Simon Ng, Ordinary Day (2016), Oil on Canvas 30 x 30 cm
In this new series of work, the human visage becomes the focus for Ng’s painting. Employing an impasto technique against a flat block of colour, the paintings incorporate a blend of styles, most reminiscent of Expressionist painter Frank Auerbach with its paradoxical combination of surface manipulation and psychological depth.
Ng uses thick applications of paint to create a highly textured surface which deliniates the subject’s facial features while keeping individual characteristics obscured. Driven by the tension between paint and subject, these portraits reveal little of the individual identities and expose the artist’s own desire and fascination with human features. The notion of identity relating to both the artist and the subject is observed, as the series of male silhouettes suggests that it is the artist’s sense of self that finds its way intimately into the paintings.
Simon Ng, About a Boy (2016), Oil on Canvas, 61 x 61 cm
Exhibition Dates: 05 May – 05 June 2016
Opening Night: Thursday, 05 May 2016, 7-9pm
Venue: Chan Hampe Galleries, Raffles Hotel Arcade #01-21, 328 North Bridge Road, Singapore
When: 5 May - 5 Jun 2016,
