Born during his parents’ flight from Cambodia in the wake of the Khmer Rouge genocide, Andrew Hem grew up between two distinct cultures. Hem and his family eventually settled in Los Angeles where he became inspired by the edgy LA graffiti street scene. Hem began to hone his skills on the city walls before discovering his passion of figure drawing, which he went on to develop further during his degree. Hem’s work combines two distinct cultural influences, whilst also weaving haunting atmospheric dreamy undertones to his pieces.
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