STORIES // Inside the cambodian art scene: community happenings and creative Journeys
Pchum Ben 4 Palestine: A Cross-Cultural Solidarity Through Art
Wichheca Hin / september 26, 2024 / Art event
Curated by Miguel Jeronimo and Adana Mam Legros, this event brought artists together to express solidarity with Palestine. Through art and reflections from special guests, the event connected Cambodia’s history with Palestine’s present, emphasizing a shared hope for justice and peace. READ MORE
c. keo / April 10, 2024 / Mural Commission
This mural showcases a vibrant Khmer village scene with little people engaged in daily life, including traditional gestures and banana leaf crafts. It features a child greeting elders and highlights bandeat pratips, floating rafts used in traditional rituals. READ MORE
c. keo / April 2, 2024 / Mural Commission
This mural showcases a Khmer river scene featuring bandeat pratips, an ancient tradition for honoring water and earth goddesses. It highlights this cherished ritual practiced by ordinary Khmer people, emphasizing its cultural significance.
c. keo / March 22, 2024 / Mural Commission
This mural depicts Siem Reap’s riverbank festivities, featuring bustling market stalls, a child on a bamboo bird toy, and banana leaf tents, celebrating Khmer craftsmanship and vibrant local culture. READ MORE
Ryysa Wins First Place at Phnom Penh's Monthly Graffiti Competition
c. keo / March 13, 2024 / mural commission
c. keo / Aug 31, 2023 / Mural Commission
Inspired by Street Fighter 2 Turbo, this mural at Kingdom Fight Gym in Phnom Penh fuses the game’s nostalgia with Cambodia’s martial art, Kun Khmer, using 30 hand-mixed colors to celebrate the fighting spirit. READ MORE
Discover Cambodia’s Growing Urban Art Scene at Walls Cambodia Festival
By C. Keo / Aug 31, 2023 / art festival
C. KEO / aug 11, 2023 / creative process
Explore how William Adolphe Bouguereau’s 19th-century elegance is reimagined with Cambodian art elements in my latest painting, blending lotus leaves and kbach ornaments to fuse Western and Southeast Asian aesthetics. READ MORE
c. keo / April 08, 2023 / Mural Commission
Explore a unique Dragonball Z-inspired mural at Kingdom Fight Gym in Phnom Penh, reimagined with the Khmer Naga serpent to symbolize martial artists’ trials. This mural blends nostalgia, Cambodian heritage, and modern fitness, celebrating perseverance.
c. keo / februari 25 – 27, 2022 / art festival
Ryysa Wins First Place at Phnom Penh's Monthly Graffiti Competition
c. keo / May 27 – may 28, 2022 / COMPETITION
Cambodia’s urban art scene thrives with a monthly graffiti competition at FT Gallery in Phnom Penh, hosted by Fonki and sponsored by Tiger Beer. In the exciting first edition, I, Ryysa, won the top prize after a rock-paper-scissors tiebreaker. READ MORE
The Story Behind "Rebirth": From Australia to Apsara
c. keo / October 12, 2021 / Creative process
“Rebirth” started as a simple Apsara sketch, evolving over years across continents. Blending human anatomy with Khmer cultural elements, this artwork reflects themes of renewal and identity. Discover the creative journey behind it. READ MORE
