Artist Pham Thuan won first prize at the painting contest held by the Korean Cultural Centre and the Vietnamese Ministry’s of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Big winner: The awarding-painting by Pham Thuan (Source: internet)
Hanoi (VNA) - Artist Pham Thuanhas won the first prize at the painting contest held by the Korean CulturalCentre and the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s departmentof exhibition, photography and fine arts.
The award ceremony was held early this weekto honour the winners including second prize Le Anh and third prize Nguyen NgocThanh.
“It is a really big surprise for me,"said Thuan. "When I decided to take part in the contest, I just thoughtthat it would be a good chance for me to show my paintings."
Entitled Tinh Hoa 2017 (Quintessence 2017)the oil-on-canvas, 120cm-by-146cm painting features a young girl and a manbehind in Korean traditional hanbok costume with a background including a dishof kimchi, leaves representing for ginseng and national flower of Korea.
"I chose quintessence as my themebecause I think that it could include everything from cuisine, costume and art.I didn’t know much about Korea culture until I participated in thecontest," said the artist.
After graduating from Vietnam Academy ofFine Arts (VAFA) in 2011, Thuan has worked as designer for different companies.His works were selected to display at the National Fine Arts Exhibition 2015and the Fine Arts Exhibition of the Red River Delta Area in 2013.
The first prize will include a visit to theRepublic of Korea and a solo exhibition at the cultural centre.
The painting contest, entitled Korea,Traditional and Modern, is one of many activities in different fields tocelebrate the 25th diplomatic relationship between Vietnam and the RoK in 2017.
It was held for local artists under the ageof 45 to discover Korean culture and promote cultural exchange between the twocountries. Fourteen finalists’ works are on display at the centre until July16, No. 49 Nguyễn Du Street.
This is the second time a painting contest forVietnamese artists was held by the cultural centre with financial support ofHanse Yes24 Culture Fund.-VNA
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Big winner: The awarding-painting by Pham Thuan (Source: internet) 
