Discover oil painting village in Ninh Binh parish

  • Mr. Pham Van Nghe is the art teacher for villagers at Pham Phao parish. VNA Photo: Nguyễn Lành
    Mr. Pham Van Nghe is the art teacher for villagers at Pham Phao parish. VNA Photo: Nguyễn Lành
  • Pham Phao parish artists also explore with other materials such as canvas, paper and brass. VNA Photo: Nguyễn Lành
    Pham Phao parish artists also explore with other materials such as canvas, paper and brass. VNA Photo: Nguyễn Lành
  • The painters mainly create oil paintings in a variety of genres such as portraits, landscapes, meditation paintings, among others. VNA Photo: Nguyễn Lành
    The painters mainly create oil paintings in a variety of genres such as portraits, landscapes, meditation paintings, among others. VNA Photo: Nguyễn Lành
  • Pham Phao parish artists mainly create oil paintings. VNA Photo: Nguyễn Lành
    Pham Phao parish artists mainly create oil paintings. VNA Photo: Nguyễn Lành
  • Pham Phao parish painters focus on their oil paintings. VNA Photo: Nguyễn Lành
    Pham Phao parish painters focus on their oil paintings. VNA Photo: Nguyễn Lành
  • Mr. Pham Van Nghe shows his oil paintings to visitors. VNA Photo: Nguyễn Lành
    Mr. Pham Van Nghe shows his oil paintings to visitors. VNA Photo: Nguyễn Lành
Pham Phao parish (Hai Anh commune, Ninh Binh province) is not only famous for the traditional wood carving and brass making craft, but is also considered the "cradle" of oil painting. Mr. Nghe, a 80-year-old painter in the village, remembered his uncle taught him how to paint in 1940. Since then, Mr. Nghe has honed his skills for oil painting, and has taught painting to local villagers. The parish currently has about 50 painters, most of whom have never been trained in painting but mainly learn from each other. The painters mainly paint oil paintings in a variety of genres such as portraits, landscapes, meditation paintings, among others. In addition to opening art galleries, the community of painters here has linked up with tourism companies, creating attractive sightseeing and experiences for tourists. VNA Photo: Nguyễn Lành

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