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Folk Paintings in Vietnam
Folk paintings in Vietnam have an intimate association with its rich traditional and cultural fabric. Vietnamese folk paintings offer an interesting combination of traditional cultural values with ancient artistic methods molded through the efforts of the previous generations. Vietnamese folk painting can be categorized as Tet holiday paintings and Worshipping paintings.
The journey of Vietnamese folk paintings began from the past and continues till the present. During the Ly Dynasty (12th century), there were many artists engaged in woodblock printing. However, in the beginning of the Le So Dynasty, the Chinese technique of printing on boards was adopted and improved by the Vietnamese artists.
Folk paintings are classified into various genres depending on various artistic styles, drawing-printing technique as well as the materials used. Though every style is different, shapes are created based on the concepts of tuyen binh do (single line-simple designs) or thuan tay hay mat (easy to draw and to see).
In folk paintings, the deities are portrayed on a larger scale in comparison to ordinary human beings. These unique features make folk paintings highly impressive. Continuous cultural exchange over the years has lent a traditional aspect to Vietnamese folk paintings.
The paintings of Do Ho are famous. Do Ho is the only village where artists create paintings using completely natural materials. These paintings are known for the durability of their colors which have been extracted from various kinds of trees. Do Ho paintings are considered as the symbol of Vietnam and the village has successfully sustained this reputation for centuries.
Besides Do Ho, Hang Trong paintings are known for their deification of natural phenomena. These worship paintings, unlike Do Ho paintings, are handmade. Besides, Chinese drawings have cast significant influence on Hang Trong paintings.
Amongst Vietnamese art paintings, folk painting owns a long-standing tradition. This painting style continues to impress generations and is deeply embedded in the souls of the Vietnamese people.
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Wood Presents and Russian Painting in Art Shop Online
Originally Khokhloma wood tableware were produced in monasteries and for the czar court only. At that time Khokhloma tableware production was not large scale. It was because of expensive imported tin. In 1720s after the end of the North War tin flow to Russian increased. The price went down and the material came within reach of many masters. The production and the sales of brightly painted hand made art works expanded.
Thus in the XIX century items with khokhloma painting were famous not only in Russia but in Persia, India, Middle East, the USA and Australia as well. The export of khokhloma items grew after the worldwide exhibition in 1889 in Paris.
In 1916 Nizhegorodskoye Zemstvo established the first School for Wood-Working Arts and Crafts in Semyonov. The folk arts and folklore flourished in Volga region near Nizhny Novgorod province. No other territory in Russia could equal it in the number and originality of the folk arts and crafts that had sprang to life and were developed in the local communities. The Khokhloma art painting on wooden tableware is the type of Nizhny Novgorod folk art craft that became most popular in Russia and foreign countries.
The "grass-leaves" decorative ornaments and their peculiar color scheme suggest that the Khokhloma art is rooted in the ancient Russian decorative culture while the imitation of gilt ornaments on wood dates back to the medieval Russian handicraft skills. The painting technique has been somewhat upgraded but remains essentially the same as in the ancient time.
Khokhloma russian painting amazes you with its delicate grass pattern and festive coloring, which is based on combination of scarlet cinnabar and flittering gold against the black lacquer background. This is Khokhloma specific feature. Masters used tin powder and lacquer to obtain such gold color. Now they use aluminum powder.
First, the art tableware are shaped on a lathe from the dried lime wood, which are turned into bowls, vases, mugs, dishes and spoons.
They are dried and covered with red and brown primer, so that they start looking like earthen. The unpainted articles are now coated with drying oil. Next they are polished with powdered aluminium. They become dull shining, like silver, and go to the painting division. Painted articles are then varnished and hardened in ovens at the temperature of 120-130 degrees. The heat turns the varnish yellow, the "silver" into "gold" and mellows the vivid design with an even, golden tone.
The Khokhloma dishes, cups and wooden drink pots were used for serving food at holiday feasts. The wooden tableware using at the Moscow house of an important statesman had to look valuable; accordingly, they were modeled on the rich painted plates decorated with real golden fabricated by the jewelers for the luxurious homes of the Russian nobility. Thanks to the special varnish and high-temperature processing they are quite practical and safe in use. You can drink and eat using these Khokhloma tableware, because such wares not sensitive to cold and hot, salty and sour food.
Apart from Khokhloma wood presents of tableware most visitors to Russia will have at least one set of Matrioshka dolls in their luggage. These dolls within dolls have long been a source of fascination. The undoing of the main doll to reveal others almost ad-in-finitem has always produced wonderment and appreciation for the woodcrafts art.
Examples of beautiful Khokhloma wood art presents, Paleh and Mstera lacquered miniatures you can look at art store online site. It is amazing that what started out as a true folk tradition over 300 years ago is still thriving and remains basically true to it's roots, albeit on a more organized scale.
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Will Nilson, Art News Department of Art store online, 2007.
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