In Vietnam, painting on
silk is popular. Vietnamese artists found these
technique to be a unique way to create mystique and a charming
sense of mystique in their paintings. By using contemporary
colors, Vietnamese silk painting has won the hearts of many art lovers.
After a long period of
development of techniques and styles, silk painting reached its highest
period of success during the years 1925-1945 . The Vietnamese
style of silk painting emphasized softness, elegance and a flexibility
of style. These qualities of silk painting were different
compared to, at the time, to the dominant French and European oil
painting. In 1946, Vietnamese silk painting was accepted and
introduced to the world when Vietnamese silk paintings won two prizes
at the official Salon organized in France. Silk painting is now
popular in Vietnam and has its own unique character and transparency of
colors that are different from those of ancient China and Japan.