artists

1969년생(1월 10일), 캄보디아 Kandal 주 태생, 캄보디아 화가 겸 조각가

1985-1995년간 프놈펜 소재 Royal University of Fine Arts에서 수학

싱가폴 아트 뮤지엄, 북경 아트 뮤지엄, 캄보디아 로얄 팰리스 아트 뮤지엄 등에서 작품소장

 

Chhim Sothy was born in 1969 in Kandal Province. He studied 10 years at the Royal University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh 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

 

Exhibitions

 

2014 : Our City Festival group artist, Phnom penh

       Joined a Workshop of the Indochina Fine arts Association, Hanoi, Vietnam

       Abstraction exhibited at New art gallery (paintings and photography),

       Phnom penh 

       Fine arts workshop and exhibition among Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos,

       Thailand and Japan’s artists at University of Fine arts of Ho chi minh city,

       Vietnam

       Transition group artist show at Meta house(German cultural center),

       Phnom penh

2013 : Construction and Destruction Group Exhibition at Java Art gallery,

       Phnom penh

       Vision 2 at Tamarind Bar, Phnom penh

       Nature and Life at Insider gallery, Intercontinental Hotel, Phnom penh

2012 : Meta house, Phnom penh

       French Institute for 20th anniversary group artists

       Art Creative between Cambodia and Vietnam 2012, Vung Tau, Vietnam 

       5th Beijing Internationl Biennale for Art and Culture 2012, Beijing, China

2011 : Lost Room, Phnom Penh

       Van’s Restaurant, Phnom Penh

       Tamarind Phnom Penh Street 240, Phnom Penh

2010 : Reyum Art Institute, Phnom Penh

       ASEAN Sovereign Art Prize, Hong Kong

       4th Beijing International Art Biennale 2010, China.

       Equinoxes, Phnom Penh

       Hotel de la Paix, Siem Reap, Cambodia

2009 : Art Sovereign, Hong Kong

       Chinese house, Phnom Penh

       Landmine Art, UNDP Phnom Penh

       Beyond Abstract, Meta house, Phnom Penh

       Pharmacy Arts, Meta house, Phnom Penh

       Exhibition Center Hang bay, Hanoi, Vietnam

2008 : Beijing International Art Biennale, China

       Tembi Joyagarta, Indonesia

       Meta house, Phnom Penh

       Amansara Hotel resort, Siem Reap

2007 : Meta house, Phnom Penh

       French cultural center, Battambang

       Embassy of Singapore, Phnom Penh

       2 fishes Art Gallery, Phnom Penh

       Salt Loung, Phnom Penh

2006 : Art 2 Gallery, Singapore

       Visual Art Open (VAO), Phnom Penh

       Carnet d’ Asie, Siem Reap

       Elsewhere, Phnom Penh

       ICOM Phnom Penh, Vientiane,  Laos

       New Art Gallery, Phnom Penh

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.

       ASEAN Art Awards, Singapore, Phillip Moris Group

 

Recognition 

 

2011 : A Royal Congratulation Letter from his majesty the king Norodom Sihanouk

2007 : Gold medal of Artwork from Prime Minister Samdach Hun Sen

2006 : Special Certificate From his Majesty the king Norodom Sihanouk

 

(좌로부터 Norodom Sihamoni 캄보디아 국왕, Chhim Sothy와 그의 부인)
※ 국왕에게 그의 작품을 기증하면서 찍은 기념사진

 

(훈센 캄보디아 총리로부터 석사학위를 수여받는 Chhim Sothy)