WED 27 | Once again, Show Box puts their upstairs exhibition and performance space to excellent use this week, with Californian artist Greg Balster’s Contemporary Portraits of Asian Life exhibition. Using rich, vibrant oils and acrylics and balanced contrast between light and shadow, Balstar manages to recreate familiar scenes of everyday Asian life with an almost photographic accuracy and depth. And don’t be fooled by the title – these aren’t your average cookie-cutter tourist prints. Balster, who has resided in Cambodia for the last two years, draws from extensive experience, having painted and exhibited in galleries around the world. The guy knows his shit.
WHO: Greg Balster
WHAT: Painting exhibition
WHERE: Show Box, #11 Street 330
WHEN: 7pm, May 27
WHY: Come for the art, stay for the wine (or vice versa).