Chuon Ramya

Chuon Ramya is a plastic artist born in November 1975, graduate from the Fine Arts National School of France. A Cambodian native, Ramya arrived in Dijon when he was 5 years old : drawing was back then a precious tool to communicate with others.

 

His artworks, reflecting perpetual questioning over his Khmer roots, are entwined with the search of identity. Ramya’s techniques are multiple: he creates background textures and some elements using digital technology while drawing details with inks and natural pigments.

 

Painting is a means of communication, the way to reach the essence of life in the search for the perfect move. The subjects he chooses (from mythic beasts to portraits and superheroes) are used as pretexts to paint. A quest towards new visual experiences, sometimes in search of a new esthetic, sometimes looking for philosophic answers.