“Spring portrait” also known as “Spring Peach flowers 2” continues the painting series of peach blossom titled “Spring Peach flowers” started from 2013 and catching the attention of art-loving public. “Spring Peach flowers” expresses multiple perspectives on a typical flower of the spring in the North, in Hanoi.
The exhibition, themed ‘Spring portrait’ features 70 paintings of peach blossom, expressing multiple perspectives on a typical spring flower of the North. Most of them were finished in 2016 by oil paint, acrylic, and pastel.
“When researching and drawing peach blossom, I notice that each of the tree has hundreds, thousands of flowers which look the same at a glance but actually have unique shapes, features as human faces if look closer”, says Khoa.
Born in Phu Thuong, Tay Ho district (Hanoi) – a traditional peach blossom village in the capital, Nguyen Huu Khoa was known as Com, Khoai, NHK,… Following some individual painting exhibition themed on cartoon portraits of artists and celebrities, in recent years, he focuses on painting peach blossom which is close to his childhood.
The exhibition offers free admission from January 3-8 at Hanoi’s Exhibition Center for Fine Arts and Photography 29 Hang Bai, Hanoi
Some photos of the exhibition: