Comicist Chan Pisey is profiled by the Phnom Penh Post.
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2008082021276/Post-Life/Comic-artist-Chan-Pisey-thinks-outside-the-box.html
You can see her art in the [Re]Generations Anthology,
and at the current 'Art of Survival' exhibition in Phnom Penh.
More courtesy Meta House and Andy Brouwer.
Tags: cambodia,comic,comics,khmer
Read Full Post »
Tuesday's Cambodia Daily (p. 29)* notes outrage in Battambang: someone opened a bar/hotel with 'Buddha' as part of the name. (Click for larger version.)
In Paris, no one would bat an eye: 'Buddha Bar' has existed for some time.
This comic was originally drawn in 2003; it's one of several older ...
Read Full Post »
Why is Samphos so happy? The (Re)génération Exhibition is on!
For many, it's the first time they've seen the swank hardbound anthology, an effort of over 3 years for teacher, artist, comicist Séra, and his many students.
How do you get one of the books? (Sorry, it's not for sale.) [Re] GENERATIONS ...
Read Full Post »
This evening at CCF:
Opening: Thursday, July 24, 6:30pm
Centre Culturel Français
Exhibition: Thursday, July 24 to August 17
This show will present the work of Cambodian comic artists brought together by Séra during three training courses between 2005 and 2007.
Painter and comic artist Séra, of Cambodian origin, has lived in France since 1975.
Since ...
Read Full Post »
Articles today on the Nou Hach Literary Journal and (Re)géné Rations: The New Khmer Graphic Novel.
More at www.nouhachjournal.net and www.ourbookscambodia.org.
Happy Khmer New Year, everyone!
Tags: cambodia,comics,literature,khmer
Read Full Post »
