Youth and love: Gia Tai Cua Me, a stone sculpture by Bach Thanh Viet, is on display at the HCM City Fine Arts Association’s exhibition for young artists at Van Thanh Tourist Park in HCM City.(Photo: tuoitre.vn)
HCM City (VNA) -Forty-two sculptures in the themes of youth and love are on display at anexhibition in Ho Chi Minh City’s Van Thanh Tourist Park.
The works were selected from thelatest collections of 22 young artists in the region who participated in the CoTo Sculpture Camp, organised by the HCM City Fine Arts Association in QuangNinh province early this year.
The works are in wood, glass,stone, aluminum, stainless steel and other materials, with some works two ormore metres long.
Highlighted works include NguyenHoai Huyen Vu’s Pho (Street), Bach Thanh Viet’s GiaTai Cua Me (Mother’s Treasure), Pham Minh Chien’s Tuoi 13 (Teenager)and Nguyen Van Chuoc’s Uoc Mo Cua Chi (Sister’s Dream).
The works symbolise hope for loveand peace and improved economic and cultural progress for Vietnam.
Veteran sculptor Le Lang Bien,head of the association’s sculpture office and a member of the event’sorganising board, said the young sculptors depict objects seen in daily life.
“Their works are simple in designand that helps young people learn the art,” he said.
Bien said his association hasworked with cultural authorities to organise art camps in an effort toencourage young artists to create work that reflects the country’s economic,educational and cultural development.
“Through our camps, we also helpyoung artists introduce their work to the public,” he added.
“We faced challenges inexhibiting the works because of most of them are large objects. However, publicplaces and parks in big cities must host more artisitic sculptures and receive more support from local authorities," Vu, winner of the HCMCity Biennale Youth Fine Arts 2017, said.
The exhibition can be seen at VanThanh Tourist Park, 48/10 Dien Bien Phu Street, Binh Thanh district, until August18. Entrance is free.-VNA
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Youth and love: Gia Tai Cua Me, a stone sculpture by Bach Thanh Viet, is on display at the HCM City Fine Arts Association’s exhibition for young artists at Van Thanh Tourist Park in HCM City.(Photo: tuoitre.vn) 
