Calligraphy Painting (Tranh Thu Phap)
Calligraphy painting is the art of expressing people’s minds through written language. The Greek word Calli is Kalli, derived from Kallos meaning beauty; while Graphy from Greek root is Graphein means writing.
Calligraphy has become an art used to express the emotional feelings of people, containing the values of national traditions that educate people about ethics and human life in life, etc.
Therefore, calligraphy painting has become an indispensable part of Vietnamese people’s life and one of the most popular Vietnamese paintings. The most special are Tet holiday or other traditional cultural festivals. Nowadays, wherever we go in Vietnam, we can easily come across calligraphic works. There are signs, titles on the packaging of some types of products, on the covers of books, in temples, in cafes, …
Vietnamese calligraphy painting forms
1. Calligraphy on paper: The tureen is a couplet written on Fine Art paper, with a 2-sided plastic splint used for decoration in offices, living rooms, etc. These paintings bring the messages to teach children to live in life, to praise, to congratulate friends, etc.
2. Calligraphy on leaves: This is a new kind of art. It brings the traditional handwriting closer to nature and makes the leaves more alive.
3. Calligraphy painting the word “Phuc” (Blessing): “Phuc” means advantageous and consensus. The concept of the word “Phuc” of the nation, of each family, of each of Vietnamese people, is forever a good symbol of Vietnamese cultural life.
4. Nature painting: This is the most suitable for decoration and aesthetics.
5. Wealth painting: This is for bringing luck to the career and business.