Fledgling art scene more trippy than traditional
Emerging out of the devastation of decades of war, Cambodia's young artists are bringing a contemporary twist to classical works
- Published: 15/01/2012 at 02:58 AM
- Newspaper section: Spectrum
Fifteen years ago Cambodian art was virtually non-existent. Just a handful of painters practised their trade and typically their focus was restricted to the horrors of the Killing Fields and war or traditional copies of Angkor Wat and pleasant rural scenes.
‘Next Life’, a painting by Oeur Sokuntevy.
But as the country's tempo shifts so has its culture. Cambodia has gone from a nation ravaged by war to one of the region's top tourist destinations supported in part by a fledgling manufacturing base _ and its art scene is growing up alongside it. Artists are becoming more in tune with a rapidly normalising society.
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- Writer: Luke Hunt
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