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This 99 paged hard-cover exhibition book documents Ong Kim Seng's attachment with the Singapore Tyler Print Institute and works that were done during this period. It also contains a retrospective collection of his other works. Limited stock available at price upon request.
"Moments of Light" exhibition book is at US$30 per copy (excluding postage).
This 83 paged exhibition catalogue contains 30 works of Ong Kim Seng and also photographs by Mr. Kwek Leng Joo, featured during the 2005 exhibition. Limited stock available.
"Timeless Jiangnan" exhibition catalogue is at S$25 / RM50 per copy (excluding postage).
This 24 paged art catalogue contains a collection of Ong Kim Seng's works. It is published by the artist himself in 2003. Limited stock available.
"The Art of Ong Kim Seng" catalogue is at S$15 / RM30 per copy (excluding postage).
Last Saturday was my third plein air session at Botanic Gardens with Mr Ong in as many years. The scene at the symphony lake was rather bland under the hot sun. As usual Mr Ong has done his homework scouting for the best angles. Through his unique artistic eyes he pointed out shapes and colours hidden from us. His instruction was simple: you have to simplify the scene, squint to see values. Then he finished off exclaiming: this is so nice. So that's Mr Ong's art, making extraordinary out of the mundane. He taught careful observations and insisted on painting outdoors to learn from nature in its full glory. Few artists have such wisdom and insight.
Mr Ong is a great teacher. Not only is he skilled in his art, he is very sensitive to the students' pace of learning.
'The compo is ok; the colour is good; very atmospheric; you correct yourself?' These are the usual comments.
'Let me match your colours; some shadows to bring up the 3D; how come you leave the picture for me to complete?' The whole class laugh. These are already the real forceful comments.
Finally if you are really lucky: 'you can sign here', but so far we have not heard ' you can frame this one up'. The art is long that's why students have become a family.
"I always remember him reminding us the analogy of "back cat and white cat". During critique sessions, Mr. Ong discusses with us how to dramatize our work deploying the technique of light and shade. There's always oohs and aahs whenever he shows us how best to utilize effectively the element of color to enrich various aspects of our works. He is always very patient, his comments always positive, encouraging and with a sense of humor.