BE OPEN Art congratulates the winners of the competition in South Asia

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from Mongar, Bhutan. Born in 1996, she was inspired by her brother's paintings from a young age. This early inspiration fueled a determination to pursue art, leading her to join VAST, a renowned NGO that actively promotes, nurtures, and supports local artists in Bhutan, in 2020.

Tandin Chophel, a self-taught artist from Thimphu, Bhutan, became the regional artist of March. Tandin began drawing and painting in 2018. Working with oil, acrylic, and watercolor, he explores the relationship between human emotions and the natural world, driven by a love for capturing the fleeting beauty of nature and time. With no formal art training, Tandin has been researching master artists through books.

And it is Tandin Chophel who has been voted the Artist of the Region for South Asia, and will now be awarded a €500 grant. And another money prize will go to Pema Yangdon, a mixed media artist from the same city of Thimphu in Bhutan, for becoming the founder's choice of the region! Born in 1997, Pema has a lifelong passion for art, seeing it as an essential part of her life. Yangdon enjoys the fluidity of experimenting with different mediums and styles, allowing each piece to unfold according to her inspiration and flow. Her intention is to create work that evokes a sense of wonder, perhaps offering a comforting embrace to the viewer.

 

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