Alvin Ong: We Will Meet

Chan Hampe Galleries announces the Alvin Ong‘s exhibition, “We Will Meet“. The new figurative paintings of the artist mark an evolution in subject matter, which previously explored the local through vanishing rituals and cultures in Singapore. Inspired by Ong’s treks through Spain, this series seeks to find the local in the global. Walking through countless towns and landscapes, the wanderer encounters solitude, other people, and eventually, oneself.

In these reimagined hallucinations, the landscape of memories and dreams are nocturnal, mysterious, and magical. Awash in neon light, characters resurface transformed by infrared and thermal imaging. Engaging in silent dialogue with one another, they are projections of the artist – as nomad and wanderer. Moving between worlds, characters encounter one another as their paths meet in the dark. “We Will Meet” is an invitation to new friendships, new encounters, and new beginnings.

Alvin Ong (b. 1988, Singapore) graduated from Ruskin School of Art in Oxford, London and is currently undertaking his masters at the Royal College of Art, London. At the age of 16, he was the youngest winner of Singapore’s prestigious art prize, the UOB Painting of the Year award, and a year later, he had his first solo exhibition in the presence of his excellency President S. R. Nathan at Jendela, The Esplanade. Ong has been shortlisted for the Red Mansion Art Prize, London (2016) and work has been included in group shows at the Singapore Art Museum (2007, 2012, and 2013), Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (2007), Asian Civilizations Museum (2010), and the Peranakan Museum (2015).