MIRACLES

21 june — 21 july 2025

ong kim seng

Confluence Art Space is privileged to present Miracles”, a blockbuster solo exhibition by Cultural Medallion recipient and watercolourist Ong Kim Seng. Regarded as one of Asia’s most distinguished practitioners of the medium, Ong unveils a curated collection of 20 watercolour masterpieces completed over a span of five decades. The exhibition draws its title from the oft-invoked characterisation of Singapore as a “miracle” – a fledging nation, devoid of natural resources, that has defied the odds to achieve extraordinary transformation and global standing.

SELECTED ARTWORKS

Ong Kim Seng 王金成

Collecting Miracle Water at the Foot of Mount Faber
1980s

Watercolour on paper laid on board
30 by 52 cm

Ong Kim Seng 王金成

Riots of February 1851 in Bukit Timah
1980s

Watercolour on paper laid on board
26 by 38 cm

Ong Kim Seng 王金成

Negotiations with the British Officer
1980s

Watercolour on paper laid on board
38 by 26 cm

Ong Kim Seng 王金成

The British Forces in Colonial Singapore
1980s

Watercolour on paper laid on board
26 by 38 cm

Ong Kim Seng 王金成

Buller Camp in Queenstown
1980s

Watercolour on paper laid on board
26 by 38 cm

Ong Kim Seng 王金成

View of the Singapore River
1983

Watercolour on paper
49.5 by 70 cm

Ong Kim Seng 王金成

Lau Pa Sat
2012

Watercolour on paper
35 by 50 cm

Ong Kim Seng 王金成

Emerald Hill
2010s

Watercolour on paper
34 by 52.5 cm

Ong Kim Seng 王金成

Urbanisation
1965

Watercolour on paper
53 by 40 cm

Ong Kim Seng 王金成

Street at Sunset
1972

Watercolour on paper
35 by 50 cm

Ong Kim Seng 王金成

Hokkien Street
1970

Watercolour on paper
33 by 50 cm

Ong Kim Seng 王金成

Rochor Road and Bugis Street Junction
1975

Watercolour on paper
54 by 36 cm

Ong Kim Seng 王金成

Tranquil Waters
1968

Watercolour on paper
37 by 55 cm

Ong Kim Seng 王金成

Potong Pasir Blk 111 Sand Pond
1976

Watercolour on paper
38 by 53 cm

Ong Kim Seng 王金成

Chinese Garden, Jurong
1982

Watercolour on paper
36 by 55 cm

Ong Kim Seng 王金成

Tampines
1971

Watercolour on paper
35 by 50 cm

Ong Kim Seng 王金成

Jalan Sultan
1972

Watercolour on paper
56 by 37 cm

Ong Kim Seng 王金成

Masjid Hajjah Fatimah
1971

Watercolour on paper
37 by 55 cm

Ong Kim Seng 王金成

Pulau Ubin
1990

Watercolour on paper
34 by 52.5 cm

Ong Kim Seng 王金成

Ang Mo Kio Estate
1972

Watercolour on paper
37 by 56 cm

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