Nhan Dan Online – Seventy five traditional and contemporary paintings by Korean artists are now on display at the Cultural Centre of the Republic of Korea in Hanoi.

Under the name ‘Korean Art Festival’, the exhibition is held by the RoK Cultural Centre in Hanoi and the RoK’s Magazine of Art.

The exhibition introduces folk paintings with images of flower, bird, fish, dragon, reflecting Korean people’s wishes of a prosperous life. Contemporary paintings created with mixed media, watercolour or lacquer are also displayed there.

The exhibition has the participation of many famous Korean artists, including Park Mi Yong who is head of the Kangnam Fine Arts Association, Kwon Sung Nyeo, director of Korea Folk Painting Association and many others.

According to Director of RoK Cultural Centre Keum Gi Hyung, the exhibition kicks off a programme to welcome the millennium anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi organised by the centre and the RoK’s culture and art sector.

Following are some paintings on display at the exhibition:

Songhakdo by Kang Min Hee

Flower and birds by Park Eun Mi

Itinery, oil painting by Park Mi Yong

Honeymoon, watercolour by Oh Jung Ja

Sign of win, mixed media by Lee Jung Chul

Peace, oil on canvas by Lee Hyo Ki

A thing of himself, lacquer by Seo Bum Suk.

By Dieu Thuy