Max Kong

Share

Share

Add fave View in room

About the artwork

Distinctly plural, Max Kong's artistic identity surprises with its diversity; his paintings can be instantaneous, instinctive, and resemble action painting. However, when rationality takes over and prevails, Max Kong enters into a quasi-meditative process of painting, building his composition by a repetitive series of lines or dots. The artist then explores a small range of colors, letting texture and nuances interact, expressing a wide variety of emotions, intentions, and meanings. Each of them conveys an atmosphere - one feels immersed in a rainy landscape, a misty morning, or burning summer days.

About the artist

Born in 1974 in Singapore, Max Kong graduated from RMIT University, Australia with a degree in Fine Arts and a Masters of Fine Arts degree from LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore. Highly acclaimed for his process and innovation, he is a recipient of many awards including the Platinum Award of the 28th UOB Painting of the Year Competition and Certificate of Distinction from Philippe Charriol Foundation. Max's works have been featured in international art fairs in Singapore, Korea and Japan and are part of prominent private and public collections including the Singapore Art Museum and K.K. Women and Children's Hospital. Over the last 15 years, the artist has exhibited his works extensively in Singapore, Korea, Japan, Thailand, China and New York.