tranh vải
Definition
- Noun:
- Canvas (for painting): A piece of strong, heavy cloth, typically made of cotton or linen, which is stretched over a wooden frame and used as a surface for oil or acrylic painting. This is the primary artistic meaning.
- Painting on canvas: Can refer to the artwork itself that is created on this material.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Người họa sĩ căng tranh vải lên giá vẽ. (The artist stretched the canvas onto the easel.)
- Bộ sưu tập của ông ấy có nhiều tranh vải quý giá. (His collection has many valuable paintings on canvas.)
- Cô ấy thích vẽ trên tranh vải hơn là trên giấy. (She prefers painting on canvas to painting on paper.)
Advanced Usage
- In professional art contexts, "tranh vải" specifies the medium and support of a painting, distinguishing it from works on paper ("tranh giấy"), wood, or other surfaces.
- The term can be part of art material descriptions, e.g., (to buy canvas and oil paints).
Variants and Related Words
- Toile (n): A French-derived term sometimes used in Vietnamese, synonymous with "canvas" in an artistic context.
- Vải vẽ (n): A more descriptive term meaning "fabric for painting," often used interchangeably with "tranh vải."
- Tranh sơn dầu trên vải (n): Oil painting on canvas.
- Tranh sơn mài (n): Lacquer painting (a different medium, for contrast).
Synonyms
- Canvas: The direct equivalent for the painting surface.
- Painting: When referring to the finished artwork on canvas.
Related Terms
- Giá vẽ: Easel.
- Căng vải: To stretch canvas.
- Nền vải: Fabric ground/surface.