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December 09th, 2022

12/9/2022

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Phnom Penh Post "Hom Rith transforms inspirations into art"

5/12/2022

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Raksmey Hong | Publication date 10 May 2022 | 21:22 ICT
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An artist from Kampot, Hom Rith, has drawn on sources of inspiration from his childhood for his exhibition at Raffles Les Royal Hotel in Phnom Penh at the hotel’s Le Phnom 1929 restaurant where it is co-presented by Sra’Art Gallery and Open Studio Cambodia.
The ten paintings that are on display at the exhibition in Phnom Penh feature images of cows, lotus trees and lotus leaves, reflecting the artist’s Buddhist cultural background and the influence of some of the first artwork he encountered as a child painted on or carved into temple walls; but in combination with his own creativity as a painter who uses watercolours and acrylics.
Rith says he uses the lotus as a symbol for pagodas, cows are symbolic of the self and depictions of light are meant to convey hope.
“They were the first paintings I saw in my life because I grew up in the remote Cambodian countryside. The Buddhist pagoda was the first place I was able to study art also. I stayed there and devoted myself to learning art. Because of that experience, I continue to pursue a career as an artist today,” Rith, 36, tells The Post.

Most Khmer would understand why Rith uses the lotus to represent the pagoda, because it’s a holy flower to Cambodians. However, his reasons for using the cow to stand in for himself are more personal – what he is depicting are memories from his childhood when he would look after the family’s cows.
While he was guarding the cows out in the field, Rith spent some of that time drawing and painting and he feels a close connection to the animals after spending so much time observing them.
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SOVRIN Magazine: Hom Rith

5/3/2022

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វិចិត្រករ​ ​ហម​ ​រិទ្ធ​ ​បង្កើត​ស្នាដៃ​គំនូរ​បង្កប់​អត្ថន័យ​ពី​ខ្សែ​ជីវិត​ដ៏​ក​ម្សត់

​   គំនូរ​ ​គឺជា​រូបភាព​ ​ក្បាច់រចនា​ ​ដែល​កើត​ចេញពី​ការ​គូរ​ ​ជា​សិល្បៈ​ចេញពី​គំនិត​ច្នៃ​ប្រតិដ្ឋ​ ​និង​ការស្រមើស្រមៃ​របស់​អ្នក​គូរ​។​ ​ក្នុង​ការ​បង្កើត​គំនូរ​ ​ជាទូទៅ​វិចិត្រករ​តែង​រិះរក​ ​និង​បង្កើត​នូវ​អ្វី​ដែល​ជា​អត្តសញ្ញាណ​ ​ក៏ដូចជា​ផ្សារភ្ជាប់​រឿងរ៉ាវ​ទៅតាម​បទពិសោធន៍​ជីវិត​ជាក់ស្តែង​។​ ​ដោយឡែក​ពី​វិចិត្រករ​ដទៃ​ ​វិចិត្រករ​មួយ​រូប​មាន​ស្រុកកំណើត​មកពី​ខេត្ត​កំពត​បាន​បង្កើត​សិល្បៈគំនូរ​មួយ​បែប​ប្រកបដោយ​ភាព​ប្លែកភ្នែក​ ​ដោយគូ​រ​បញ្ចូលជាមួយ​រូប​សត្វ​ ​និង​ផ្កា​ផ្សេងៗ​ដូចជា​ ​ផ្កាឈូក​ ​ខ្យង​ ​និង​សត្វ​គោ​ជាដើម​។​ ​តាម​ការ​ជំនួប​ផ្ទាល់​ជាមួយ​ក្រុម​ការងារ​ ​សូវ​រី​ន​ ​វិចិត្រករ​រូប​នេះ​បង្ហើប​ថា​ ​គំនូរ​ប្រតិដ្ឋ​យ៉ាង​ដូច្នេះ​គឺ​វា​ទាក់ទិន​នឹង​ដំណើរ​ដើមទង​នៃ​ខ្សែ​ជីវិត​របស់​លោក​ ​ហើយ​លោក​ក៏បាន​បរិយាយ​ក្បោះក្បាយ​ដូច​ខាងក្រោម​៖​
          ​លោក​ ​ហម​ ​រិទ្ធ​ ​មាន​វ័យ​ ​៣​៦​ឆ្នាំ​ ​គឺជា​វិចិត្រករ​ឯករាជ្យ​ ​និង​ជា​សិល្បករ​មាន​ស្នាដៃ​លេចធ្លោ​មួយ​រូប​នៅ​រយៈ​ប៉ុន្មាន​ឆ្នាំ​ចុងក្រោយ​។​ ​ទម្រាំ​បាន​ដូច​សព្វថ្ងៃ​ ​លោក​បាន​ហែលឆ្លង​ឧបសគ្គ​ ​និង​ការ​ពុះពារ​ជាច្រើន​តាំងតែពី​វ័យក្មេង​។​ ​លោក​បាន​រំឭក​ថា​ ​គ្រា​ធំធាត់​ជា​ក្មេង​ស្រុកស្រែ​ចម្ការ​ ​រាល់​ពេល​មាន​ជាងគំនូរ​មក​គូរ​នៅ​តាម​វត្តអារាម​ ​លោក​តែងតែ​ឆ្លៀត​ទៅ​លបមើល​ជានិច្ច​។​ ​ហាក់​មាននិស្ស័យនឹង​សិល្បៈគំនូរ​ ​រាល់​ពេល​ចេញពី​រៀន​ទៅ​ឃ្វាលគោ​ ​កុមារ​សម្បុរ​ស្រអែម​ម្នាក់​នេះ​តែង​គូររូប​លេង​នៅ​លើ​ ​ដី​ ​និង​គូរ​ឆូត​ដើមឈើ​ជា​ញឹកញយ​។​ ​ដោយមាន​ចិត្តស្រឡាញ់​គំនូរ​កាន់តែ​ខ្លាំង​ឡើង​ ​កុមារា​ ​ហម​ ​រិទ្ធ​ ​បាន​សម្រេច​ចិត្ត​សុំ​អ្នកម្តាយ​ទៅ​រៀន​ជំនាញ​គំនូរ​ ​តែ​ផ្ទុយ​មកវិញ​អ្នកម្តាយ​មិន​យល់ស្រប​នឹង​ការ​ស្នើសុំ​នេះ​ឡើយ​ ​ដោយហេតុ​យល់ថា​អាជីព​គំនូរ​មិន​អាច​ឈោង​ចាប់​អ្វី​ច្រើន​ក្រៅតែ​ពី​ការងារ​គូរ​នៅ​តាម​វត្ត​ដូចដែល​ឃើញ​ប៉ុណ្ណោះ​។​
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Le Petit Journal: Hom Rith expose TRANSFORMED au Raffles Phnom Penh

5/3/2022

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Né en 1986 dans la province de Kampot, Hom Rith a passé son enfance à observer les peintres des temples bouddhistes à l'intérieur de la pagode locale. Sa fascination pour leur art l'a incité à poursuivre son rêve de devenir artiste. Il a créé une carrière réussie avec ses aquarelles, principalement en peignant les anciens temples d'Angkor Wat et en les vendant aux touristes à Siem Reap.

Rith a rejoint Open Studio Cambodia en tant qu'artiste collaborateur en 2019 à la recherche d'un mentorat pour développer le côté conceptuel de son travail, d'un environnement collaboratif et d'un public plus large. Rith se spécialise également dans les portraits personnalisés commandés à partir de photographies de famille, de voyage ou d'animaux de compagnie à l'aquarelle et à l'acrylique, ainsi que dans les peintures murales personnalisées à grande échelle. 

"Déclaration de la série "Transformed
"Le lotus représente la pagode car c'est la fleur sacrée du Cambodge. La vache est une représentation de moi-même. J'ai donné à cette collection le nom de "Transformé" parce que les peintures que j'ai vues sur les murs du temple bouddhiste pendant mon enfance ont vraiment inspiré l'artiste que je suis aujourd'hui. Ce sont les premières peintures que j'ai vues de ma vie, car j'ai grandi dans la campagne cambodgienne reculée. 
La pagode a également été le premier endroit où j'ai pu étudier l'art. J'y suis resté et je me suis consacré à l'apprentissage de l'art. Grâce à cette expérience, je continue aujourd'hui à essayer de poursuivre ma carrière artistique."


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VOICE OF AMERICA: Morn Chear TV Segment

4/26/2022

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SOVRIN MAGAZINE: Van Chhovorn

4/26/2022

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Voice of America VOA: "Cambodian Artist Challenging Prejudices Against People with Disabilities"

4/5/2022

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The Cambodian artist Morn Chear is having something of a moment in the art world, with exhibits in his country's capital, Phnom Penh, and the U.S. cities of Seattle and Denver. On canvas and with block prints, he is challenging prejudices against people with disabilities. VOA's Scott Stearns has our story from Colorado, with VOA Khmer's Sokummono Khan and Socheata Hean in Cambodia.
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Voice of America (Khmer) Spotlight Morn Chear

3/2/2022

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"Tomorrow is a New Day" Virtual Discussion with Open Studio Cambodia Founder, Lauren Iida

3/1/2022

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Join Shanna Shelby, Denver Arts & Venues, and Open Studio Cambodia founder Lauren Iida for a virtual discussion about Open Studio Cambodia and the artwork featured in "Tomorrow is a New Day: The Artwork of Lauren Iida and Morn Chear" on display at McNichols Civic Center Building Jan. 20-May 1, 2022.
Lauren will touch on her artistic practice, including social practice art, mentoring emerging Cambodian artists, and her public art career.
The event will also include a short video by Morn Chear.
This event is free and open to the public, but people must register in order to get a link and instructions to join the discussion.
About the exhibition: “Tomorrow is a new day” is a popular Cambodian proverb with a message of optimistic perseverance through times of adversity. The artwork in this exhibition features deeply personal work from Open Studio Cambodia block print artist, Morn Chear, and Open Studio Cambodia founder, Lauren Iida, Japanese American papercut artist. Each has used art as a powerful tool to heal, grow and express their valuable and unique points of view.
Morn Chear uses art to create a new life for himself, stand on his own two feet, and challenge the stigma of physical disability. Iida uses art to investigate and heal from the generational trauma of her Japanese American ancestors. Both artists hope to touch the viewer and offer new perspectives on these often overlooked topics to create a sense of awareness and deeper understanding.
Open Studio Cambodia is an artist collective based in Siem Reap, Cambodia, gateway to the ancient temples of Angkor Wat. Comprised of six contemporary Cambodian artists and its founder, paper cutaway artist and public artist, Lauren Iida (Seattle), Open Studio Cambodia provides mentoring, marketing, art supplies, and domestic and international exhibition opportunities to its members, and collaborates with a network of artists and arts organizations to promote the rising contemporary art scene in Cambodia and beyond.
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DENVERITE ‘Tomorrow is a New Day’: A new art exhibit at McNichols Center shares a message of hope and healing through the lens of a Cambodian proverb

1/21/2022

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Maggie Donahue January 21, 2022
The art reflects on challenges like physical disability and intergenerational trauma through the lens of a popular Cambodian expression of optimism.
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"Metamorphosis: Red" by Morn Chear on display in the show "Tomorrow is a New Day" at the McNichols Building in Civic Center. Jan. 19, 2022. Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite
In the center of the city, a new art show aims to project a message of optimism in difficult times.
Curated by Shanna Shelby, a Program Administrator for Denver Arts & Venues, Tomorrow is a New Day  is one of the latest art exhibitions at the McNichols Center in Civic Center, a City-operated arts and culture hub. The gallery features block printed works by Cambodian artist Morn Chear and paper cut art by Seattle-based artist Lauren Iida, all displayed around the museum’s lofty third floor exhibit space.
The exhibit’s theme comes from a popular Cambodian proverb: “Tomorrow is a new day” — a message of perseverance in the face of adversity, and optimism for the future. For both Morn and Iida, art has been a way to heal and grow.
Art represents a chance for a better life after a tragic accident for Morn, and a tool for challenging the stigma of disability. Iida’s work is an investigation of the lives of her ancestors who were incarcerated in the Japanese internment camps during WWII, and a process of healing from intergenerational trauma.
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