(VOVworld) - The Vietnam Fine Arts Exhibition, opened in Hanoi from December 9 - 23, are showcasing 409 pieces, created from 2011 to 2015, to give the public an overview on a period of the Vietnamese fine arts.

Chieu bien gioi (Afternoon in a border area) - an oil painting by Tran Huy Oanh (Photo: organising board)

Jointly held by the Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Vietnam Fine Arts Association, this year’s exhibition has shown innovations in organization and curatorship. The Arts Council set clear criteria for the entries which should be well-executed in content and ideology, imbued with humanism and inclined to the good while embracing the essence of today’s life.

Phien cho chieu (Afternoon market) - a sculpture by Pham Thai Binh (Photo: organizing board)

The artworks were also encouraged to show the artists’ creativity in language and techniques, and their high sense of aesthetics while creating fresh visual effects. A total of 4,076 entries illustrated the abundant creativity and considerable care of fine arts circles nationwide towards the exhibition despite the gloomy situation observed in the country’s fine arts market in recent years.