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About the artwork
Located at Sultan Gate of Kampong Glam, the Museum was once the Sultan’s Palace. Using the play of light, Ong depicts a courtyard which is pleasantly sheltered by buildings and trees while overlooking the grandeur of the Sultan Mosque. Hailed as the “Wordsworth of watercolour”, Ong’s ability to capture the essence of a place and wax poetry – introducing personality – is partly due to his versatility in the use of colour, rhythm and imagination as seen in this unassuming but iconic courtyard.
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.