1.

Em Thuý - Trần Văn Cẩn

2. Đèn đỏ - Nguyễn Ngọc Dân

3. Giữ lấy hoà bình – Lê Quốc Lộc

Before joining the Viet Minh in 1945, Le Quoc Loc was attending the Indochina College
of Fine Arts (now the Vietnam University of Fine Arts), majoring in lacquer. After the
August Revolution, he worked at the Department of Propaganda and later became a
member of Vietnam Fine Arts Association in 1957. Later in 1959, he came the
Headmaster of the University of Industrial Fine Arts. Loc is an artist that specialized in
lacquer, using traditional techniques. In his pieces, Loc often try to portray the life of
soldiers and the people during the Revolution and the War. His art has unique layout,
creating different layers of perspective while still utilizing Vietnamese materials as the
main source.

3. Record down in your assignment the following information about the artwork you have
chosen. Remember to take a photo of this artwork and insert it in the assignment.

 Title: Giữ lấy hoà bình

 Artist: Lê Quốc Lộc
 Date/year: If known
 Style: Lacquer painting
 Material: Lacquer
 Give a physical description of the artwork, using art vocabulary

In Giữ lấy hoà bình, there is a contrast of lighting that utilized shade and warm colors
in order to strength and resilience of the working people. The shapes in this painting
also help to serve this purpose, with strong geometric shape with a bit of angularity.

 Your critical analysis/response to the artwork:

o why did you choose this piece as your favorite piece?
o I like the fact that the artist is able to incorporate traditional elements while
also able to tell a story about the life of the people during the war
o what was your first thought when you saw this piece?
o That the colors were used very differently
o the content of this piece
o It shows a family with a mother, a father, and a child. The father seems like
a fisherman
o consider the social and historical context this piece was created: what
happened around the time this was made
o This piece took place during the war
o why do you think the artist made this?
o For propaganda
o what is the artist's message, in your interpretation- is it a successful
message, in your opinion?
o I think it is a successful message that even during the war, people can still
work happily and aim for peace
o if you were the artist, what change would you make to convey the message?
(you can describe in narrative form, or you can sketch your own drawing).
o I would use brighter colors, which would better help describe the brighter
future, when the war ended.