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Harnessing the Artistic Values of Traditional Visual Arts in North Central Vietnam for Contemporary Applied Arts Design
Mai Thi Thu Nga
12 November 2026 · Vol. 2, Issue 11, pp. 2057-2062
DOI: 10.65150/EP-jsshrs/V2E11/2026-14 (registration with Crossref in progress)
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Background: North Central Vietnam preserves diverse traditions of visual expression, from Dong Son bronze-drum decoration to textiles, folk paintings, and royal enamelwork. Their use in contemporary applied arts offers opportunities for distinctive products but also risks reducing situated cultural practices to detachable ornament.
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- 12 November 2026
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- Vol. 2, Issue 11, pp. 2057-2062
- ISSN
- 3051-3561 (online) · 3051-3553 (print)
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- CC BY 4.0 — free to read and reuse with attribution
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Abstract
Background: North Central Vietnam preserves diverse traditions of visual expression, from Dong Son bronze-drum decoration to textiles, folk paintings, and royal enamelwork. Their use in contemporary applied arts offers opportunities for distinctive products but also risks reducing situated cultural practices to detachable ornament. Objective: This article identifies artistic values in selected traditions, examines the conditions under which they can inform contemporary design, and proposes an accountable process of visual transformation. Methods: A qualitative documentary analysis combines theories of visual grammar and design semantics with a purposive comparison of four bodies of material associated with Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, and Hue. Results: The synthesis identifies five layers of artistic value and four recurrent design tensions. It proposes the 5T cycle - Trace, Triage, Transform, Test, and Triangulate - linking provenance, selective visual analysis, functional redesign, prototypes, and multi-perspective review. Conclusion: Design innovation depends less on literal repetition of inherited motifs than on maintaining intelligible relationships among source, visual structure, new function, and community agency. The 5T cycle is a conceptual proposal, not an empirically validated assessment instrument
Keywords
- applied arts
- traditional visual arts
- North Central Vietnam
- visual language
- contemporary design
- craft knowledge
- heritage-based design
- 5T framework
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Mai Thi Thu Nga (2026). Harnessing the Artistic Values of Traditional Visual Arts in North Central Vietnam for Contemporary Applied Arts Design. Journal of Social Science and Human Research Studies, 2(11), 2057-2062. https://www.ep-journals.org/articles/harnessing-the-artistic-values-of-traditional-visual-arts-in-north-45f8abbc
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ISSN 3051-3561 (online) · 3051-3553 (print)
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Mai Thi Thu Nga.
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In Journal of Social Science and Human Research Studies, Volume 2, Issue 11, pages 2057-2062, published by EP Journals Group on 12 November 2026.
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10.65150/EP-jsshrs/V2E11/2026-14. Registration with Crossref is in progress.
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APA: Mai Thi Thu Nga (2026). Harnessing the Artistic Values of Traditional Visual Arts in North Central Vietnam for Contemporary Applied Arts Design. Journal of Social Science and Human Research Studies, 2(11), 2057-2062. https://www.ep-journals.org/articles/harnessing-the-artistic-values-of-traditional-visual-arts-in-north-45f8abbc
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