by Jinx Davis | Artists, Magazine
There are times one is drawn to an artist for reasons that seem difficult to articulate but rumble inside you like an ancient memory resurfacing. Such it is with my relationship with Van Chhovorn and his sculptures and paintings. Holding a wood carving of his in my hands emits feelings far beyond their sight, touch or smell. The wood quietly whispers to me of a life, a family, and a culture that I may witness but never quite know. To many, this will sound hackneyed but to me, it is the gift that art sometimes offers.
by Jinx Davis | Artists, Magazine
Chov Theanly announced years ago that he wanted to be an honest painter. His work accomplishes this with masterful skill and a powerful inquiry into life in Cambodia and beyond.
by Jinx Davis | Artists, Design, Magazine
Ka-Lai Chan had been on my horizon long before I moved to Cambodia. I was familiar with her home and furniture design so when I learned she had started MANAVA, a company supporting women artisans by creating artful rattan products, I set out to find her in Krobey Riel...
by Jinx Davis | Design, Magazine
The Imaginative Art Fashion of Koemyean and his troupe Tepsyort Koemyean, a teacher of graphic design in Phare’s Visual and Applied Arts School (VAAS) in Battambang, modestly declares his fashion ventures made from recycled plastic and rice bags are not...
by Jinx Davis | Artists, Events, Magazine
Marina Bopha’s Ambitious New Project It’s a determined project born out of the desire to bring art awareness to local people and students in the remote areas of Cambodia. NomadiX Tour 2020 is designed to closely engage local communities in the world of...
by Jinx Davis | Magazine, Poetry
Poetry builds fresh connections between the old and the new, and between the familiar and the unconventional. It is a sublime voice of the personality of the human being who makes the poem, and of those who read it with appreciation. Like all art, it is a form of experience. Seldom are these experiences generated in schools or homes across the world’s landscapes. In Cambodia, these experiences rarely exist.
