chifumi
About the artist
Internationally renowned artist, Chifumi, has become most well-known for his majestic and intricate large-scale murals that are scattered across the globe. His unique style of art blends mythological stories, ethnic paterns and hands signs communications. His passion for using his creative voice to raise awareness for important societal and environmental issues has also built him a reputation for being an engaged artist, driven by a desire make an impact. Born in France, Chifumi moved to Cambodia after he graduated from art school; a move that sparked a lifelong fascination with asian ancient heritage and mythology. It is his passion for art in public spaces that bring him into the Cambodia Urban Art Festival; since 2015 he organize yearly the first and major event around street creativity and push young local artists to express themselves. Over the course of a year, he had created impactful murals in far-reaching places such as Cambodia, California, India, France, Denmark, Croatia, Thailand, Nepal and Italy.