Vincom Center for Contemporary Art

WORKSHOP WANDERING IN THE WORLD OF AFT

CUBIC STYLE - EXPLORING THE FORMS OF SPACE

Free admission, for children aged 6-11.

Time: 15:00 - 17:00, Saturday, June 1, 2024

Location: Vincom Center for Contemporary Art (VCCA), B1-R3, Vincom Mega Mall Royal City, 72A Nguyễn Trãi, Thanh Xuân, Hà Nội

Registration link: https://forms.gle/3d3HurUo58bJUyeh8

The world around us is full of things that may seem familiar but still manage to surprise us. For example, a pen—why does it look different when it's small, big, short, long, rectangular, or round...?

Here’s a little secret: all of these differences come from our perspective and how we perceive things in space—far/near, straight/tilted, front/back, left/right, from below/above... Every shift in our viewpoint can make the image before our eyes change.

Cubist artists are highly skilled observers who not only capture different perspectives but also combine various viewpoints to depict the same subject, creating paintings that are strange, unique, and always spark curiosity in viewers. The Cubism movement is also the theme of this edition’s workshop – " Wandering in the World of Art."

Through movement exercises led by artist Minh Hải and drawing practice guided by artist Din from the Hoa Tâm Art Center, children will explore space and use their own observations and perceptions to create paintings from multiple angles and shapes. With a variety of engaging and exciting hands-on activities, the workshop promises to offer a fresh and meaningful artistic journey—an ideal gift for children on the occasion of International Children's Day.

The event is part of the " Wandering in the World of Art" workshop series for children, curated by Education Curator Ngụy Hải An, and is organized by the Vincom Center for Contemporary Art (VCCA) in collaboration with the Hoa Tâm Art Center.

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About the Instructor

Din (Nguyễn Thị Tuệ Thư) is a visual artist based in Hanoi, who is also the professional manager of the Hoa Tâm Art Center and a lecturer at the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and Arts at the National University of Hanoi. Her practice primarily focuses on printmaking, where she often explores traditional techniques such as Japanese woodcut, traditional paper mache, and papermaking, while creating contemporary works inspired by these traditional methods. She has held exhibitions in Tokyo, Kyoto, Kawasaki, Chiba (Japan), London (UK), Dublin (Ireland), and Hanoi (Vietnam). During her time studying in Japan, she also participated in and won awards at printmaking competitions. She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Arts from Wako University (Tokyo) in 2015 and a Master's degree in Painting, specializing in Printmaking, from the Tokyo University of the Arts in 2017.

Minh Hải is currently a teacher and choreographer at Kinergie Studio, which specialised in ballet and contemporary dance training and performances in Hanoi. She has been involved in choreographing and performing numerous contemporary dance works for Kinergie Studio, as well as collaborating with local and international artists in various cultural and art festivals, including the Krossing Over Arts Festival 2018, L’ego (2020), A Wo|man (2022), and Thinh(g) (2023)...For her, the practice of dance and movement is an essential method for simultaneously developing and training the physical body, emotion, and spirit. Therefore, she regularly organizes programs and activities aimed at nurturing and strengthening inherent potentials, fostering a holistic connection between these elements for different groups of participants.