{"title":"Jimmy Ong","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBrowse original works by Jimmy Ong 王文清 (b. 1964), Singaporean multidisciplinary artist known for figurative charcoal drawings and installations. Works held in National Gallery Singapore and NUS Museum. Available on Art Again.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"jimmy-ong-study-for-eight-by-the-water-2006","title":"Jimmy Ong, Study for: Eight by the Water, 2006","description":"\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\"\u003eCharcoal on paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003e95 x 62 cm visible, 133 x 102.5 x 5 cm framed\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very good\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003eJimmy Ong \u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e王文清\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e (b. 1964) is a Singaporean artist best known for his large scale, figurative charcoal drawings on paper, marked by a distinctive fleshy quality. He came into prominence in the 1980s, with early works that focused on sexuality identity and gender roles in the context of the traditional Chinese family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003eThis drawing is reminiscent of the Eight Immortals, a group of eight immortal beings that have the power to bestow evil or destroy life in Chinese mythology. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003eBought from 33 Auction in 2011. It’s framed by Q-Framing, a special frame for this piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: start; white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003e(Photographed in April 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art Again","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51647154356589,"sku":"SQ7751367","price":3800.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0889\/4159\/2941\/files\/DSC00842.jpg?v=1749395611"},{"product_id":"jimmy-ong-pears-and-sunday-dates-1988","title":"Jimmy Ong, Pears and Sunday Dates, 1988","description":"\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWatercolour on paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e38 × 38 cm\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very good\u003cbr\u003eProof of purchase available\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJimmy Ong \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e王文清 \u003c\/span\u003e(Singaporean, b. 1964) is a Yogyakarta-based artist best known for his large-scale, figurative charcoal drawings on paper, marked by a distinctive fleshy quality. He came into prominence in the 1980s, with early works that focused on sexuality identity and gender roles in the context of the traditional Chinese family. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this still-life painting of pears and dates, the dreamy quality of the work communicates a celebration of the domestic bliss the artist had found.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcquired from Art Forum in 1990.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e(Photographed in December 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art Again","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754472374637,"sku":"SQ1417607","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0889\/4159\/2941\/files\/DSC03955_031fbac6-d49f-4015-9349-2aad93af7bc3.jpg?v=1736909451"},{"product_id":"jimmy-ong-mangosteens-1988","title":"Jimmy Ong, Mangosteen, 1988","description":"\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWatercolour on paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e24.5 x 32 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very good\u003cbr\u003eProof of purchase available\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJimmy Ong \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e王文清\u003c\/span\u003e (Singaporean, b. 1964) is a Yogyakarta-based artist best known for his large-scale, figurative charcoal drawings on paper, marked by a distinctive fleshy quality. He came into prominence in the 1980s, with early works that focused on sexuality identity and gender roles in the context of the traditional Chinese family. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn this still-life painting of pears and dates, the dreamy quality of the work communicates a celebration of the domestic bliss the artist had found.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcquired from Art Forum in 1990.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e(Photographed in December 2024)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art Again","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754472505709,"sku":"SQ4286141","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0889\/4159\/2941\/files\/DSC03950.jpg?v=1736909246"},{"product_id":"jimmy-ong-night-sunflowers-2002","title":"Jimmy Ong, Night Sunflowers (Night Still Life series), 2002","description":"\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharcoal on paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100 x 70 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good, pinholes in four corners of paper, 1 round label \"PLUM BLOSSOMS (USA) LTD []\" on verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" class=\"\"\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eIf we see things through the eyes of change, there is not an instant of stillness. But if we observe the changelessness of things, then there is no end to our being.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e- Su Tong Po (Sung Poet).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis series of Night Still Life was created between Spring and Summer 2002 in upstate New York featuring the flora and fauna of the artist’s garden. The Singapore-born artist who was living in New York then, and observed that the blossoms in his garden were far more spectacular that year, almost imbibing and calling him to action. Thus, he took it upon himself to draw still-life set-up by night with the bloom of the day. As the artist encountered the nightly practice of eye and hand automation, the drawings came into being as precarious mediation between representation and brushwork.  Thematically, this series of still life seems to chronicle a recurring visitation captured in an amphora of stilled emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese drawings of botanical arrangements, composed on a formal central axis, are variations of nocturnal still life in light and shadow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJimmy Ong \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e王文清 \u003c\/span\u003e(Singaporean, b. 1964) is a Yogyakarta-based artist best known for his large-scale, figurative charcoal drawings on paper, marked by a distinctive fleshy quality. He came into prominence in the 1980s, with early works that focused on sexuality identity and gender roles in the context of the traditional Chinese family. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcquired from Plum Blossoms Gallery New York City.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e(Photographed in March 2025)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art Again","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51826116919661,"sku":null,"price":6800.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0889\/4159\/2941\/files\/JimmyOngNightSunflowers-17.jpg?v=1741172937"},{"product_id":"jimmy-ong-night-hydrangea-2002","title":"Jimmy Ong, Night Hydrangea (Night Still Life series), 2002","description":"\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharcoal on paper\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e100 x 70 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very good, pinholes in four corners of paper\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eIf we see things through the eyes of change, there is not an instant of stillness. But if we observe the changelessness of things, then there is no end to our being.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cbr\u003e- Su Tong Po (Sung Poet).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis series of Night Still Life was created between Spring and Summer 2002 in upstate New York featuring the flora and fauna of the artist’s garden. The Singapore-born artist who was living in New York then, and observed that the blossoms in his garden were far more spectacular that year, almost imbibing and calling him to action. Thus, he took it upon himself to draw still-life set-up by night with the bloom of the day. As the artist encountered the nightly practice of eye and hand automation, the drawings came into being as precarious mediation between representation and brushwork.  Thematically, this series of still life seems to chronicle a recurring visitation captured in an amphora of stilled emotions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese drawings of botanical arrangements, composed on a formal central axis, are variations of nocturnal still life in light and shadow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJimmy Ong \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e王文清 \u003c\/span\u003e(Singaporean, b. 1964) is a Yogyakarta-based artist best known for his large-scale, figurative charcoal drawings on paper, marked by a distinctive fleshy quality. He came into prominence in the 1980s, with early works that focused on sexuality identity and gender roles in the context of the traditional Chinese family. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcquired from Plum Blossoms Gallery New York City. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e1 round label \"PLUM BLOSSOMS (USA) LTD []\" on verso.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" style=\"text-align: start; ; white-space: pre-wrap;\" data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\"\u003e(Photographed in March 2025)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art Again","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51830851993965,"sku":null,"price":6800.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0889\/4159\/2941\/files\/AudreyArtwork23Apr2022NightHydrangea-12.jpg?v=1741598825"},{"product_id":"jimmy-ong-lemons-cauliflower-1995","title":"Jimmy Ong, Lemons Cauliflower, 1995","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOil on linen\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e25.5 x 20.5 cm\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very good\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJimmy Ong \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e王文清 \u003c\/span\u003e(Singaporean, b. 1964) is a multidisiciplinary visual artist working between Yogyakarta and Singapore. He trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, graduating in 1992, and initially gained recognition with large-scale figurative charcoal drawings. These works frequently explored queer male bodies, sexuality, family dynamics, and personal identity rooted in his upbringing in Chinatown. His early formation is represented in works like the \u003cem\u003eChinatown Suite\u003c\/em\u003e, a series of sketches from 1985-87, now part of NUS Museum collections.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn later years, Ong's practice evolved into socially engaged installations and relational work that interrogated colonial histories and regional memory, particularly through ongoing engagement with the figure of Stamford Raffles across Javanese and Singaporean narratives. His signature \u003cem\u003eSeamstresses' Raffles\u003c\/em\u003e series, involving embroidered batik effigies and performances in collaboration with artisans in Yogyakarta, reflect his broader critique of colonial legacy and embodiment of spiritual, feminist, and queer perspectives. His works have appeared in institutions including the National Gallery Singapore, NUS Museum, Asian Civilisations Museum, and Tyler Rollins Fine Art, among others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Photographed in July 2025)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art Again","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52079061205357,"sku":null,"price":4800.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0889\/4159\/2941\/files\/1-DSC01172.jpg?v=1752756840"},{"product_id":"jimmy-ong-cymk-2010","title":"Jimmy Ong, CYMK, 2010","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLithograph and crayon on paper\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e96 x 69 cm (visible), 138 x 111 x 7 cm (framed)\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very good, with some foxing on the backing paper, and mould within the glass of the frame.\u003cbr\u003eCertificate of Authenticity available\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJimmy Ong \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e王文清 \u003c\/span\u003e(Singaporean, b. 1964) is a multidisiciplinary visual artist working between Yogyakarta and Singapore. He trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, graduating in 1992. His early work often surrounds the human figure, creating large-scale charcoal drawings that comment on and critique traditional gender roles, sexuality and family dynamics. His later work evolved into socially engaged installations that interrogated colonial histories and regional memory, particularly through ongoing engagement with the figure of Stamford Raffles across Javanese and Singaporean narratives. 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He intentionally chose a picture of Mr Lee before 1965, and \"processed\" this image of power through a mechanical separation of colours for printing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcquired from Singapore Tyler Print Institute.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(Photographed in October 2025)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art Again","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52699180794221,"sku":null,"price":7200.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0889\/4159\/2941\/files\/IMG_1264.jpg?v=1762261665"},{"product_id":"jimmy-ong-tak-takut-study-playground-study-children-at-swings-2020","title":"Jimmy Ong, Tak Takut: Study, Playground \u0026 Study, Children at Swings, 2020","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCharcoal on paper\u003cbr\u003e29 x 39 cm (visible), 43 x 52.5 x 3 cm (framed) (each)\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very good\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJimmy Ong \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e王文清\u003c\/span\u003e (Singaporean, b. 1964) is a multidisiciplinary visual artist working between Yogyakarta and Singapore. 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Mould within the glass of the frame.\u003cbr\u003eCertificate of Authenticity available\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJimmy Ong \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e王文清 \u003c\/span\u003e(Singaporean, b. 1964) is a multidisiciplinary visual artist working between Yogyakarta and Singapore. He trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, graduating in 1992. His early work often surrounds the human figure, creating large-scale charcoal drawings that comment on and critique traditional gender roles, sexuality and family dynamics. His later work evolved into socially engaged installations that interrogated colonial histories and regional memory, particularly through ongoing engagement with the figure of Stamford Raffles across Javanese and Singaporean narratives. 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He trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia, graduating in 1992, and initially gained recognition with large-scale figurative charcoal drawings. These works frequently explored queer male bodies, sexuality, family dynamics, and personal identity rooted in his upbringing in Chinatown. His early formation is represented in works like the \u003cem\u003eChinatown Suite\u003c\/em\u003e, a series of sketches from 1985-87, now part of NUS Museum collections.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn later years, Ong's practice evolved into socially engaged installations and relational work that interrogated colonial histories and regional memory, particularly through ongoing engagement with the figure of Stamford Raffles across Javanese and Singaporean narratives. His signature \u003cem\u003eSeamstresses' Raffles\u003c\/em\u003e series, involving embroidered batik effigies and performances in collaboration with artisans in Yogyakarta, reflect his broader critique of colonial legacy and embodiment of spiritual, feminist, and queer perspectives. 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