Thai diplomat keen on Vietnam lacquer painting
(VOV) - An exhibition of 21 lacquer paintings by the Thai Consul General Panpimon Suwannapongse opened at the HCM City Fine Arts Museum on June 8.
Fifteen other works by painter Vice Director of the Museum Hua Thanh Binh are also on display at the same venue.
This is the first time the Thai diplomat has shown her works in HCM City and the second time in Vietnam.
Ms. Suwannapongse uses a variety of materials in her paintings, including mud, sand, snail shells, copper, silver and gold.
Suwannapongse started learning lacquer painting with Nguyen Quoc Cuong in 2004 when she worked at the Thai embassy in Hanoi and, although she is very busy, she still finds free time to paint.
She said Vietnamese lacquer is a good medium to represent Thai culture as well as her love for her homeland and Vietnam