National oil paintings exhibition opens
A number of 170 oil paintings chosen from the National Oil Paintings Exhibition are now on exhibit at the Vietnam Culture and Arts Exhibition Centre from last week. These are organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition, the exhibition present
Artist Hoang Duc Toan, Head of the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition said "In Vietnam, together with other painting materials, such as polish and silk, oil on canvas is a part of current fine arts. Although an oil painting wasn't introduced in the country until the start of the last century, the material was soon accepted by Vietnamese painters and now more and more painters choose this kind of material for their creativity."
