{"id":756,"date":"2007-10-05T16:31:00","date_gmt":"2007-10-05T20:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/?p=756"},"modified":"2014-02-08T20:08:40","modified_gmt":"2014-02-09T01:08:40","slug":"contemporary-lao-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/contemporary-lao-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Lao Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"757\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/contemporary-lao-art\/w_bvong_drawing_katie3jpg\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/w_bvong_drawing_katie3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"240,350\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"w_bvong_drawing_katie3.jpg\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/w_bvong_drawing_katie3.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-757\" title=\"w_bvong_drawing_katie3.jpg\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/w_bvong_drawing_katie3.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;\">What does it mean to be a Lao artist? I don&#8217;t know, but I did put some of my random Lao themed artwork in this portfolio:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23534\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/contemporary-lao-art\/bvong_busaba_2-2\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_busaba_2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"567,850\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bvong_busaba_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_busaba_2.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23534\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_busaba_2.jpg\" width=\"567\" height=\"850\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23535\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/contemporary-lao-art\/bvong_dancers_2\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_dancers_2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1029,686\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bvong_dancers_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_dancers_2.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23535\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_dancers_2.jpg\" width=\"1029\" height=\"686\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23536\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/contemporary-lao-art\/bvong_deme_2\/#main\" 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data-attachment-id=\"23537\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/contemporary-lao-art\/bvong_drawing_fawn_nang_keo_1_3\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_drawing_fawn_nang_keo_1_3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bvong_drawing_fawn_nang_keo_1_3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_drawing_fawn_nang_keo_1_3.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23537\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_drawing_fawn_nang_keo_1_3.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23538\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/contemporary-lao-art\/bvong_drawing_kinna_1_1\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_drawing_kinna_1_1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bvong_drawing_kinna_1_1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_drawing_kinna_1_1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23538\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_drawing_kinna_1_1.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23539\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/contemporary-lao-art\/bvong_drawing_mina_1_3\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_drawing_mina_1_3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bvong_drawing_mina_1_3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_drawing_mina_1_3.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23539\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_drawing_mina_1_3.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"900\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23540\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/contemporary-lao-art\/bvong_drawing_monks_1_1\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_drawing_monks_1_1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,480\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bvong_drawing_monks_1_1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_drawing_monks_1_1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23540\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_drawing_monks_1_1.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23541\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/contemporary-lao-art\/bvong_fawn_nang_keo_1-2\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_fawn_nang_keo_1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bvong_fawn_nang_keo_1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_fawn_nang_keo_1.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bvong_mina_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_mina_2.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23543\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_mina_2.jpg\" width=\"555\" height=\"828\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23544\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/contemporary-lao-art\/bvong_monks_3\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_monks_3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1033,689\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bvong_monks_3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_monks_3.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23544\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_monks_3.jpg\" width=\"1033\" height=\"689\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23545\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/contemporary-lao-art\/bvong_monks\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_monks.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"720,480\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bvong_monks\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_monks.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23545\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_monks.jpg\" width=\"720\" height=\"480\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"23546\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/contemporary-lao-art\/bvong_souki_2\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_souki_2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"534,800\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bvong_souki_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_souki_2.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23546\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.b-vong.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/10\/bvong_souki_2.jpg\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;\"> Like I&#8217;ve already expressed, growing up Lao in America, you get the best of both cultures. There&#8217;s the graceful dances, food, a second language, and the respect you hold for elders, but there&#8217;s also a yearning for material things, of wanting that JDM Integra Type R with the wing, of getting distraught over losing a college football game, or\u00a0your cell phone when just a few years\u00a0ago you didn&#8217;t need never had the use for one. My artwork right now doesn&#8217;t deal with water buffaloes and rice paddies, and that&#8217;s because I didn&#8217;t live that life. Not to belittle anyone&#8217;s struggles, but I didn&#8217;t experience that level of strife, I experienced asking out one of the prettiest girls in high school she said no and later on she married some famous major league baseball player. That&#8217;s life in America.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-small; font-family: verdana,geneva;\">If anything I find it amazing that I got to grow up in an environment that filled my belly and also filled my head with imagination, letting me think from an early age that I could be whatever I wanted to be, even if at the moment, I&#8217;m just some guy that goes places, takes pictures, and does drawings of pretty things. If people think these are just drawings of girls, then that&#8217;s a shame. Love and passion are important in any career, sport, or hobby, and I&#8217;ve always enjoyed drawing for the sake of drawing.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does it mean to be a Lao artist? I don&#8217;t know, but I did put some of my random Lao themed artwork in this portfolio: &nbsp; Like I&#8217;ve already expressed, growing up Lao in America, you get the best of both cultures. 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