Honoring beauty of Vietnamese Women through art of light sculpture

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Artisan Bui Van Tu carefully shapes the details of a clay bird model. He incorporates images of birds, fish, fruit-bearing trees and lotus flowers into his works to tell stories about family and his homeland. Photo: Pham Tuan Anh - VNA
Artisan Bui Van Tu puts the finishing touches to his work “Rising Through Aspiration,” made from broken Bat Trang ceramic pieces, as a tribute to women devoted to the pottery craft. Photo: Pham Tuan Anh - VNA
The shadow cast by the work “A Mother Snakehead Fish’s Unwavering Devotion to Her Young” reveals the image of a mother tenderly embracing her child. Artisan Bui Van Tu carefully calculates and arranges the fish and lotus flower elements to create this image when the work is illuminated. Photo: Pham Tuan Anh - VNA
Artisan Bui Van Tu carefully refines a clay model. Photo: Pham Tuan Anh - VNA
Artisan Bui Van Tu’s bronze work “The Beauty and Essence of Vietnam” combines the image of a lotus flower with the shadow of a woman wearing a Nhat Binh royal costume, celebrating the gentle and pure beauty of Vietnamese women. Photo: Pham Tuan Anh - VNA
Artisan Bui Van Tu’s bronze work “A Mother Snakehead Fish’s Unwavering Devotion to Her Young” combines images of a mother fish, her young and lotus flowers to convey a story of maternal love and a mother’s sacrifice. Photo: Pham Tuan Anh - VNA
The work “A Window into Memories” combines bronze sculptures of a star fruit cluster and a bird’s nest with the shadow of a mother caring for her child. The frame in the background evokes a window opening onto childhood memories, reflecting the artist’s concept. Photo: Pham Tuan Anh - VNA
Light transforms the shapes of a bird’s nest and a star fruit cluster into the shadow of a mother breastfeeding her child. The work “A Window into Memories” evokes maternal love and childhood memories. Photo: Pham Tuan Anh - VNA
Honoring beauty of Vietnamese Women through art of light sculpture
In the works of artisan Bui Van Tu, memories of his hometown come alive through simple, familiar images. They include the pond by his maternal grandparents’ home, clay animals that his grandmother and he used to mold together for fun, and his mother’s love and frugality. He incorporates these cherished memories into light sculpture, telling stories of women through images of protection and care, hardship and sacrifice. On the occasion of Vietnamese Women’s Day (October 20), his four works made from bronze and Bat Trang ceramics serve as a tribute to grandmothers and mothers, as well as an expression of solidarity with women who have devoted themselves tirelessly to the pottery craft. Photo: Pham Tuan Anh - VNA