If you are too familiar with the image of a milky white conical hat with a gentle purple strap, now the Hue hat has been subtly and refreshingly renovated; through the art of bamboo, only delicate and beautiful.
What is bamboo?
Previously, the Japanese had a craft paper named Washi (Hoa Chi), Koreans had Hanji craft paper (Korean thread), now Vietnam also has a type of paper-art, art-art. -The new paper is named bamboo .
Truc is just the name of an art form in Hue
The commonly used materials for this art are straw, bamboo, sugarcane, banana, strawberry, sugar, pineapple, leaves, grass … Although it is a different material, it has the meaning of bringing the concept ” paper “turned to a new page, went beyond the background for other creations, instead turned into an independent work of art.”
Bamboo art only on Hue hat
After being processed, the materials will be turned into glue powder, used to spread on cheesecloth to create a painting base. The artist arranged the pattern of foam patterns on the background of the painting, then sprayed water with enough force to cause the glue around the shape to drift. Finally, there are only dark and light patterns on the background, after separating the mold and drying it is the glue treatment step to create durability. Only when making bamboo cones , the worker will “seo” the paper so that it can be rolled into a pyramid, the hat-keepers will complete the rest.
To make this hat is the workmanship and ingenuity of the skilled craftsmen
Bamboo cones: a creative upgrade of Hue conical cones
We still know that the raw materials for the conical hat are usually palm leaves, let go leaves, bamboo straw, leaves … are ivory-white, coated with varnish and are accessories to enhance the gentle and elegant beauty of the woman, at the same time shading the sun and the rain. Then, along with the lotus leaf hat, eagle leaf hat, and bamboo leaf cone , it is just a very popular new version – a very sophisticated and skillful product.
Extremely artistic effects will appear when the hat is placed in the sun
The hat looks special with thick and thin interwoven patterns and beautiful images. And once you change the perspective or put in the sun, the bamboo hat from Hue will show off extremely artistic and creative effects.
The current selling price of this Hue art hat is about 650,000 VND, which is about 10 times higher than the traditional conical hat.
The hat has received much love from Hue people, domestic and foreign tourists
Where to buy bamboo hat only?
The founder of bamboo art in Vietnam is painter Phan Hai Bang – Professor of Graphics at Hue University of the Arts. He is also the founder of Truc Chi Garden at 5 Thach Han, Thuan Hoa Ward, Hue City. Hanoi campus at villa 26-16B1, European Viet Kieu Village, Ha Dong. HCM City campus at 2 / 3A Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Dakao ward, District 1.
Appeared at events large and small and gradually asserted his position
To the above addresses, visitors not only have the opportunity to buy bamboo hats, but also have many other impressive crafts with materials such as paintings, lanterns, umbrellas, fans, candles …
You can refer to many different types of bamboo products at Truc Chi Garden
Through art exhibitions and events taking place at home and abroad in recent years, the bamboo art has only increasingly asserted its position in the art world, contributing to enriching people’s culture. clan. And the bamboo hat will only become more familiar and popular, bringing the image of Vietnam closer to international friends.