Truc Chi - Vietnamese traditional paper reinvented

  • Artists carefully complete a Truc Chi paper with finishing touches. VNA Photo: Vũ Sinh
    Artists carefully complete a Truc Chi paper with finishing touches. VNA Photo: Vũ Sinh
  • TrucChigraphy refers to the process of creating depth and dimension for Truc Chi art paper, using pre-cut shapes and patterns, and water pressure to “draw” on the paper pulp. This is the most important process to create a beautiful piece of Truc Chi paper. VNA Photo: Phạm Hậu
    TrucChigraphy refers to the process of creating depth and dimension for Truc Chi art paper, using pre-cut shapes and patterns, and water pressure to “draw” on the paper pulp. This is the most important process to create a beautiful piece of Truc Chi paper. VNA Photo: Phạm Hậu
  • Truc Chi paper's delicate patterns shine out when being lit from behind or from the front. VNA Photo: Phạm Hậu
    Truc Chi paper's delicate patterns shine out when being lit from behind or from the front. VNA Photo: Phạm Hậu
  • Truc Chi paper's delicate patterns shine out when being lit from behind or from the front. VNA Photo: Phạm Hậu
    Truc Chi paper's delicate patterns shine out when being lit from behind or from the front. VNA Photo: Phạm Hậu
  • Truc Chi paper is air dried or sun-dried. VNA Photo: Phạm Hậu
    Truc Chi paper is air dried or sun-dried. VNA Photo: Phạm Hậu
  • Artists create shapes and patterns to make Truc Chi art papers. VNA Photo: Vũ Sinh
    Artists create shapes and patterns to make Truc Chi art papers. VNA Photo: Vũ Sinh
  • TrucChigraphy refers to the process of creating depth and dimension for Truc Chi art paper, using pre-cut shapes and patterns, and water pressure to “draw” on the paper pulp. This is the most important process to create a beautiful piece of Truc Chi paper. VNA Photo: Vũ Sinh
    TrucChigraphy refers to the process of creating depth and dimension for Truc Chi art paper, using pre-cut shapes and patterns, and water pressure to “draw” on the paper pulp. This is the most important process to create a beautiful piece of Truc Chi paper. VNA Photo: Vũ Sinh
  • An artist forms the shape of paper on a mesh frame. VNA Photo: Phạm Hậu
    An artist forms the shape of paper on a mesh frame. VNA Photo: Phạm Hậu
  • Artists cut out shapes and patterns to make Truc Chi art papers. VNA Photo: Vũ Sinh
    Artists cut out shapes and patterns to make Truc Chi art papers. VNA Photo: Vũ Sinh
  • Truc Chi art paper is created with plant pulp such as bamboo, sugarcane, banana trees or corn trees. VNA Photo: Phạm Hậu
    Truc Chi art paper is created with plant pulp such as bamboo, sugarcane, banana trees or corn trees. VNA Photo: Phạm Hậu
  • The vivid dimension and shapes of a Truc Chi art piece. VNA Photo
    The vivid dimension and shapes of a Truc Chi art piece. VNA Photo

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Truc Chi - Vietnamese traditional paper reinvented
03/18/2025 07:55 | TTXVN |
Truc Chi is a type of traditional paper art reinvigorated in Hue by artist Phan Hai Bang and his collaborators in 2012. “Truc” means bamboo, while “Chi” means paper in Sino-Vietnamese vocabulary, a term coined by writer Buu Y, which highlights the origin of the new art - bamboo pulp. This type of paper is not just simple paper, but they are unique pieces of art created during the paper making process. These papers are made with bamboo pulp and other plant pulps, such as straws, banana trees, leaves or even grass, to give them varying degrees of colour and create “gradients” for each paper. Then, artists cut out different shapes and frames to “shape” each paper. The most important step comes during the forming of the paper, where artists use the shapes & water pressure to create the art piece with depth and gradients. This process is named “TrucChigraphy”. The result is a stunning flat paper art with depth and dimensions, extremely suitable for light decorations such as conical hats, lanterns, or lamps. Over the past 10 years, artist Phan Hai Bang and his collaborators have worked hard to bring Truc Chi art papers to the masses and developed it to become a new traditional art of Vietnamese paper. VNA Photo

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