Chhim Sothy
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Chhim Sothy is an acclaimed Cambodia
n painter
and sculptor noted for his ability in a diverse number of artistic techniques and mediums.
where he learned traditional Khmer
painting. Chhim Sothy displayed his paintings in Cambodia
, Thailand
, Singapore
, the United States
and France
where his exhibition in Carcassonne
was met with considerable success.
His work is characterised by a diversity of styles, often generating spontaneous and gestural abstract painting, and simultaneously generating, skilful and well balanced, traditional painting. He often incorporates mythical characters into his works with an anachronistic explosion of colour. "I am like a monk searching for Wisdom" he has been quoted as saying
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
n painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
and sculptor noted for his ability in a diverse number of artistic techniques and mediums.
Biography
Chhim Sothy was born in 1969 in Kandal Province. He studied 10 years at the Royal University of Fine Arts in Phnom PenhPhnom Penh
Phnom Penh is the capital and largest city of Cambodia. Located on the banks of the Mekong River, Phnom Penh has been the national capital since the French colonized Cambodia, and has grown to become the nation's center of economic and industrial activities, as well as the center of security,...
where he learned traditional Khmer
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
painting. Chhim Sothy displayed his paintings in Cambodia
Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
, Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
where his exhibition in Carcassonne
Carcassonne
Carcassonne is a fortified French town in the Aude department, of which it is the prefecture, in the former province of Languedoc.It is divided into the fortified Cité de Carcassonne and the more expansive lower city, the ville basse. Carcassone was founded by the Visigoths in the fifth century,...
was met with considerable success.
His work is characterised by a diversity of styles, often generating spontaneous and gestural abstract painting, and simultaneously generating, skilful and well balanced, traditional painting. He often incorporates mythical characters into his works with an anachronistic explosion of colour. "I am like a monk searching for Wisdom" he has been quoted as saying
Exhibitions
- 2005: Victoria Hotels and Resorts, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
- 2004: Fealac Art Exhibit Guidelines in Manila, Philippine.
- 2004: French Cultural Center Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
- 2004: Maison du Chevalier, Carcasonne, France.
- 2004: Ganesha Gallery, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
- 2003: "Vision of Future", Reyum Gallery, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
- 2003: 60th Celebration of Silapakorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
- 2003: Le Royal, Raffles International Hotel, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
- 2002: Providence College, Rhode Island, USA.
- 2002: French Cultural Center Siem Reap, Cambodia.
- 2002: National Cultural Center, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
Awards
- 2004: 1st prize of Painting (Future of Culture), Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
- 2003: 1st prize of Painting (Life and Nature), Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
- 2003: 2nd prize of "Utopies, Dream or Reality", French Cultural Center, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
- 2000: 1st prize of traditional painting by the Plastic arts and Crafts Department, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
- 2000: Asean Art Awards, Singapore, Phillip Moris Group
External links
- http://saklapel.org/vao/artists/chhim_sothy/