Oil / Acrylic on Canvas 
2019
60cmx80cm

The painting depicts a scene from the Cambodian Legend of Puthisen Neang Kongrei – the story of a giant’s daughter who was abandoned by her husband. During her attempt to follow him, she was halted by Puthisen’s magic potion that turned the land between them into water. Neang Kong-Rei cried herself to death, and her body turned into the mountain of Kong Rei, which still lies across the river in Kampong Chhnang province, today. Inspired by Van Gogh’s strokes of vorticity, Khun effortlessly incorporates world’s most known classics with the essence of khmer art, creating yet another spiral into the past. 

ផ្ទាំងគំនូរនេះពណ៌នាពីឈុតរឿងព្រេងនិទានខ្មែរពុទ្ធិសែននាងគីរី គឺនិយាយអោយចំ រឿងកូនស្រីកូនស្រីយក្សដែលត្រូវប្តីបោះបង់ចោល។ ក្នុងអំឡុងពេលនៃការប៉ុនប៉ងដើរតាមគាត់ បំនអនាងត្រូវបានបញ្ឈប់ដោយគ្រឿងសក្ការៈវេទមន្តរបស់ពុទ្ធិសែនដែលបានបង្វែរទឹកដីរវាងពួកគេទៅជាទឹក។ នាងគង រីរីបានស្រែកយំរហូតដល់ស្លាប់ ហើយរាងកាយរបស់នាងបានប្រែទៅជាភ្នំគងរីដែលស្ថិតនៅលើដងទន្លេនៅឯខេត្តកំពង់ឆ្នាំងសព្វថ្ងៃ។

Artist Bio :
Khun Kolkateka is a Cambodian artist who has a reverence for the history of the Khmer Kingdom and its culture. His love for Cambodia’s lavishing style of arts, integrated with his deep interest towards European art creates a balance between the two worlds – his kingdom and that of the west.

Born and raised in Phnom Penh, his paintings pay homage to the colors of his homeland. As his passion for Khmer art started ever since he was young, his taste for European art history and techniques were cultivated during his years in middle school and high school. His distinctive personal style expresses the vibrant spirit of Cambodia’s past. His realistic depictions of the transformative effects of light and color in the four elements of earth, sky, water and land are life-affirming.

At just 18 years of age, Khun is widely recognised as a rising young talent in Cambodia. He was named the runner-up of an international gallery competition in Phnom Penh for his work entitled “The Show Must Go On”. His artwork are included in numerous private art collections throughout Cambodia (including the German Embassy in Cambodia), USA and Canada.

Price : $700