Chhoen Rithy
Encyclopedia
Chhoeun Rithy, born 1965 is a noted Cambodian
artist
best known for his art deco
paintings on buildings and modernist structures in Phnom Penh
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Cambodia
Cambodia , officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia...
artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
best known for his art deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
paintings on buildings and modernist structures in Phnom Penh
Phnom 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,...
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Exhibitions
- 2005: "Identities versus Globalisation", Berlin, Germany.
- 2004: "Identities versus Globalisation", Bangkok, Thailand.
- 2004: "Identities versus Globalisation", Chiang Mai, Thailand.
- 2002: "Visions of the Future", Reyum, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
- 2000: "Arts and Culture for Peace", Silpakon University, Bangkok, Thailand.
- 2000: "Modern Art" group exhibition, Sunway, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
- 1998: "80 Anniversary of The Plastic Arts University" at the Royal University of Fine Arts, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.