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Pencil / Charcoal / Chalk Ordinary lead pencils are made of graphite mixed with variable amounts of clay according to the degree of hardness required, with the softest varieties containing little or no clay. The paper texture must be coarse so that it 'files' down the pencil. Charcoal, due to its crumbly nature, can be used either for wispy strokes or shading, and is good for creating strong dark lines - the drawback with charcoal is that it smudges and tends to break easily. Chalk is usually used for shading. |
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Pastel Pastels are normally sold in three grades: soft, medium and hard. The soft is universally used, the other two mainly for special effects. The soft texture of pastels allows them to be easily manipulated. One of the charms of the finished drawing is its texture, as manipulations of the crayons produce a varied effect: thin or thick, smooth or rough, level or impasto. |
Ink Ink has been used for many centuries in the Far East, and used to be sold in sticks that were rubbed with water in shallow mortars. Modern ink is sold in liquid form, either soluble or waterproof; the former is more suited to fine lines and delicate manipulations and effects, and coloured ink can be applied to wet paper to produce magnificent spreading effects. |
| Artist Ho Hoang Dai's paingting Collage art |
Collage Collage became recognised as a serious art form in the early twentieth century. The term is derived from a nineteenth century craft called 'papiers collés' in which a variety of found objects including fabric, newspapers and cardboard are adhered to a flat surface to create a work of art. Decoupage refers to the pasting of cutouts all-over a surface rather than the use of cutouts as individual shapes or patterns in a design. |
Glass Art One-off modern art creations, which are entirely or substantially made in glass, these often tend to be specifically commissioned pieces or works for the public domain |
| Houston Studio Glass photo |
Art Glass These are smaller and mostly multiple edition glass creations also sometimes known as 'Studio Glass', and can cover a range of decorative glass techniques. |
| Spongebob- Graffiti art found in Hasselt (Belgium) artist Hertkore |
Graffiti Art Originally used as a form of advertisement, political campaigns, and love declarations in the streets of Pompeii in A.D. 79, it grew in popularity after the 1960's in Philadelphia and New York. Graffiti quickly spread to Europe in the 1980's through the Hip Hop culture. Towards the end of the 20th century, this form of creation aimed at self-expression and creativity. It become a type of public art, a way of communicating to the surrounding society. Today, it has become a mainstream form of art ranging from inscriptions to figure drawings, expanding in calligraphic styles and visual effects. |
Laquer Lacquer is made from a natural substance obtained from the sap of a Lacquer tree. The sap is used as a clear or coloured varnish in pottery and painting which produces a hard durable finish when dry; this type of finish is referred to as 'Lacquer'. Used in many East Asian cultures, lacquer has slightly different methods of application and varying results. For example lacquer yielding trees in Vietnam are slightly different, and though the finish is similar, the sap produces a slightly softer finish than the Chinese or Japanese lacquer. Therefore you will often find the thousand year old Chinese technique of lacquer has been mainly used for decoration and preservation, while lacquer paintings are the preserve of Vietnamese artists. Popular in Vietnam, many artists using lacquer painting utilise a range of multiple layers of lacquer, colours, eggshells, gold and silver leaves to express texture, light and colours within their paintings. |
| Extra ordinary digital art work |
Digital Art The term 'Digital Art' encompasses three different categories: - Digitally produced reproduction of an artwork already existing in another form, for example a painting. - Work produced to be viewed via digital means, which cannot be easily 'owned', such as web-art. - Work produced digitally, or using a computer as a tool in the process, which results in a work existing outside of the computer - perhaps in the form of a lambda or giclee print, so that this digitally produced print can be considered to be an 'original'. Work in this category may also exist in the form of a video, or more recently, a DVD. Such videos and DVDs will often be sold in limited editions, as with prints. At The Affordable Art Fair, work in the first category is not accepted, as it is not considered to be an original work of art. Work in the second category tends not to be for sale, but is instead freely accessible to experience, but not to own, via the internet.Works in the final category are sold at The Affordable Art Fair, subject to their being produced under the same strictly limited editions as conventional prints. In other words, when a print's edition has been fully run, the artist must not produce any further prints in the series. |
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CHARITY AUCTION PARTY - MISS UNIVERSE VIETNAM 2015
Miss Universe Vietnam is more than just a contest represents for beauty in the eyes but also beauty of the soul. A journey dedicates for the comprehensive beauty. That is proved through the establishment of the charity fund for the sake of the poor who is living under difficult conditions. On the night 02/10/2015, the night right before the final night of the contest, the charity event took place at Diamond Bay Resort & Spa, Nhatrang.
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Exhibition "Salty Sea" - Solo Exhibition Of To Minh Artist
To Minh stepped into art world with his soul of a coastal-region son. Plain and simple. For him, the whispering wave, the slightly moist wind and salty taste are his endless inspiration. They are, therefore, embodiment of what has formed his style. With the strong and firm brush strokes, To Minh s artworks illustrate the liveliest part of people there. Despite hard work and harsh environment, the bliss glitters in their eyes. The picture depicting fishing and harvesting activities shine...
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Vietnamese-French Artist Shows Abstract Paintings
The Exhibition lasts until February 7 at the gallery, which is located at 07-09 Phan Chu Trinh Street in District 1.
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French - Vietnamese Artist's Abstracts On Display In Ho Chi Minh City
Artist Robert Mihagui believes that "to be" is more important than "to have" and generous with his time and talents, often donating his paintings to charities.
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“The Reflection” Exhibition Of Robert Mihagui Artist
Exhibition display On 31st January, 2015, Phuong Mai Gallery has held an open ceremony of The Reflection -solo exhibition of Robert Mihagui artist. The exhibition is in the first month of the year. This is also the first exhibition of our gallery this year to speed up many art activities of Vietnam Fine Art in general and Phuong Mai Gallery in particular. Through this exhibition, Robert Mihagui artist wants to introduce to many art lovers 20 artworks which are the portraits of places he s...
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To Minh - The Sea Exhibition
The infinite sea has been an inspiring topic for artists. To Minh is one of Vietnamese artists that successfully exploited this subject. To him, is not only a subject but also related to his hometown, the Phan Thiet sea. Therefore, the images of , and the lives of people living by often appear in his paintings. The specialities of To Minh s paintings are his skillful and powerful strokes of trowel combined with the unique technique of using thick paint to make his paintings had a rather...
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Bach Lan - The Dreams Exhibtion
Through the brush belonged to Romanticism, with the shape of lady and lotus as the main theme, this collection will bring you through different tone of emotions.Come and feel it yourself.
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Impressionism
Impressionism The term 'Impressionist' was first used as an insult in response to an exhibition of new paintings in Paris in 1874. A diverse group of painters, rejected by the art establishment, defiantly set up their own exhibition. They included Monet, Renoir, Pissarro and Degas. Monet, 'Lavacourt Under Snow, about 1878-81 What characterises Impressionism for most people nowadays, is both the subject matter and the technique. Landscapes, and scenes from modern urban and suburban life...
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Phuong Mai Gallery’s Nine-year Journey On Display
Phuong Mai-A State of Journey exhibition will open today to mark the gallery s nine year art operation as well as introducing to art lovers a new display area of the gallery at 9 Nguyen Cu Trinh Street in downtown HCMC. The exhibition will feature 25 works by 20 artists from the private collection of the gallery. Visitors will have a chance to explore many materials from oil on canvas, acrylic and mixed media in many styles from realism, abstract to impressionist as well as expressionism...
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State Of Journey Exhibition Shows Work Of 20 Vietnamese Artists
HCM CITY (VNS)— "Phuong Mai A State of Journey" is the name of an art exhibition featuring 25 works including oil, lacquer and acrylic paintings as well as woodcuts by 20 famous Vietnamese artists in HCM City. Among the artists are Le Thanh, Ho Huu Thu, Uyen Huy, Phan Thanh Binh, Bich Lan, Duong Sen, La Hon, Do Duy Tuan and Van Duong Thanh. For the artists, this exhibition of Phuong Mai's personal collection is a time machine that takes them back to the past. For the young Vietnamese...
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Le Trieu Dien Brings Memories To The Fore
Everyone loves to recall pleasant memories, especially elderly people who like telling old stories about their past love, their victories, their hardship as well as their dreams for their children and grandchildren. Image Caption At the age of nearly 70 with four decades as a working artist, Le Trieu Dien recalls the ups and downs of his life, memories of time and emotions with solo exhibition Ky uc goi ve (Called back memory) which will open at the downtown Phuong Mai Gallery...
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Enjoy Coffee In The Art Space Of PMG-Art & Cafe
Enjoy coffee in an art space at the center of HCMCity, is it possible? PMG- Art& Coffee will be opened in the next few days. It is beautifully located in a 2-storey house of a French style terrace on 07 Phan Chu Trinh Street, District 1, opposite to the Western Door of Ben Thanh Market. Its exterior has remained features of 19th architecture despite several modern renovation.
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New Gallery
It is our honour to inform that we will open a second gallery at the beginning of July. It is beautifully located in a 2-storey French house on 07 Phan Chu Trinh Street, opposite to the Western Door of Ben Thanh Market. From the second floor, our location opens the whole city view. You can see the tallest building of the city which is BitexcoBuilding, and our centre traffic circle.
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French Artist Faces Walls
Bach Lien Call before digging: Lolo Zazar's photos on display at the exhibition reflect the rapid changes in Ha Noi, as reflected on its walls. — VNS Photo Truong Vi HA NOI — Listen to the walls in Ha Noi and you will hear what they are telling you. A French artist has heard these stories and retold them to visitors at the French cultural centre in Ha Noi. Dialogues with the Walls is the name of Lolo Zazar's photo exhibition on display at l'Espace.
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Learn About Art- Part III
PHOTOGRAPHY 1952 Jaguar C-Type Photo C-Type Otherwise known as a Chromogenic Colour or Colour Coupler print, C-Type is the generic name for a modern colour print. Colour sensitive layers of emulsion on the paper respond to the colour information in the negative when light is shone through it. After the initial development, chemical compounds called dye couplers are added to form a layer of hues that produce the full colour image. Type digital LightjetC-Type printon fuji crystal archive paper...
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Learn About Art- Part I
Learn more about art media and techniques PAINTING Oil Oil paint is a slow drying paint that is created by mixing pigments with oil, linseed oil being the most traditional. Oil paints are usually opaque and never dry fully, but rather develop a hard film. Since the sixteenth century oil painting on canvas has been a standard medium for artists as it can be easily manipulated and has great flexibility, making it possible for an artist to achieve a layered or smooth, rich coloured canvas....
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“ The Melody Of Spring” Exhibition
The Melody of Spring VDT- Spring flowers- Oil and Acrylic-2011 As part of New Year Celebration, Phuong Mai Gallery and HSBC, in company with Artist Van Duong Thanh, have organized . With 18 paintings including oil, acrylic and lacquer on wood, Vietnamese national artist Van Duong Thanh depicted impressions of Hanoi in particular and of Vietnam in general. VDT-Girl & Lotus Oil& Acrylic -2012 Harmony, tranquility and joy are common themes in Van Duong Thanh s uplifting paintings. The sprigs...
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Rainy Season Caught On Canvas
HCM CITY — A series of 35 acrylic-on-canvas paintings, titled Hue's Rainy Colours, is now on display in HCM City.The collection was created by Le Nhuong, Dang Mau Tuu and Phan Thanh Binh from the Hue Fine Arts College. The rainy season prevents most outdoor activities and can cast a gloomy mood over Hue, but for the artists it also lends a pensive and graceful look to this formal royal city. Just imagine what Hue would look like in a few months without continuous rain? During the rainy...
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“The Color Of Hue Rain” In Saigon Sunlight
in Saigon sunlight In this season, the rain in Hue city are incessant continualness. It s not only makes the man s heart to be sad, the time have settle down and prevent any outside activity, but the rain also has created a pensive look for this city. Imagine if a few month without continuous rain, what Hue city will look like? People will wonder "how strange it heaven!". In other words, Hue almost rain all year round, different point is light rain or heavy rain merely. Because of heavy and...
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Exhibition "The Reflection"
Exhibition"THE REFLECTION" Robert Mihagui Artist From January 31st to February 7th, 2015 at Phuong Mai Gallery (09 Phan Chu Trinh Str., dist.1, HCMC) Phuong Mai Gallery is honored to present The Reflection exhibition by established Contemporary artitst Robert Mihagui with 20 art pieces. With the theme of reflection, the reflection between the colors and the time and space of places he went to that left a deep impression. Robert was born in 1945 in Vinh Phu Province, Vietnam. He is a French...
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