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Artist, Loeum Lorn’s contemporary Buddhist art reflects impermanence of life

PHNOM PENH POST
By Roger Nelson
Photograph of paint over blocks of ice as they melt. 
VIETNAM - The titles of Loeum Lorn Lorn’s works – "Everything is Connected," "Constant Flux," "The Non-Self" – offer a handy insight to their significance for the artist. “My work has a very close connection with the dharma and with Buddhism,” Loeum Lorn explains, “and the dharma is like a natural law to me.” He is one of several Southeast Asian artists who use melting ice as a symbol for life’s swiftly changing nature, but his work is unique in focusing on the fine detail of the process. 'Yesterday, No More' will be on display at the Java Cafe & Gallery, 56 Sihanouk Boulevard, Phnom Penh, until May 13. It is open daily from 7am to 10pm. [link]
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Anonymous said…
I have found that contemporary Buddhist art is a profoundly clear way for me to reach a deeper understanding of Buddhism. It's been far more helpful, to me, than examining the art of ages past. Having said that, I've grown in a greater appreciation for the older artforms because of my attraction to these more contemporary interpretations.
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