China’s bound feet women on display at AMMO Jewellery Workshops
A moving photography exhibition displaying the ancient Chinese tradition of women with bound feet is being held in Siem Reap, as the city hosts the 10-day-long 14th annual Angkor Photo Festival.
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Mural artists from far and wide set to reveal talent in the capital
Publication date 11 December 2018 | 10:14 | ICTStreet art festival, Cambodia Urban Art, returns for its fourth edition this weekend, displaying street murals around Phnom Penh by talented young artists from around the world.
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Leather artist struggles to pursue charity work
Publication date 07 December 2018 | 15:41 | ICTFOR 16 years leather carving artist Nhek Sirey Rattana has been committed to helping orphaned children motivated by his childhood growing up in poor conditions with only his grandmother.
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Cambodia’s ocean film festival highlights marine conservation
Publication date 07 December 2018 | 09:54 | ICTPhnom penh hosted Cambodia’s first ocean themed film festival this week, with Siem Reap the next destination for the travelling film showcase.
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Artist turns to watercolours to explore life
Publication date 30 November 2018 | 14:23 | ICTArtist Channa Chhum displays a clear change in his method of expression in his new exhibition at Mirage Contemporary Art Space in Siem Reap town.
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Japanese grannies cling to freediving fishing tradition
Publication date 30 November 2018 | 13:49 | ICTA GROUP of Japanese grannies emerges from a boat returning to shore. Clad in black wetsuits and bubbling with energy, they are part of a dwindling community of “ama” – freediving fisherwomen.
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Ancient Chinese painting auctioned for nearly $60M
Publication date 28 November 2018 | 15:09 | ICTA NEARLY 1,000-year-old ink painting by one of China’s greatest literati masters Su Shi fetched $59.5 million at auction, Christie’s said on Monday.
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Greek silk road town finds itself back in fashion world
Publication date 16 November 2018 | 14:30 | ICTINSIDE the machine-crammed Mouhtarides factory near the Greek-Turkish border, Ioanna Pistola deftly spins a silk thread in a loom, ignoring the deafening noise around her.
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Cave paintings from 40,000 years are world’s earliest figurative art
Publication date 09 November 2018 | 13:12 | ICTA PAINTING of an animal in an Indonesian cave dates from at least 40,000 years ago, making it the world’s oldest piece of figurative art, new research has shown.
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Aspiring architect-turned-artist derives comfort from painting
Publication date 09 November 2018 | 07:48 | ICTIt sounds strange for someone who studied drawing and designing buildings to become a successful painter.
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Glassblowing craft shattered by war in Afghanistan
Publication date 30 October 2018 | 10:59 | ICTHUNCHED and shrivelled, Afghan glassblower Ghulam Sakhi deftly blows and twirls molten glass into delicate blue and green goblets and vases – a craft passed down for generations but now at risk of dying out.
