Ong Kim Seng

North Bank Singapore River, 2017
Water Colour on Paper, 52.3 x 72.8 cm

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About the artwork

The Singapore River sits in the middle of central Singapore and has its roots as the lifeblood of the nation-state, as a place for the transportation of goods and services for trade.Today, the river is fronted with commercial businesses, housed in preserved shophouses that are reminiscent of what the area used to look like in the early years of Singapore. Ong Kim Seng paints this scene in dreamy sepia, evoking the nostalgia of a time gone by and yet reminding us of the present.



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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