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