Painter Hai Bang: creating Truc Chi, a new art material
VOV.VN - Inspired by the traditional technique of making dzo paper, Phan Hai Bang, a painter and lecturer at the Hue University of Art created Truc Chi, a kind of paper made from bamboo. After years of experiments, Truc Chi is now recognized as a new material for art.
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Bang says artists can use Truc Chi paper in different ways based on printmaking principles to create graphic art works.
“Truc Chi art goes beyond the concept of paper. To traditional papermaking methods we add additional values to create Truc Chi art,” he said.
Bang and his colleagues want to combine bamboo paper with other techniques - printing, and painting with traditional handicrafts like embroidery, weaving, and conical hat making.
In 2012, a Truc Chi exhibition opened in Hue. Since then, the bamboo paper has been widely introduced in exhibitions at home and abroad, for example, “Dreams behind the village with Truc Chi art” in 2013, and “Unlimited graphics”, and “Vietnam-Belgium Printed Painting in Dialogue” in 2014.
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Phan Hai Bang has encouraged his students to seek other new kinds of materials.
Nguyen Phuoc Nhat, Bang’s associate, said "Bang plays an important role in directing, and creating new values for Truc Chi. He is the person who invented Truc Chi and worked out a plan to develop it. Although I study graphics, I still encountered a lot of difficulty when I first worked with Truc Chi. Hai Bang taught me graphic painting. Thanks to his help, I had my first artwork exhibited”.
Thousands of artworks have been created using Truc Chi. Phan Hai Bang and his colleagues have integrated Truc Chi art with traditional handicrafts to create revolutionary new art products.
