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About the artwork
KU / JAZZ - Hong Sek Chern is truly a Singaporean artists, putting down in ink what she observes of the city as she explores its corners on a daily basis. The light green hues seem to mimic the colours that blocks of HDBs are painted in and she reflects the combination of condominiums and flats that are clustered together in the Bukit Panjang area. With the inversion of buildings, it seems as if one is looking into a pool of water at a rippling reflection, an effect that is all the more enhanced with fading washes of ink and colour.
About the artist
Hong Sek Chern (b.1967) graduated from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, followed by an MA in Fine Art from Goldsmiths College, University of London. Sek Chern’s Chinese ink interpretations of the Singapore urban landscape have won her several awards, including the 26th UOB Painting of the Year Grand Prize. She was recipient of the Young Artist Award from the National Arts Council and was selected to represent Singapore at the 25th Sao Paolo Biennale. Her works are part of several institutions and prestigious collections, including Singapore Art Museum, Taipei Fine Art Museum, and the National Arts Council (Singapore)