Hen Sophal
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Hen Sophal, born 1958 is a Cambodian
artist
noted for his contrasting black and white art often with social representations of contemporary society.
In 1985 he worked at Painting at the School of Fine Arts, in Phnom Penh
, Cambodia and in 1987 won First prize in the National Exhibition of 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...
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...
noted for his contrasting black and white art often with social representations of contemporary society.
In 1985 he worked at Painting at the School of Fine Arts, 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,...
, Cambodia and in 1987 won First prize in the National Exhibition of Cambodia.
Style
Hen Sophal is known for his abstract paintings often portraying social themes and values, often negatively, several of his works have depicted the vices of the night. However he has also produced paintings based on his Buddhist beliefs, including Buddhist rituals, and rivers often with contrasting shades of light and dark with the meeting of day and night.Exhibitions
- 2001: "Arts and Culture for Peace" in Siem Reap, Cambodia.
- 2002: "Visions of the Future", Reyum, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
- 2000: Painting and Sculpture exhibition at the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
- 2000: "Modern Art" group exhibition, Sunway, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.