Journalist Tieu Tan brings 20 silk and watercolor paintings with themes of landscapes, still life, portraits... to the exhibition - Photo: HOAI PHUONG

Painting by author Nguyen Tien Le - Photo: HOAI PHUONG

Painting by author Vu Kim Son - Photo: HOAI PHUONG

Painting by author Tieu Tan - Photo: HOAI PHUONG

A corner of the painting exhibition - Photo: HOAI PHUONG

Information about journalists participating in the exhibition:

Painter Ngo Thanh Nhan used to work at the Cultural Information Publishing House, was a lecturer at the University of Fine Arts and was a contributor to many newspapers.

Painter Nguyen Nghiem used to be a reporter for Tan Binh District radio station and an industrial arts lecturer at Hong Bang International University.

Journalist Nguyen Tien Le - former director of Vietnam News Agency in the Southern region, after retirement began to self-study and paint.

Journalist Vu Kim Son - former war correspondent of Liberation News Agency .

Journalist Do Huong - photojournalist for Architecture magazine, head of the Sports Today newspaper office in Ho Chi Minh City, owner of Gallerry Huong Art Life in Ho Chi Minh City.

Photographer Nguyen Hong Nga - Vice President of Ho Chi Minh City Photography Association, used to be a photojournalist for Ho Chi Minh City Stage Newspaper and Photo World magazine.

Journalist Huynh Dung Nhan - former reporter for Lao Dong newspaper, former editor-in-chief of Journalism magazine (Ho Chi Minh City Journalists Association).

Journalist Tieu Tan - the youngest journalist in the group of authors (born in 1988), is a reporter for Saigon Giai Phong newspaper.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/trien-lam-hon-130-buc-tranh-cua-nhung-nguoi-lam-bao-me-ve-tranh-20240618121614013.htm