Warren Benedict Khong
Born and currently based in Singapore, Warren Khong graduated with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art: Painting and Drawing from the University of
Huddersfield, UK and the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore in 2009.
Khong is fascinated with the eternal idea of Beauty; specifically, the ideal of Beauty that is attributed to the feminine face. Influences
reminiscent of manga, anime and the ‘Superflat’ in Japanese culture inform his aesthetics, and Khong’s practice engages with the
manifold manifestations of this ideal through the use of text and the highly plastic mangasque imagery. However, desiring to move away
from the pictorial fetish, he has recently been experimenting with the use of minimalistic text-as-image and enjoys the strange dichotomy
of his current practice.
Khong has exhibited in several group shows, including A New Level of Creativity at Ngee Ann City in 2005, and continues his pursuit of
Beauty. He is has also worked on a couple Sol LeWitt wall drawings as a Sol LeWitt Foundation draughtsman.
During interludes, Khong enjoys writing in his mind while taking long walks through the park.
b. 1984, Singapore
Email: darth_totenkopf@yahoo.com
Mobile: +65 9001 1027
Education
2008 - 2009
BA (Hons) in Fine Art: Painting and Drawing
University of Huddersfield, U.K./ Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
2002 - 2006
Diploma in Fine Art
Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts
Singapore
Selected Group Exhibitions
2009
Necessary Extravagance: The Elephant in the Room
Lim Hak Tai Gallery, Singapore
No Comment – Works-In-Progress
Sculpture Square, Singapore
Too Far Edna We Wonder Afoot
Wilkie Edge, Singapore
2006
Bottoms Up
Instinc Gallery, SIngapore
Bag It
Instinc Gallery, Singapore
2005
Not a Black Tie Affair
Front Room Gallery, Singapore
STREETTEASE 100% Singapore Show
Singapore Design Festival, Bugis Street, Singapore
Project L403
Unit L403, Telok Kurau Studios, Singapore
Ring Around the Roses, A Pocket Full of Posies, ‘Ashes! Ashes!’ We All Fall Down
Your Mother Gallery, Singapore
A New Level of Creativity
Takashimaya Shopping Center Tower B level 4, Singapore
Selected Activities
2010
Assistant Artist for Sol LeWitt wall drawing #917 Arcs and Circles at the Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort
Assistant Artist for Sol LeWitt wall drawing #915 Arcs, Circle and Irregular Bands at the Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort
Sol LeWitt Foundation Draughtsman
2006
Hon. Secretary of The Artists Village
2005 -2009
Member of The Artists Village
Public Art Work, Graffiti Art exhibition
Bugis Street, Singapore
Commission work, ‘Not for Sale I: Ruby’
Baize | China One Bar, Singapore
2003
Mural Artist
First Sight International, Singapore
Selected Media Coverage
The Straits Times, Singapore, Pg C13, March 10, 2010
I-S Magazine, Singapore, Pg 30-31, Issue 291, February 10, 2006
CreateLeVoyage Christian Arts Magazine, Singapore, Issue 3, January – March 2006
The Straits Times, Singapore, Pg H24, July 5, 2005
I-S Magazine, Singapore, Pg 22-23, Issue 261, July 1, 2005
Collections
Various private collections from France, UK and Singapore