“Carefree Flowers” exhibition opens in Hanoi

(Cinet)- 18 works by architect Hoang Dao Kinh are on display at an exhibition which opened in the Casa Italia, Ha Noi, on May 26.

The exhibition with the theme “Hoa vu uu” (carefree Flowers), which is supported from the Italian Embassy to Hanoi.

Italian Ambassador Lorenzo Angeloni said Kinh’s paintings inspired him with a special energy.

“Kinh shows talent. He is quite professional,” he said, “I was charmed by the beautiful flowers and brilliant paintings.”

Kinh was born in 1941. He is an expert in preservation and restoration of architectural relics and heritage, an architectural theorist and critic. He has also created many paintings.

He has published books on cultural heritage preservation and architecture. Currently, he’s a member of the National Cultural Heritage Committee.

In the last 10 years, he has co-operated with Italian researchers in the restoration of the Cham towers at My Son in central Quang Nam.

Beside, a workshop to discuss the preservation of cultural heritage will be organised on May 31.

Through the workshop Kinh will introduce a master course where students can learn to preserve cultural heritage.

Kinh will use profits from his paintings to grant a scholarship to a Vietnamese student to study the preservation of Vietnamese antiquities.

The exhibition will last until June 06.

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