ARTIST TALK "BATTLEFIELD SKETCHING AS VISUAL DIARY"
Sketching is a quick way of drawing with simplified lines to capture the spirit of the object. As Jean-Auguste Dominque Ingres (1780 - 1867) - a painter from the French Neo Classical School, a master of anatomy - once said: "Drawing is the honesty of art." The most difficult thing in this genre is that in a short time, the artist must capture the characteristics and "soul" of the object.
During wartime when life is full with hardships, scarcity of art supplies and time constraint, sketching became an efficient, convenient form to document the rapid, hasty reality of the war.
Occupying an important position in Vietnamese fine art, thousands of wartime sketch paintings by professional and amateur artists have honestly and vividly documented historical moments and various aspects of the war. They are priceless visual diaries, reflecting the vitality of Vietnamese revolutionary painting.
We are pleased to present the talk "Battlefield Sketching as Visual Diary" with the participation of guest speakers: artists Le Tri Dung, Le Thiet Cuong and Doan Hoang Lam. The event will take place at 10 AM on Saturday, May 4. The conversation between artists of many generations, especially stories about their experiences of creating works during the Resistance War against America will help listeners know more about wartime sketching, its originality and value as well as what made the vitality of this genre.
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Artist talk: "Battlefield Sketching as Visual Diary"
Time: 10:00 - 12:00, May 4
Venue: Vincom Center for Contemporary Art (VCCA), B1-R3, Vincom Mega Mall Royal City, 72A Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi
