Miniature painting exhibition in the heart of Hanoi's Old Quarter
Located in a prime location at 8 Nha Chung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Aura The Orange wears a bright orange coat in the heart of the old town with a captivating artistic space. Coming to Aura The Orange, you will enjoy a unique cocktail and admire a poetic miniature painting exhibition.
When you set foot in Aura The Orange, you will feel like you are free to wander in a colorful garden with abstract paintings that stimulate all your senses and soothe your mind. There is no need to delve into the meaning of the paintings, you just need to look and imagine in your own way with the presence of fragrant wine and cheerful melodies.
Aura The Orange is like a miniature painting exhibition in the heart of the old town, located at 8 Nha Chung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.
Dinh Chien, manager at Aura The Orange, shared with Travellive: “Collecting paintings at Aura is the owner's passion and interest in paintings. The paintings hanging in the shop change regularly like a 'miniature painting exhibition', a playground for art enthusiasts and wine drinkers. Originally, the owner of Aura wanted to share his passion for art with everyone to see real works of art. A version that is not a copy or a normal popular painting, but those works were created by famous artists in Vietnam such as: Le Anh Quan, Nguyen Ngoc Phuong, Doan Xuan Tang, Le Minh Phong, Nguyen Hien, Nguyen Quoc Hung...
Art space at Aura The Orange
The purpose of Aura is not originally a bar with paintings, but an Art space with beautiful enough wine, chill enough so that when customers come here, they can rest assured to leave the burden of work behind and relax all their senses.
At Aura The Orange, each painting is carefully placed in the most ideal position for every viewpoint. These paintings not only cover the space with artistic colors, but also create spaces for the orange wall behind. The paintings displayed at Aura are also rotated.
Explaining the name of the bar, Dinh Chien said: “The word Aura can be translated as 'halo', referring to the energy surrounding us. It reflects the physical, mental and emotional state of an individual that others can completely feel when they are near. This explains why some people make us feel restless when in contact, while others make us feel comfortable and relaxed. This is how we react to other people's energy at the same frequency, recognize each other and connect with each other from the most original things. Also choosing the orange tone - 'The Orange' with personality traits, status: balance, energy, security”.
Let's chat over glasses of fragrant wine, immerse ourselves in the paintings and enjoy the slow flow of time.
Standing out in the third floor space of Aura The Orange are three colorful paintings on the central wall of the room.
Unique painting viewing space combined with cocktail bar
The artistry at Aura The Orange does not stop at the experience of painting from space but also lies in each cocktail enjoyed with all the senses. Here, the creation of drinks from simple, familiar ingredients is also considered an art. The main ingredients used are mostly naturally processed fruits and vegetables instead of flavors to aim for the most natural taste.
Possessing a diverse and rotating wine menu. In particular, Aura The Orange has unique drink recipes with 7 cocktails representing interesting messages of the aura through the accompanying postcards representing each color.
Discover the personal message in each cocktail just for you
Each cocktail reflects the 7 colors of the aura and their meanings: red for passion, motivation, strength; orange: balance, energy, protection; yellow: creativity, joy, inner strength; green: harmony, growth, regeneration; blue: peace, relaxation, freedom; indigo: appreciation, wisdom, connection; purple: spirituality, meditation, calm.
“Another special thing at Aura is that when a customer comes to the shop but doesn’t know what drink to order, the staff will suggest, give you paper and colors. You can draw anything with your favorite color, the bartender will look at it and guess to create a drink that matches your emotions at the moment. Each color carries its own emotions, energy and taste. It’s like an art experience game,” Dinh Chien said.
A good painting requires a lot of time to admire and appreciate.
Aura is essentially a halo with 7 colors of different flavors.
At Aura The Orange, the paintings are mainly abstract. Nightfall also makes the mood more contemplative and quiet. Looking at abstract paintings at these times is quite interesting when you can pause to contemplate the layers of association and find your own message.
Dinh Chien added: “For abstract paintings, the interesting thing is: Today you see one type of emotion, tomorrow it will be another type, not imagining something specific and similar. People who perceive the painting will be moved by the work of art. Guests who come here to enjoy cocktails next to the art space will also increase their aesthetic sense and elevate the general painting background. For example, if a house has a painting hanging in the space, it will also create a difference that brings emotions. The painting space inspires a love of painting and also changes the habits and prejudices of going to bars of young people. Going to a bar is not just about having vibrant music.”
At Aura The Orange, you can easily sit down and slowly enjoy the layers of meaning of the original painting - something that is rarely possible at a regular art exhibition.
In addition, every Wednesday night at 8:00 p.m., Aura The Orange also shows many carefully selected good movies, allowing all guests who come here to forget their worries, focus on the screen and enjoy attractive films.
Aura The Orange owns a miniature art museum right in the cocktail bar space to bring a new experience of enjoying art, becoming a place to nurture emotions that heal the soul in a magical way. It is not by chance that people call this place a delicate space of all senses through: seeing, tasting, smelling, hearing and touching.
