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Exhibition Art Work
by Khun Sovanrith and Venn Savat
Opening reception, July
13, 2009
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This
exhibition consists of 23 modern oil paintings which were
created by Mr. Khun Sovanrith and Mr. Venn Savat. Each
painting depicts different images, and coveys different
messages. For some paintings, viewers can grasp their
meanings at once. However, some other paintings require the
viewers to spend some time thinking about them in order to
understand the paintings, and others even need the
explanation from the artists themselves.
The main objective of this exhibition is to support and
encourage the artists especially the painters in Cambodia to
continue their work, and it is also intended to publicize
paintings for national and international audience.
About the artist
Khun Sovanrith
He was born in Phnom Penh in 1973. He learned to draw and
paint from several teachers including Mr. Simon, Uth Roeun
and Tang Hor Yi. Khun Sovanrith worked as an illustrator for
school books in the Department of Pedagogical Research of
the Ministry of Education from 1996 to 1999. Today he is a
teacher at the Reyum Art School.
Venn Savat
He was born in Kandal Province in 1968. He studied painting
as a member of the first class to enter the School of Fine
Arts following the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime. Since
graduating from the School, he has worked as a painter.
With the support of:
The Albert Kunstadter Family Foundation – The Rockefeller Foundation -
The Prince
Claus Fund
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