Organization Board awards the first prize for the work “ Khat vong vuon cao”.
The campaign of decoration design of Hanoi city in 2018 was held from January 23, 2018, attracting numerous artists from fine arts associations, companies, businesses and units under Advertising Association. In particular, the Department of Culture and Information collaborated with Hanoi University of Industrial Fine Arts, Hanoi Architectural University, Hanoi University of Civil Engineering and Hanoi University of Arts and Culture, to disseminate the campaign to lecturers and students.
According to the Organization Board, the campaign received 90 works. In the first phase, examiners scored and selected 22 works for the judges. After the first phase, examiners gave their ideas to the authors to supplement, edit and improve the works before putting them into judging and serving the lighting decoration in the city. Examiners selected 12 winning works as the final result and put these works into decoration at 9 streets, 2 traffic islands and 1 city gate on Vo Chi Cong street.
The Organization Board aims at works which are simple, but bizarre, magnificent and ensure implementation safety. Last year, peach blossoms and apricot flowers were dominant while this year, the designs seems to be more creative. Many designs are not eye- confusing and meet aesthetical criteria both in the daytime and at night, also do not narrow Hanoi’s streets after decoration, said painter Tran Khanh Chuong, Chairman of Examiners’ Council, on evaluating works’ quality.
Painter Tran Khanh Chuong, Chairman of Examiners’ Council in the campaign of decorating Hanoi.
This year, the work won the first prize named “Khat vong vuon cao” with the design of dandelion flower by T.A.M. Advertisement Trading Co., Ltd. According to painter Tran Khanh Chuong, this work has been highly evaluated by the Examiners’ Council due to the fact that it is simple, delicacy, but ensures the aesthetics when being put into decoration. Besides, the Organization Board also awarded 02 second prizes; 04 third prizes and 05 incentive prizes.
After the campaign, the Department selects numerous decorative patterns for Hanoi city to welcome the new year of 2019, celebrate the Lunar New Year Ky Hoi and 89 years of Party Establishment (3/2 /1930-3 / 2/2019), revealed Hanoi Department of Culture and Information.
According to the evaluation of the Organization Board, the decoration and lighting work in the city this year has been innovated in the tendency of increasing delicacy and modernity, upholding the values of thousand-years-of-culture Hanoi in the integration and development period with the cultural symbol of Hanoi, Hanoi flowers and new year fireworks… Decorative patterns are designed in various forms with modern technology application, gentle light movement, thereby drawing the attraction from the public.
However, the campaign has its own limitations such as no breakthrough, not being attractive to overseas Vietnamese or Vietnamese overseas students with lighting experience. Some works by young authors are just ideas and unlikely to be put into practice.
Some awarded works have been put into decoration in the City.
Department of Culture and Information will implement the street decoration with the responsibility and enthusiasm and listen to ideas to adjust. However, the decoration certainly cannot satisfy everyone. Hopefully, in 2019 and the following years, the authors and businesses continue to pay attention, support and participate in this campaign, shared Director of Hanoi Department of Culture and Information ,along with the prestigious Examiners’ Council when addressing at the campaign
At the awarding ceremony, Hanoi Department of Culture and Information launched the city decoration campaign in 2019. Beyond implementing lighting decoration at traditional key streets, this year, the campaign will expand the lighting decoration in other venues, including: 5 gateways to the downtown; squares; flower gardens: Ly Thai To – Le Nin, Hang Dau, Dien Hong, Ly Tu Trong …
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