Artist Phan Hai Bang’s talk on Truc chi art

In the current of contemporary Vietnamese painting flow, the name Dang Mau Triet has long evoked the image of an artist rich in individuality, constantly shifting between realms of emotion and experimenting with new modes of expression.

The contributions and legacy of Diem Phung Thi - a sculptor, have left a profound impact on the global sculpting scene. Hue is fortunate that she chose to return and spend the rest of her life here, ultimately donating her artistic legacy to the city. Since then, many artists have come to visit, drawing inspiration and creating their own works as if they engaged in a boundless “conversation”.

“Vong Sinh Tu” (The Cycle of Life and Death) is a metaphysical watchtower. The artist becomes a witness to the haunting figures and fragments that emerge from nothingness, from sediments, within the cycle of life and death, the calling of sentient beings...

In Hue City, the number of conductors is not high, and formally trained conductors are even fewer, with currently only one person: Mr. Nguyen Hoang Nhu Y (born 1987), who works at the Department of Composition, Conducting, and Musicology at the Hue Academy of Music.

In the early days of spring, Ngo Thanh Minh, a photography artist, was engrossed in wandering the streets of the city, taking photos of yellow apricot blossoms. The beauty of the land and people of Hue has long been an endless source of creative inspiration for him - an artist who has a “predestined affinity” with major awards.