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About the artwork
Mohammed Sultan Road, similar to Ann Siang Hill and Clarke Quay, is filled with drinking holes and trendy joints after the sun sets. The first bar appeared in 1992 and ever since, the stretch of road has housed relaxing sit-down pubs with live music. In this composition, it is daylight and the road is empty – a direct contrast to the liveliness of the area at night. The viewers are able to enjoy the Transition-Style houses of the 1920s with their French windows and revisit a Singapore of the yesteryears with the architecture along the street.
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.