Jet Odrerir
Phnom Penh Post
INNOCENCE is the name of an exhibition of drawings currently showing at Java Arts Café, consisting of a collection of portraits in ink and coloured pencil by local artist Qudy Xu.
The drawings, made over the past six months, mostly show children’s faces exuding expression and emotion.
Xu said the idea for the drawings came about when an art dealer saw the artist’s earlier works at a show at Hotel de la Paix in Siem Reap. The dealer, impressed by how Xu portrayed faces, suggested that she do a series of drawings on the subject.
Xu said she started the project with a number of study sketches to experiment with the expressions she wanted to capture as well as different lighting angles. The sketches are also part of the show.
“I have always loved drawing people,” Xu said. “The expressiveness of the eyes and hands are what I wanted to focus on.”
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