Ong Kim Seng

Tanjong Pagar Road, 2014
Water Colour on Paper, 51.8 x 72.5 cm

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About the artwork

The scene is comprised of a two-point perspective where the focal point branches out to form depth and wide space. Nestled in the city center, Tanjong Pagar Road represents the intersection between the past and present. In the 19th century, Tanjong Pagar was an enclave for thousands of Chinese and Indian workers who had migrated to Singapore to work on the docks. There were problems of pollution, overcrowding and prostitution and it became a predominantly working class Hokkien area with an Indian minority population. Today, Tanjong Pagar has changed tremendously. The first area to be gazetted as a conservation area in Singapore, it now consists of fashionable boutiques, bars and cafés.



About the artist

Born in 1945 in Singapore, Ong Kim Seng is an internationally renowned watercolorist and one of Singapore’s most prominent artistic icons. Self-taught and self-supported, the artist has participated in group and solo exhibitions in Singapore and in the United States, China, United Kingdom, Japan , Australia, Belgium, Germany, France, Middle East, Taiwan and Hong Kong. He has won a multitude of awards including six awards from the American Watercolor Society, and the coveted Cultural Medallion in 1999. Playing an active part in some of the most prestigious art fellowships and organizations, the artist was President of the Singapore Watercolor Society from 1991 to 2001, subsequently becoming Honorary President.

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