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Thmey Thmey Interview with Morn Chear, Open Studio Cambodia

1/17/2022

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Thmey Thmey Media, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Jan 18, 2022 
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Cambodianess: "Artist with Physical Disability Struggling through Pandemic, Remains Optimistic"

12/31/2021

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  • BY: Hong Sreyna​ and Phoung Vantha
  • December 29, 2021 10:42 AM
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Having lost of both his hands, Morn Chear quickly made a name for himself as a successful artist, despite his physical handicap, but the COVID-19 pandemic has proved a challenging time
SIEM REAP--In 2010, Morn Chear was electrocuted while working. He had dropped out of school in the third grade to earn an income and support his family, but the accident saw both of his arms amputated at the elbow.
Born in Kampot Province, Chear’s newfound disability led him to take jobs that were accessible to him—for a while he worked on a duck farm in Takeo Province and slept in the rice paddy—but eventually, his impairment led him to art, which he found through Epic Arts in Siem Reap Province.
“Arms are the most important thing for every artist, but that does not mean that a person who has no arms cannot be a painter,” he said.
Now 31-years-old, Chear won the gold prize at the White Canvas Cambodia 2021 competition after having established his own style as a black and white block print artist.
“When I became disabled, I looked for skills that I could develop,” he said. “Before, I could work as a construction worker, so I took up drawing, which I love.”

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Blue Lotus Magazine Issue 52: Van Chhovorn

12/31/2021

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SOVRIN MAGAZINE, Morn Chear

12/7/2021

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៥​ ​សំនួរ​ជាមួយ​ម្ចាស់​ជ័យ​លា​ភី​កម្មវិធី​ប្រកួត​គំនូរ​ ​White​ ​Canvas​ ​Cambodia​ 2021
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  កម្មវិធី​ប្រកួតប្រជែង​គំនូរ​ដែល​មានឈ្មោះ​ថា​ ​White​ ​Canvas​ ​Cambodia​ 2021 ​រៀបចំ​ឡើង​ដោយ​អង្គការ​ជប៉ុន​ ​Social​ ​Pass​ ​សហការ​ជាមួយ​មូលនិធិ​វប្បធម៌​ខាងកើត​ (Eastern​ ​Culture​ ​Foundation) ​គាំទ្រ​ដោយ​ក្រសួង​វប្បធម៌​ ​និង​វិចិត្រ​សិល្បៈ​នៃ​ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា​ ​និង​ស្ថានទូត​ជប៉ុន​ប្រចាំ​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​ ​ត្រូវ​បាន​ប្រកាស​លទ្ធផល​ជ័យលាភី​ជា​ផ្លូវការ​កាលពី​ចុង​ខែវិច្ឆិកា​កន្លងទៅ​ថ្មីៗ​នេះ។​ ​លោក​ ​ម៉ន​ ​ជា​ ​មកពី​ខេត្ត​កំពត​ ​បច្ចុប្បន្ន​រស់នៅ​ខេត្ត​សៀមរាប​ ​ជា​វិចិត្រករ​ជ័យលាភី​ពានរង្វាន់​មាស​ (Gold​ ​Prize) ​ដែល​ជា​ពានរង្វាន់​សម្រាប់​ម្ចាស់​ជ័យលាភី​លេខ១​របស់​កម្មវិធី​ប្រកួតប្រជែង​ស្នាដៃ​គំនូរ​ឆ្នាំ២០២១​នេះ​ក្នុង​លក្ខខណ្ឌ​មនុស្ស​ពេញវ័យ​ ​តាមរយៈ​គំនូរ​មួយ​ផ្ទាំង​ដែល​មាន​ចំណងជើង​ជា​ភាសា​អង់គ្លេស​ថា​ ​«Metamorphosis»​ (មេតាម៉ហ្វូស៊ីស) ​មានន័យ​ថា​ ​«ភាព​ប្រែប្រួល»។​ ​ខាងក្រោម​នេះ​ជា​សំនួរ​សម្ភាសន៍​ទាំង​៥​ជាមួយ​ម្ចាស់​ជ័យលាភី​ពានរង្វាន់​ខាងលើ៖
            ​១​. ​តើ​គំនូរ​ដែល​លោក​គូរ​សម្រាប់​ ​White​ ​Canvas​ ​Cambodia​ ​នេះ​ឆ្លុះបញ្ចាំង​អំពីអ្វី? ​មូលហេតុ​អ្វី​ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​លោក​ជ្រើសរើស​គូរ​គំនូរ​មួយ​ផ្ទាំង​នេះ?
            ​គំនូរ​ដែល​ខ្ញុំ​ដាក់​ចូលរួម​ ​White​ ​Canvas​ ​Cambodia​ ​គឺ​ឆ្លុះបញ្ចាំង​អំពី​ខ្សែជីវិត​របស់​ខ្ញុំ​ផ្ទាល់​កាលពី​ខ្ញុំ​ទើប​តែ​ពិការ​ដៃ និង​ពេល​បច្ចុប្បន្ននេះ។​ ​អ្នក​ដែល​ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​ខ្ញុំ​ដាក់​គំនូរ​មួយ​ផ្ទាំង​នេះ​ ​គឺ​ចិត្ត និង​គំនិត​ហើយ និង​បេះដូង​របស់​ខ្ញុំ​ ​ដែល​ចង់​ប្រាប់​ទៅ​អ្នកទស្សនា​ស្នាដៃ​សិល្បៈ​របស់​ខ្ញុំ​មួយ​នេះ​ ​ឲ្យ​ពួកគាត់​ដឹង​ថា​ក្រោយពេល​ខ្ញុំ​ពិការ​ដៃ និង​ពេល​បច្ចុប្បន្ននេះ​ ​ខ្ញុំ​បាន​ឆ្លងកាត់​អ្វីខ្លះ? ​និង​មាន​ឧបសគ្គ​អ្វីខ្លះ​សម្រាប់​ជីវិត​របស់​ខ្ញុំ?។​
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Morn Chear GOLD PRIZE Winner 2021 White Canvas Art Competition

12/7/2021

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"An Art Exhibition Tells the Story of a Cambodian Working in Inhuman Conditions in Thailand"

12/7/2021

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"Cambodianness" Thmey Thmey English 
  • BY: Teng Yalirozy
  • November 13, 2021 8:37 AM
"After two years on a fishing boat, Van Chhovorn managed to flee, returned home and studied art
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​PHNOM PENH--An art exhibition held in Phnom Penh features the work of a Battambang Province artist inspired by the harsh years he lived through as an illegal fishing-boat worker in the Gulf of Thailand. His goal: to encourage Cambodians like him never to give up hope in life, he said."

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Phnom Penh Post, White Canvas Artist Showcase Winners, Morn Chear and Van Chhovorn

12/7/2021

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Wepresent: Morn Chear

10/21/2021

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Conde Nast -A Local's Guide to Cambodia

9/1/2021

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What other galleries should we check out?
Sra'Art Studio has been really active with exhibitions. Sa Sa Art Projects is a Cambodian artist-run space dedicated to experimental and critical contemporary art practices. Sa Sa Art focuses on its engagement with Cambodian young artists and art graduates while continuing to build a deeper dialogue with artists in Asia through its creative education programs, exhibitions, residency, and special projects. And there’s been a real move for artists to use local materials in their installations. 
The Khmer artists I look up to are Sopheap Pich, Vuth Lyno—especially for their installations and dedication to the local scene at Sra Art Gallery—and Lisa Mam and Peap Tarr, the city’s first active street artists with their Khmer fusion Kiwi KBach illustrative pattern style. Also Tones EDK-DVS, who has a classic school of graffiti style with the funkiest characters depicting everyday life; Bryan Beyung, from massive murals to refined oil works on canvas, figurative to abstract; and Andrew Hem, probably the most well-known street artist of Khmer origin, who portrays people in the most poetic, illustrative atmosphere. Romcheik 5 in Battambang shows a lot of sculptural work; and in Siem Reap there’s Open Studio, Mirage, and Theam's Gallery.
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SOVRIN Magazine, Phnom Penh

7/14/2021

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