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About the artwork
Taking an unusual angle of the historic Angkor Wat, Ong Kim Seng depicts both the scorching sun of Cambodia and sparsely scattered trees which provide welcoming shade. Ong brings out the intricacies of Angkor Wat with sure strokes to define the magical place through his own perspective, creating poetic grandeur and expressiveness. Angkor is one of the most important archaeological sites in Southeast Asia that spans 400 square kilometres of temples, reservoirs and canals.
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.