Jimmy Ong

His Master's Voices
His Master's Voices, 2008
charcoal on paper
50.5 x 45 in.
O Rama What a Beautiful Dear (Hot version)
O Rama What a Beautiful Dear (Hot version), 2009
Charcoal on Paper
50.5 x 96 in.
Sita and Laksmana at Ganga (Indian Version)
Sita and Laksmana at Ganga (Indian Version), 2009
Charcoal on Paper
50.5 x 96 in.
Supanaka in the Forest
Supanaka in the Forest, 2009
Charcoal on Paper
50.5 x 96 in.
Alaya Arborvitae
Alaya Arborvitae, 2008
charcoal on paper
50.5 x 53 in.
I M 01 (I Am Nought One)
I M 01 (I Am Nought One), 2008
charcoal on paper
11.5 x 15.5 in.
I M 02 (I Am Nought Two)
I M 02 (I Am Nought Two), 2008
charcoal on Paper
15.5 x 11.5 IN.
Sita X Sati
Sita X Sati, 2009
charcoal on paper
50.5 x 92 in.
Rama Wash Day
Rama Wash Day, 2009
Charcoal on Paper
50.5 x 96 IN.
Sita Flays the Deer
Sita Flays the Deer, 2009
Charcoal on Paper
50.5 X 96 IN.
Sita and Sons
Sita and Sons, 2009
charcoal on Paper
50.5 X 65 IN.
Khumbini and Sita
Khumbini and Sita, 2009
charcoal on Paper
50.5 x 45.5 In.
Ravanna Waits
Ravanna Waits, 2009
Charcoal on Paper
50.5 x 96 in.
Dual Sita Dua
Dual Sita Dua, 2009
charcoal on Paper
98.5 x 102 in.
Oh Rama What a Beautiful Deer
Oh Rama What a Beautiful Deer, 2009
Charcoal on Paper
50.5 X 96 IN.
Sita and Laksmana at Ganga
Sita and Laksmana at Ganga, 2009
Charcoal on Paper
50.5 X 96 IN.
Supanaka Wonderbra
Supanaka Wonderbra, 2009
charcoal on Paper
50.5 X 96 IN.
The Dhobi Learns the Fundoshi
The Dhobi Learns the Fundoshi, 2009
charcoal on Paper
50.5 X 96 IN.
Installation View
Installation View
Installation View
Installation View
Installation View
Installation View

Jimmy Ong is among Singapore’s preeminent contemporary artists and has been noted for his large scale, figurative charcoal works on paper since his first solo exhibitions in the 1980s. His art explores complex themes of ancestry, sexuality and identity.

Ong was featured in a solo exhibition at Tyler Rollins Fine Art in early 2010. Entitled Sitayana, it was the artist’s provocative reimagining of the Ramayana from the feminist perspective of a gay Asian man. Please see the exhibition page for more information about this show.