La magnifique fresque suivante aux couleurs chatoyantes, représentant ces soldats et ces femmes heureux de vivre en paix sous l'aile des représentants d'une république démocratique populaire...
...ne vient pas du tout du musée de Vientiane sur la révolution de 1975 mais bien de ce que j'ai trouvé ce matin en arrivant au bureau:
Il s'agit tout simplement de la couverture du premier journal anglophone du Laos.
Le sous-titre vaut toute explication: "This striking and stylistic painting representing solidarity between Laos and Vietnam has won first prize in a bilateral art competition in Vientiane". Plusieurs commentaires me viennent à l'esprit mais j'avoue que je préfère faire partager un petit bout de l'article qui suit sur l'Art:
"Every artist has their own preference when it comes to the style they admire the most and the message they want to convey to the public trough their work.(...) "My art does tend to focus on the relationship between Laos and Vietnam, about which I have painted many works.(...) The piece that won the competition depicts the relationship between Laos and Vietnam as something that will go on forever. Time will pass by and the world will change, which is shown in my painting as a storm blowing, but Lao and Vientanmese people still link arms in front of the treaty of friendship.(...) To be a painter is not hard for those who love this work, but it is important to spend a long time observing the world, finding out your favorite angle and developing a unique style, and trying to do the best whith what you have chosen."
Pour rappel: le Laos se situe à la 156ème place sur 168 du classement mondial de Reporters Sans Frontières concernant la liberté de la presse.
